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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Sothayapetch, Pavinee; Lavonen, Jari; Juuti, Kalle – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2013
Textbooks are a major tool in the teaching and learning process. This paper presents the results of an analysis of the Finnish and Thai 6th grade science textbooks: electric circuit lesson. Textual and pictorial information from the textbooks were analyzed under four main categories: 1) introduction of the concepts, 2) type of knowledge, 3)…
Descriptors: Physics, Teaching Methods, Grade 6, Textbooks
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Juuti, Kalle; Lavonen, Jari; Aksela, Maija; Meisalo, Veijo – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
This paper analyses the use of various communication channels in science teachers' professional development project aiming to develop versatile uses for ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in science teaching. A teacher network was created specifically for this project, and the researchers facilitated three forms of communication…
Descriptors: Interaction, Science Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Kim, Minkee; Lavonen, Jari; Ogawa, Masakata – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
Despite the breadth of coverage and collaboration, few empirical studies have concerned educational background and its implementation in order for scrutinising the reasons for students' high scientific literacy in Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 at international level. Rather, many report the data as evidence of successful…
Descriptors: Opinions, High Achievement, Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy