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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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Ayar, Mehmet C.; Aydeniz, Mehmet; Yalvac, Bugrahan – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
In this paper, we analyze the science activities offered at 7th grade in the Turkish science and technology curriculum along with addressing the curriculum's original intent. We refer to several science education researchers' ideas, including Chinn & Malhotra's (Science Education, 86:175--218, 2002) theoretical framework and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 7, Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum
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Aydeniz, Mehmet; Bilican, Kader – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore 15 graduate research assistants' understanding of the nature of science. Data were collected through administration of a modified version of the Views of Nature of Science Questionnaire (VNOS-C). The findings suggest that graduate research assistants held underdeveloped views related to several nature…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Research Assistants, Scientific Principles, Questionnaires
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Aydeniz, Mehmet; Pabuccu, Aybuke; Cetin, Pinar Seda; Kaya, Ebru – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of argumentation-based pedagogy on college students' conceptual understanding of properties and behaviors of gases. The sample consists of 108 students (52 in the control group and 56 in the intervention group) drawn from 2 general chemistry college courses taught by the same instructor. Data…
Descriptors: Intervention, Control Groups, Classrooms, College Science