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50 Years of ERIC
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An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change
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Chow, Tuck-Choy F.; Treagust, David F. – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2013
The study involved evaluating the efficacy of a conceptual change instructional programme involving cognitive conflict in (1) facilitating form 2 (grade 8) students' understanding of algebra concepts, and (2) assessing changes in students' attitudes towards learning mathematics, in a mixed quantitative-qualitative research design. The…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cognitive Processes, Conflict, Grade 8
Multiple Perspectives of Conceptual Change in Science and the Challenges Ahead
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Treagust, David F.; Duit, Reinders – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2009
Conceptual change views of teaching and learning processes in science, and also in various other content domains, have played a significant role in research on teaching and learning as well as in instructional design since the late 1970s. Conceptual change can be interpreted from different individual perspectives or from multiple perspectives. In…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Change, Science Education, Epistemology
Learning Environment and Students' Outcomes in Science Classes in Indonesian Lower Secondary Schools
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Wahyudi; Treagust, David F. – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2004
This study reports research findings on assessment of the science classroom learning environment and its association with two student outcomes--attitudes toward science and national examination scores. Modified versions of the WIHIC and TOSRA questionnaires in the Indonesian language were administered to 1400 students and their teachers. This…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Secondary Schools, Rural Schools, Student Attitudes
Noise Pollution--An Overlooked Issue in the Science Curriculum.
Treagust, David F.; Kam, Goh Ah – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 1985
Discusses the need for including noise pollution in the science curriculum and describes 10 activities for improving students' awareness and understanding of and concern for noise and its effects. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Noise (Sound), Pollution, Science Activities