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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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Keskin-Samanci, Nilay; Özer-Keskin, Melike; Arslan, Orhan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
This study has led to the development of the "Bioethical Values Inventory" that can be used to reveal secondary school students' ethical values in decisions that they make during ethical debates regarding the application of biological sciences. An original inventory development model was used, consisting of four steps and involving…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Ethics, Biology, Secondary School Students
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Lee, Chun-Yi; Chen, Ming-Jang; Chang, Wen-Long – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of solution methods and question prompts on generalization and justification of non-routine problem solving for Grade 9 students. The learning activities are based on the context of the frog jumping game. In addition, related computer tools were used to support generalization and justification of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Computer Games, Educational Technology
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Gunay, Abdulkadir; Ogan-Bekiroglu, Feral – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
In spite of the commendations for the use of portfolio assessment, there is still little evidence indicating that such assessment actually supports and encourages student learning. Hence, this research study aimed to empirically identify the effects of implementation of portfolio assessment on student learning and attitudes. True-experimental…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Physics, Science Instruction, Evaluation Methods
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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
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Campbell, Todd; Oh, Phil Seok; Shin, Myeong-Kyeong; Zhang, Danhui – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2010
This research investigated the similarities and differences between Korean and U.S. 9-12th grade science classrooms. The Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol was used to observe sixty-six classrooms (26 Korean and 40 U.S.) to examine the extent to which principles of constructivism framing both Korean and U.S. standards documents were observed.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Yorek, Nurettin; Sahin, Mehmet; Aydin, Halil – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
This study investigated the characteristics students use in attributing value to and classifying the living things; the relational construction of the life concepts and the living things and the place of human in this construction. Participants were first-year high school students from seven schools in Izmir (a large western city in Turkey). An…
Descriptors: Interviews, Classification, Foreign Countries, Quality of Life
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Garo, Sofokli – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2008
The purpose of this research is to compare American and Albanian students' achievement in Algebra 1 and to identify the educational practices that influence students' achievement in each country. The study compared algebraic solving abilities of 242 ninth-grade American students in Grand Forks (U.S.) and 219 students in Durres (Albania). The data…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Textbooks, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement