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d'Alessio, Matthew A. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2014
Asking questions is one of the key external indicators of curiosity and a cornerstone of scientific inquiry. To understand the types of questions students ask in an introductory college science class for preservice elementary teachers, students used an online question-ranking tool (Google Moderator) as part of the daily routine. This study…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes
Koomen, Michele Hollingsworth; Blair, Robert; Young-Isebrand, Elisabeth; Oberhauser, Karen S. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2014
We used a mixed-methods study to understand the nature of classroom instruction and the enactments of inquiry with nine teachers after an extensive professional development (PD). The "Summer Ecology Institute for Teachers" focused on science as a process and included mentoring by scientists and science educators. We validated our…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Science Instruction
Aurah, Catherine Muhonja; Cassady, Jerrell Craig; McConnell, Tom John – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2014
This study investigated the effectiveness of using metacognitive prompts during testing for improving results in a Genetics Problem Solving Test (GPST). The study, a pre-test post-test, control group quasi-experimental design involving 2x2x2 analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) also investigated the moderating effects of gender and school type. A total…
Descriptors: Genetics, Problem Solving, Metacognition, Gender Differences
Buck, Gayle A.; Akerson, Valarie L.; Quigley, Cassie F.; Weiland, Ingrid S. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2014
Contemporary science education policy documents call for curriculum and pedagogy that lead to students' active engagement, over multiple years of school, in scientific practices. This participatory action research study answered the question, "How can we successfully put twenty-three first-grade African American girls attending a gender…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Harrell, Pamela Esprivalo; Subramaniam, Karthigeyan – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2014
This article details a study that investigated 55 elementary pre-service teachers' content knowledge about density. Using a mixed-methods approach, pre/post face-to-face interviews and pre/post concepts maps (Cmaps) were used as data to document changes in teacher knowledge which occurred over a 15-week science methods course. Thematic analysis…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary Education, Scientific Concepts, Knowledge Level
Menon, Deepika; Sinha, Somnath – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
Recent efforts to reform science education have strongly emphasized the understanding of the nature of science (NOS) as important to achieving broader scientific literacy. Despite the realization that students' understanding of NOS is important, there is a gap between research and practice. In order to teach NOS effectively in pre-college or…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Information Sources
Moseley, Christine; Brown, Lisa – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
The purpose of this research was to determine whether videoconferencing combined with face-to-face instruction, as used in the delivery of the NASA Digital Learning Network "Can A Shoebox Fly? Challenge" module, was a feasible instructional method to increase positive student attitudes towards science. Overall, the data indicated that…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Scientific Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Videoconferencing
Bhattacharyya, Sumita; Mead, Tim P.; Junot, Mary; Welch, Adam – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
The overall purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate the effectiveness of a science method course in training pre service teachers to teach science. This effectiveness was measured by examining changes in pre-service teachers' science teaching confidence level as reflected in their ability to implement different instructional…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers
Bledsoe, Karen E. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
Though student understanding of the nature of matter has been studied extensively, little is known about student knowledge of the biological molecules. This study examined understanding of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids in 25 undergraduate students in order to document logical structures within student alternative concepts. Student knowledge…
Descriptors: Science Education, College Science, Undergraduate Students, Scientific Concepts
Deniz, Hasan; Akerson, Valarie – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
We examined to what extent elementary teachers' nature of science (NOS) and nature of scientific inquiry (NOSI) views, and science teaching efficacy beliefs change after a five-day professional development program designed to teach NOS and NOSI integrated with language arts. We found that elementary teachers improved their NOS and NOSI views, and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Scientific Attitudes
Feille, Kelly – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
There is limited research to suggest the student-based and school-wide impacts of school gardens, and even less research regarding the teaching practices that are necessary to encourage the success of an outdoor classroom. Despite the lack of research, teachers are successfully integrating their outdoor classrooms into their students' learning…
Descriptors: Gardening, Outdoor Education, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
Mallozzi, Floria; Heilbronner, Nancy N. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the consistent use metacognitive strategies imbedded in an Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) would impact science process skills of 7th-grade students. In addition, this study explored whether specific teacher written feedback, provided to students in the ISN, further enhanced the use of ISNs and…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Feedback (Response), Middle School Students, Grade 7
Bourke, Nicholas; Buskist, Connie; LoBello, Steven – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
Residential environmental education centers are important providers of science curriculum, offering students learning experiences outside the traditional classroom. One major criticism of these centers and other nonformal science centers is that they often do not include student outcomes in the evaluation of their programs. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Education, Program Effectiveness, Concept Mapping
Bozeman, Todd Dane; Scogin, Stephen; Stuessy, Carol L. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
In many U. S. states, policy related to teacher job satisfaction and retention has not paralleled reform for student achievement. A study of 385 secondary science teachers, situated in one U. S. state's high school system, reveals the relationships between teachers' job satisfaction with working conditions and retention at both profession and…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Incidence
Barrett, Sarah Elizabeth – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
This longitudinal case study follows a new science teacher throughout his first 5 years of teaching in a publicly funded alternative high school. It explores the ways in which he reconciled learning to accommodate his professional and personal responsibilities with his ambition to be an activist science teacher. Framed as a form of professional…
Descriptors: Activism, Science Teachers, Longitudinal Studies, Teacher Orientation