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From the Known to the Unknown: The Role of Spontaneous and Self-Generated Analogies in Students' Predictions about Novel Situations
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Fotou, Nikolaos; Abrahams, Ian – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: The use of analogies as reasoning tools that play a key role in human cognition at all ages has been of interest to educators, scientists, and philosophers ever since Aristotle. Indeed, research has consistently found that analogies provided by teachers can, and do, play an important role in facilitating student understanding of…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Prediction, Abstract Reasoning, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
Does Paired Mentoring Work? A Study of the Effectiveness and Affective Value of Academically Asymmetrical Peer Mentoring in Supporting Disadvantaged Students in School Science
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Sharpe, Rachael; Abrahams, Ian; Fotou, Nikolaos – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2018
Background: In England, there is a growing need to improve the lives of secondary school students who are defined as disadvantaged and to support these students in their attainment and attitudes to secondary school science. Purpose: This paper reports on a project designed to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds by pairing them with…
Descriptors: Mentors, Disadvantaged Youth, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries
The Impact of the "Getting Practical: Improving Practical Work in Science" Continuing Professional Development Programme on Teachers' Ideas and Practice in Science Practical Work
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Abrahams, Ian; Reiss, Michael J.; Sharpe, Rachael – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2014
Background: Despite the widespread use of practical work in school it has been recognised that more needs to be done to improve its effectiveness in developing conceptual understanding. The "Getting Practical" CPD (Continuing Professional Development) programme was designed to contribute towards an improvement in the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Science Process Skills