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Calalb, Mihail – Athens Journal of Education, 2023
A detailed characteristic of teaching and learning approaches used within the new concept of Learning by Being (LBB) is given. The evolution of educational paradigms from Learning by Doing (LBD) and Learning by Understanding (LBU) toward LBB is analyzed. The basic idea of LBB is students' ownership on cognitive goals, or the assumption of learning…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Physics, Science Instruction, Student Participation
Mohammed, Salifu Maigari – World Journal of Education, 2022
Inquiry-based science teaching is an innovative pedagogy that is more effective than traditional instruction in promoting scientific literacy. However, teachers must develop strong favourable beliefs about inquiry teaching before they can successfully employ it to improve students' learning outcomes. Despite its importance few studies have been…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
Akuma, Fru Vitalis; Gaigher, Estelle – South African Journal of Education, 2023
The inquiry-based strategy in science education is widely recommended and incorporated in practical work. However, contextual and intrinsic teaching challenges associated with practical investigations (inquiry-based practical work), occur in resource-constrained physical sciences classrooms in South Africa. The intrinsic challenges have previously…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Inquiry, Active Learning, Foreign Countries
Halim, Lilia; Ramli, Murni; Mohamad Nasri, Nurfaradilla – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
Inquiry-based science teaching and learning (IBSTL) has been recognized as a powerful learning approach to develop students' problem-solving abilities and higher-order thinking skills. Research has established cultural dimensions in determining successful implementation of IBSTL. Guided by the importance of context in inquiry, this qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Active Learning
Nese Kutlu Abu – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2023
The aim of this research is to explore the research trends of inquiry-based science (IBS) articles in the Web of Science database during 2000-2021. The bibliometric method was used in the research. A total of 662 IBS education articles were included in the study, out of 1389 IBS publications covering all fields published in Web of Science during…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Scientific Research, Inquiry, Databases
Lu, Chaoqun; So, Winnie Wing Mui; Lee, Yeung Chung; Yeung, Yau Yuen – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
English is being used as a medium of instruction (EMI) for delivering science lessons in China. This study investigated Chinese high school international programme students' perceptions of and attitudes towards EMI, particularly about their perceived difficulties and support in learning. A questionnaire with Likert-type items, student group…
Descriptors: High School Students, Language of Instruction, Likert Scales, Science Instruction
Scholes, Laura; Stahl, Garth; Comber, Barbara; McDonald, Sarah; Brownlee, Jo Lunn – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2021
Building on work that brings literacy instruction and student science learner identity together, this study addresses a gap in research related to student experiences as readers in middle school science classrooms. To understand student perceptions of pedagogical approaches to reading in science, we asked 45 middle school students to reflect on…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Content Area Reading
Ogegbo, Ayodele Abosede; Ramnarain, Umesh – South African Journal of Education, 2022
The research reported here examined the outcome of using interactive simulation technology (IST) as a guided-inquiry approach to enhance learners' conceptual knowledge of electrostatics in physics. Participants were Grade 11 physical sciences learners (n = 60) and a teacher from a rural school in South Africa. Learners were randomly assigned to an…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Technology Uses in Education
Naruemon Sitthikrai; Chulida Hemtasin; Tawan Thongsuk – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2023
The objectives of this action research were: (1) To develop learning achievement in basic science subjects of grade 8 students who received an inquiry-based learning (IBL) management system combined with an educational game on the topic of solutions to pass the requirement of 70%; and (2) To study the satisfaction of grade 8 students toward the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Inquiry, Educational Games
Choowong, Kittipak; Worapun, Wittaya – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
The purposes of this research were 1) to develop student's scientific reasoning ability on the concept of light and image at a criterion of 70 using inquiry-based learning 5E with prediction observation and explanation strategy and 2) to compare students' scientific learning achievement on the concept of light and image after using inquiry-based…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Lee, Shu-Shing; Seow, Peter; Jang, Hari – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2020
Teacher learning is key for quality teaching and learning. Schools leverage situated teacher learning to develop teachers' capacities. However, situated teacher learning is ambiguous. How teachers learn is shaped by socio-cultural factors. This paper elaborates upon a case study of situated teacher learning in Singapore in which teachers learn in…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Student Centered Learning, Case Studies
Kansoy, Merve Berika; Sert-Cibik, Ayse – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2023
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of guided inquiry activities supported by digital stories in the 6th grade science lesson on students' attitudes towards inquiry. The method of the study was determined as the embedded design, one of the mixed method research designs. 27 students from a public school located in the countryside…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Inquiry, Story Telling, Computer Uses in Education
Mirjam Ndaimehafo Asilevi; Sirpa Kärkkäinen; Kari Sormunen; Sari Havu-Nuutinen – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
This paper describes and compares primary school students' perceptions of science learning skills in a teacher-centered approach (TCA) and in inquiry-based science fieldwork (IBSF). This comparison was prompted by primary school students' perceptions of science learning skills, which has recently gained momentum, and the Namibian primary schools'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Elementary School Students, Science Process Skills
Ahmad Fauzi Hendratmoko; Madlazim Madlazim; Wahono Widodo; Suyono Suyono; Zainful Arifin Imam Supardi – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
Scientific argumentation skills are a key component of science learning practices needed by students in the 21st century. Where the essence of scientific argumentation is to support the argument with evidence and reasoning and then refute the claims and evidence of the opponent's argument. Supporting arguments with evidence and reasoning can be…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Skill Development, Persuasive Discourse, Evidence
Atchia, Shakeel M. C. – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
Reflection on current practices is key to the transformation of teachers into reflexive practitioners. This study describes how design thinking was integrated in Schön's 'reflection in and on' model, to transform traditional teaching of Biology into constructivist learning. As a first step, the reflection model was used to identify limitations in…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Reflection, Models