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South African Science Teachers' Experiences of Inquiry-Based Teaching at Disadvantaged Schools
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Ramnarain, Umesh – Research in Science Education, 2023
Inquiry-based science education has been advocated as a goal in the South African school science curriculum. Despite this goal, the implementation of inquiry in this country has been largely fragmented due to contextual factors that exert an influence on its traction in the classroom. This phenomenologically orientated study reports on the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
Understanding the Nature of Questioning and Teacher Talk Moves in Interactive Classrooms: A Case of Three South African Teachers
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Khoza, Hlologelo Climant; Msimanga, Audrey – Research in Science Education, 2022
There are two key categories of moves that drive interaction in science classrooms; initiating moves and rejoinders. Closed-ended initiating questions have always been associated with low student engagement and open-ended initiating questions with prolonged interaction in science classroom. In this paper, we report on a qualitative case study…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Classroom Communication, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers
The Gateway Science: A Review of Astronomy in the OECD School Curricula, Including China and South Africa
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Salimpour, Saeed; Bartlett, Sophie; Fitzgerald, Michael T.; McKinnon, David H.; Cutts, K. Ross; James, C. Renee; Miller, Scott; Danaia, Lena; Hollow, Robert P.; Cabezon, Sergio; Faye, Michel; Tomita, Akihiko; Max, Charles; de Korte, Michael; Baudouin, Cyrille; Birkenbauma, Daina; Kallery, Maria; Anjos, Sara; Wu, Qixuan; Chu, Hye-eun; Slater, Eileen; Ortiz-Gil, Amelia – Research in Science Education, 2021
Astronomy is considered by many to be a gateway science owing to its ability to inspire curiosity in everyone irrespective of age, culture, or general inclination towards science. Currently, where there is a global push to get more students engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, astronomy provides an invaluable conduit to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies, Science Curriculum
The Differing Effect of Language Factors on Science and Mathematics Achievement Using TIMSS 2015 Data: South Africa
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Prinsloo, C. H.; Harvey, J. C. – Research in Science Education, 2020
Choice of instructional language is influenced by both previous and current perceptions of the value of a given language. For many South African learners, this has contributed to their education being presented either partially or entirely in a second or third language. This effectively limits their cultural capital and educational opportunities.…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Native Language, Language Proficiency, Performance Factors
Analysis of Students' Conceptions of Basic Magnetism from a Complex Systems Perspective
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Lemmer, Miriam; Kriek, Jeanne; Erasmus, Benita – Research in Science Education, 2020
This study established whether 12 South African secondary school physics students had incorrect conceptions of basic magnetism and if they had, to what extent they consistently applied such conceptions. Different scenarios in the form of thought experiments were presented in a clinical interview approach. A complex systems perspective underpinned…
Descriptors: Magnets, Secondary School Students, Physics, Misconceptions
Characterising Extrinsic Challenges Linked to the Design and Implementation of Inquiry-Based Practical Work
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Akuma, Fru Vitalis; Callaghan, Ronel – Research in Science Education, 2019
Inquiry-based science education has been incorporated in science curricula internationally. In this regard, however, many teachers encounter challenges. The challenges have been characterised into those linked to the personal characteristics of these teachers (intrinsic challenges) and others associated with contextual factors (extrinsic…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Barriers
Alternative Conceptions: Turning Adversity into Advantage
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Ferreira, Annalize; Lemmer, Miriam; Gunstone, Richard – Research in Science Education, 2019
While a vast body of research has identified difficulties in students' understanding about forces and acceleration and their related alternative conceptions, far less research suggests ways to use students' alternative conceptions to enhance conceptual understanding of a specific fundamental concept. This study focused on distinguishing between…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Physics, Fundamental Concepts