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Direct linkAl-Balushi, Sulaiman M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
The purpose of the current study was to examine the nature of the relationship between learners' distrust of scientific models that represent unseen entities and phenomena, their spatial ability, and the vividness of their mental images. The sample consisted of 302 tenth grade students in the Sultanate of Oman. Three measures were used for this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Grade 10, Models
Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
The purpose of the current study was to explore learners' evaluation of the credibility of scientific models that represent natural entities and phenomena. Participants were 845 students in grades 9-11 (aged 15-17 years) and 108 prospective science teachers in Oman, totaling 953 students. A survey called Epistemologies about the Credibility of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classification, Credibility, Defense Mechanisms
Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
This study explores the mental images at the microscopic level of matter created by 22 preservice science teachers in Oman. Participants were encouraged during a guided imagery session to construct mental images for a scenario written about the explanation of the reaction of sodium in water. They were then asked to describe what they envisioned in…
Descriptors: Imagination, Imagery, Chemistry, Long Term Memory
