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Vogelezang, Michiel; Van Berkel, Berry; Verdonk, Adri – Science Education, 2015
Between 1970 and 1990, the Dutch working group "Empirical Introduction to Chemistry" developed a secondary school chemistry education curriculum based on the educational vision of the mathematicians van Hiele and van Hiele-Geldof. This approach viewed learning as a process in which students must go through discontinuous level transitions…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Qualitative Research, Secondary School Students
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Van Schijndel, Tessa J. P.; Franse, Rooske K.; Raijmakers, Maartje E. J. – Science Education, 2010
In this paper, we introduce the Exploratory Behavior Scale (EBS), a quantitative measure of young children's interactivity. More specifically, the EBS is developed from the psychological literature on exploration and play and measures the extent to which preschoolers explore their physical environment. A practical application of the EBS in a…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, Hands on Science, Student Behavior
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Van Eijck, Michiel; Claxton, Nicholas Xumthoult – Science Education, 2009
Educators repeatedly underscore the intimate relationship between science and technology. This is problematic because technology, far from being "applied science," presupposes a unique epistemology (techno-epistemology). A focus on the role of science in technology overshadows this unique way of knowing and hence limits technology…
Descriptors: World Views, Technology Education, Epistemology, Technology Uses in Education