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50 Years of ERIC
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Learning Activities That Combine Science Magic Activities with the 5E Instructional Model to Influence Secondary-School Students' Attitudes to Science
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Lin, Jang-Long; Cheng, Meng-Fei; Chang, Ying-Chi; Li, Hsiao-Wen; Chang, Jih-Yuan; Lin, Deng-Min – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate how learning materials based on Science Magic activities affect student attitudes to science. A quasi-experimental design was conducted to explore the combination of Science Magic with the 5E Instructional Model to develop learning materials for teaching a science unit about friction. The participants…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods
A Comparative Analysis of Geometry Education on Curriculum Standards, Textbook Structure, and Textbook Items between the U.S. and Korea
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Choi, Kyong-Mi; Park, Hye-Jin – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2013
This study compares American and Korean curriculum standards, textbooks, and geometry items to help explain the consistent differences that have been found between the achievement levels of U.S. and Korean students in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) mathematics. Since PISA measures the mathematical proficiency of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geometry, Mathematics Education, Comparative Analysis
Investigation of Junior Secondary Students' Perceptions of Mathematics Classroom Learning Environments in China
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Yang, Xinrong – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2013
This paper reports the findings of a study investigating junior secondary school students' perceptions of mathematics classroom learning environments in China. An adapted 'What Is Happening In this Classroom?' questionnaire was administered to a sample of 2324 junior secondary school students from 72 classrooms in six provinces.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Junior High School Students
Student Factors and Mathematics Achievement: Evidence from TIMSS 2007
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Azina, Ismail Noor; Halimah, Awang – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2012
Mathematics learning and achievement is one area of research that has gained momentum in recent years because of its importance as a subject in the school curriculum and its usefulness as a prerequisite for developing the quantitative and analytical skills. However, studies on factors affecting mathematics achievement in Malaysia are limited both…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students
Determining the Influence of a Science Exhibition Center Training Program on Elementary Pupils' Interest and Achievement in Science
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Bozdogan, Aykut Emre; Yalcin, Necati – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
This research aimed to examine the effects of visiting exhibitions and participating in the activities offered by science centers on raising the interest of second level students of primary education in science and improving their academic achievements. Thirty one 8th grade students chosen randomly from primary schools participated in the research…
Descriptors: Science Interests, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Regression (Statistics)
A Design Based Research of an Earth Systems Based Environmental Curriculum
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Assaraf, Orit Ben-Zvi; Orion, Nir – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
This article presents a model for the development of an environmentally oriented unit designed to be implemented as an integral part of the science core curriculum. The program's main goal is encouraging students at the junior high-school level to develop systems-thinking and environmental insight as a basis for environmental literacy. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Urban Schools, Core Curriculum