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Baumanns, Lukas; Rott, Benjamin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
Insights into the process of mathematical problem posing is a central concern in mathematics education research. However, little is known about regulative or metacognitive behaviors that are essential to understanding this process. In this study, we investigate metacognitive behavior in problem posing. We aim at (1) identifying…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Metacognition, Student Behavior
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Wei, Bing; Chen, Sitong; Chen, Bo – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2019
Through a questionnaire survey, this study aims to investigate the contributions of different sources in developing science teachers' practical knowledge of teaching with practical work. The framework of this study is based on the conceptualization of PCK and ten possible sources of science teachers' PCK related to teaching with practical work.…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Knowledge Level, Teaching Methods, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
The purpose of the current study was to explore learners' evaluation of the credibility of scientific models that represent natural entities and phenomena. Participants were 845 students in grades 9-11 (aged 15-17 years) and 108 prospective science teachers in Oman, totaling 953 students. A survey called Epistemologies about the Credibility of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classification, Credibility, Defense Mechanisms
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Kariotoglou, Petros; Spyrtou, Anna; Tselfes, Vassilis – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
In this paper, we describe empirical research on the recording of primary school and preschool student teacher conceptions of the concept of distant force interactions in different contexts related to the school curriculum for this subject. For this objective to be achieved, we undertook ten semi-structured interviews with student teachers. Based…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Physics, Scientific Principles
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Emereole, Hezekiah Ukegbu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
The conceptual knowledge of science processes possessed by University of Botswana science students and senior secondary school science teachers was sought through a three-part questionnaire. One part requested demographic data of subjects, the second part asked them to select their level of familiarity with the processes, and the third part probed…
Descriptors: Definitions, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Scientific Principles
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Scantlebury, Kathryn; Baker, Dale; Sugi, Ayumi; Yoshida, Atsushi; Uysal, Sibel – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2007
This paper describes how the patriarchal structure of Japanese society and its notions of women, femininity, and gendered stereotypes produced strong cultural barriers to increasing the participation of females in science education. Baseline data on attitudes toward science and the perceptions of gender issues in science education, academic major…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Females, Negative Attitudes, Career Choice