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Stephanie C. Playton; Gina M. Childers; Rebecca L. Hite – Research in Science Education, 2024
States and school districts in the USA have begun to create and implement curriculum to promote elementary students' nascent STEM-related interests and to generate their initial knowledge of careers in those fields. Evaluating the efficacy of such interventions warrants valid and reliable tools, which are not presently available for middle…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, STEM Careers, Knowledge Level, STEM Education
Alison K. Mercier – Research in Science Education, 2024
Understanding teachers' experiences as they lived them and as they told them is important for conceptualizing a well-rounded view of the state of science education and the role teachers play in it. Journey mapping, a way of visualizing one's processes and experiences as they progress towards a goal, is a tool with the potential to capture…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction, Engineering Education, Teaching Experience
Stefanie L. Marshall – Research in Science Education, 2024
School principals play a pivotal role in directing students' classroom educational experiences. However, in the USA, many elementary principals (serving youth 5-12 years old) have had few formal experiences with professional development or coursework that centers on current standards for quality science instruction as guided by the "Framework…
Descriptors: Principals, Elementary Schools, Science Instruction, Comprehension
Prain, Vaughan; Xu, Lihua; Speldewinde, Christopher – Research in Science Education, 2023
There is a long tradition of teaching science through inquiry, with broad agreement about the form it should take. Students should investigate researchable questions; gather and analyse data; and develop and represent evidence-based claims. Authoritative teacher or textbook representations are generally used to guide this learning (Buckley &…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
Zhai, Xiaoming; Haudek, Kevin C.; Ma, Wenchao – Research in Science Education, 2023
In this study, we developed machine learning algorithms to automatically score students' written arguments and then applied the cognitive diagnostic modeling (CDM) approach to examine students' cognitive patterns of scientific argumentation. We abstracted three types of skills (i.e., attributes) critical for successful argumentation practice:…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Measurement, Diagnostic Tests
Rachmatullah, Arif; Hinckle, Madeline; Wiebe, Eric N. – Research in Science Education, 2023
This study is framed by Bandura's social cognitive theory and Dewey's idea of habits and investigates types of science teachers based on four constructs: (a) self-efficacy beliefs, (b) twenty-first-century learning attitudes, (c) the frequency of implementing inquiry-based instruction, and (d) the frequency of using technology in teaching. K-means…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Beliefs
Ennes, Megan; Jones, M. Gail; Chesnutt, Katherine; Cayton, Emily; Childers, Gina M. – Research in Science Education, 2023
Emerging research is documenting the critical role of a family's resources, beliefs, and behaviours related to science as factors that influence the career choices of youth. This exploratory study examined elementary aged youth participants' perceptions of the value of science in their future after participating in a year-long, museum-based,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Family Involvement, Science Instruction, Museums
Deehan, James; MacDonald, Amy – Research in Science Education, 2023
The provision of quality science education is a global priority beset by longstanding challenges, which can be amplified in rural and regional contexts. This creates a dual problem where stakeholders must focus on the improvement of science education outcomes whilst being cognisant of the established divided between metropolitan and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction, Educational Practices
Veith, Sonja Isabel – Research in Science Education, 2023
Sound is a very omnipresent physical phenomenon that plays a crucial role in our daily lives. It is essential for verbal communication and helps us orient ourselves. Children are especially affected by sound and its presence in their daily lives. This circumstance, and the subject-specific interesting facets of the topic of sound, make this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Acoustics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Wang, Hsin-Hui; Wilson, Kimberley; VanRooy, Wilhelmina; Lin, Huann-shyang – Research in Science Education, 2023
Competencies for designing and evaluating scientific inquiries are a key emphasis in national curriculums worldwide and a focus of international large-scale assessment. Teachers globally are encouraged to provide learning opportunities for their students to explore and practice asking and conducting researchable questions. This study focused on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Scientific Literacy
Hsin, Ching-Ting; Wu, Hsin-Kai – Research in Science Education, 2023
This study examined the impact of a project-based learning module on young children's scientific practices in urban and Indigenous areas. The module was developed by drawing upon early science standards and research on scientific practices and project-based teaching approaches. Ninety-eight children from northern Taiwan participated. Their average…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Urban Areas, Young Children
Daloos, Ma. Lara Angela Santos; Paderna, Edwehna Elinore S. – Research in Science Education, 2023
Collaborative-metacognitive use of science literature teaching approach (CMSLTA) refers to a researcher-made teaching approach from the Philippines that comprises four components, namely (a) formation of groups with three to four members who have varied reading comprehension ability and assigned rotating roles; (b) use of Scientific Method…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Instruction
Relative Effects of Classroom Utility Value Intervention on the Science Motivation of Girls and Boys
Shin, Dajung Diane; Lee, Minhye; Jung, Seoyeon Julie; Bong, Mimi – Research in Science Education, 2023
Emerging evidence attests to the need to intervene in young students' science motivation and achievement before their science motivation starts to dwindle. Heeding this call, we implemented a science utility value intervention for fifth and sixth graders in 23 classrooms (N = 550). Through five intervention sessions that consisted of diverse…
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Motivation, Science Education, Gender Differences
Subramaniam, Karthigeyan – Research in Science Education, 2023
This qualitative study aimed to explore what are pre-service elementary teachers' (N = 325) conceptualizations of scientific practices prior to their entry into the science teaching methods course through their drawn images and narratives of the scientists (male and female) and teacher as scientists. Data (drawings, narratives, and responses to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Scientific Attitudes
Bernholt, Sascha; Härtig, Hendrik; Retelsdorf, Jan – Research in Science Education, 2023
The use of texts is an indispensable resource for students' learning, especially in science domains. While developing understanding of a specific topic usually is the main goal of reading expository texts, an important consideration is how to best measure whether this understanding has been reached. In this study, we aimed to analyze gains in…
Descriptors: Science Education, Reading Comprehension, Chemistry, Physics