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Hsin-Yi Chang; Chen-Chung Liu; Chi-Ting Wen; Ming-Hua Chang; Shih-Hsun Fan Chiang; Fu-Kwun Hwang – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
One issue facing teachers who implement model-based instruction within the school system is the tight curricular schedule. The 'lesson objective tension' calls for investigations to address instructional issues such as how to organise modelling-based instruction at the curriculum level which is across multiple units. We investigated the effect of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Virtual Classrooms, Laboratories, Models
Valencia Narbona, Martina; Núñez Nieto, Paola; Cofré Mardones, Hernán – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
There is worldwide agreement that the understanding of the Nature of Science (NOS) is a critical component of scientific literacy. However, evidence indicates that both pre-service and in-service science teachers hold naïve views about NOS. Even so, the characteristics of pre-service teachers that influence their learning of NOS are not fully…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, History, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Rivera Gavidia, Luis Miguel; Marrero Galván, Juan José – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
The aim of this research was to assess students' ability to explain scientific phenomena by means of a POE pedagogical tool. To achieve this aim, we conducted home experiments in a digital environment. In this qualitative and transversal ex-post-facto research, 775 pupils (aged 13-18 years) enrolled in compulsory secondary education from the…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Science Process Skills, Prediction, Observation
Zhu, Yuanze; Tang, Aibin – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Understanding the nature of science (NOS) is an important goal of science education, and textbooks are a key factor in shaping students' conceptions of NOS. In this study, we analysed NOS represented in middle school chemistry textbooks in the Chinese mainland. The selected materials were three most commonly adopted textbook series, which were…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Textbooks
Ramful, Ajay; Maesuri Patahuddin, Sitti; Moheeput, Khemanand; Johar, Rahmah – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
This paper explores the spatial dimension of Fleming's Left Hand Rule (LHR), commonly-used in Physics instruction for determining the direction of force using the left hand's thumb, forefinger and middle finger. A new instrument was developed to gauge students' ability to coordinate their fingers in 3D space (egocentric frame of reference) based…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Handedness, Science Education, Comparative Analysis
Rüschenpöhler, Lilith – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
This paper analyses the current state of postcolonial and decolonial science teaching, based on a systematic review of the literature, with a special focus on the European context. It shows that currently, a very narrow view on postcolonial science teaching prevails, limiting its scope to former colonies. A total of 227 articles published…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
Torrijos-Muelas, Marta; González-Víllora, Sixto; Osma, Ana Rosa Bodoque; Guijarro, Eva – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Science is part of the educational curricula, and its teaching is the responsibility of teachers. Since 2000, scholars from The Organisation for Economic Co-operation (OECD) countries have been tested in science by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), despite the diversity in national higher education systems. This requires a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Methods
Onowugbeda, Franklin U.; Agbanimu, Deborah O.; Okebukola, Peter A.; Ibukunolu, Ademola A.; Tokunbo Odekeye, Ola; Olori, Obaro E. – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
This study aimed to examine the influence of a culturally adapted and context-specific technique of instruction called the culturo-techno-contextual approach (CTCA) on lowering student anxiety and fostering meaningful learning in difficult biology concepts. A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test non-equivalent group design was used for this…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Biology, Concept Formation, Culturally Relevant Education
Chaitanya Ursekar; Shweta Naik – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Teachers' practices and interactions with curriculum materials are influenced by a host of factors, which include their values. The mechanisms of this influence may benefit from elucidation. Here, we describe a case of a teacher enacting an inquiry-based learning unit (LU) as part of a school science enrichment programme. The teacher's…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Active Learning, Units of Study
Kersting, Magdalena; Karlsen, Solveig; Ødegaard, Marianne; Olufsen, Magne; Kjaernsli, Marit; Suhr Lunde, Mai Lill – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
A large body of research has studied the role and potential of inquiry to increase the quality of teaching in science education. While much of this existing research is based on international large-scale assessment studies, we still lack a clear understanding of the factors that influence the quality of inquiry-based science teaching in actual…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Education
Kapici, Hasan Ozgur; Akcay, Hakan; Cakir, Hakki – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Inquiry-based learning can be an effective approach when students are provided with sufficient guidance. However, there is an ongoing debate among practitioners about the nature, type, and level of such guidance. This study investigated the effects on middle school students' (N = 116) conceptual knowledge and inquiry skills acquisition of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Hands on Science, Computer Simulation
Safadi, Rafi' – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Troubleshooting activities require students to diagnose teacher-crafted erroneous examples by detecting and explaining the conceptual errors driving them. In a previous study, the author tested whether diagnosing erroneous examples and then scoring them using a rubric that contained the related worked examples, a step-by-step strategy to solve a…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Scientific Concepts, Physics, Science Instruction
Hutner, Todd L.; Sampson, Victor; Baze, Christina L.; Chu, Lawrence; Crawford, Richard H. – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Calls for engineering integration in pre-collegiate science courses are being made across the globe. The success of such efforts depends heavily on science teachers changing their instructional practices to include engineering. We conjecture when a science teacher chooses to make instructional change, including a change to integrate engineering…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Engineering
Galoyan, Tamara; Songer, Nancy Butler – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
To build a sustainable future, science and engineering education programmes should emphasise scientific investigation, collaboration across traditional science topics and disciplines, and engineering design, including design and evaluation of solutions. While some research studies articulate the shifts that are needed to realise classroom learning…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education, Teamwork, Scientific Research
Park, Wonyong; Erduran, Sibel; Guilfoyle, Liam – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Argumentation is widely recognised as a core practice of science, but the relation between argumentation in the teaching of science in contrast to the teaching of other school subjects has not been sufficiently addressed. In this study, we investigate science and religious education (RE) teachers' instructional practices related to argumentation…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Persuasive Discourse, Science Instruction, Religious Education