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50 Years of ERIC
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Effect of the 5E Model on Prospective Teachers' Conceptual Understanding of Diffusion and Osmosis: A Mixed Method Approach
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Artun, Huseyin; Costu, Bayram – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The aim of this study was to explore a group of prospective primary teachers' conceptual understanding of diffusion and osmosis as they implemented a 5E constructivist model and related materials in a science methods course. Fifty prospective primary teachers' ideas were elicited using a pre- and post-test and delayed post-test survey consisting…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, Constructivism (Learning), Scores
Investigating the Effectiveness of a Constructivist-Based Teaching Model on Student Understanding of the Dissolution of Gases in Liquids
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Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa; Coll, Richard K.; Unal, Suat; Costu, Bayram – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The research presented in this paper consisted of an investigation of the effectiveness of a four-step constructivist-based teaching activity on student understanding of how pressure and temperature influence the dissolution of a gas in a liquid. Some 44 Grade 9 students (18 boys and 26 girls) selected purposively from two school classes in the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Attitudes, Teaching Models, Long Term Memory
Comparison of Students' Performance on Algorithmic, Conceptual and Graphical Chemistry Gas Problems
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Costu, Bayram – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there were significant differences in students' performances amongst conceptual, algorithmic and graphical questions tests. Seventy-one eleventh-grade students were involved in this study. In order to assess students' performance, conceptual, graphical and algorithmic questions tests were…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Concept Formation, Grade 11, Secondary School Science
Facilitating Conceptual Change in Students' Understanding of Boiling Concept
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Costu, Bayram; Ayas, Alipasa; Niaz, Mansoor; Unal, Suat; Calik, Muammer – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The objective of this study was to construct a teaching strategy for facilitating students' conceptual understanding of the boiling concept. The study is based on 52 freshman students in the primary science education department. Students' ideas were elicited by a test consisting of nine questions. Conceptual change strategy was designed based on…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Long Term Memory, Concept Formation, Statistical Analysis