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Developing young children's computational thinking with educational robotics: An interaction effect between gender and scaffolding strategy
(2020)
The study examined the effects of learning with the Bee-Bot on young boys' and girls' computational thinking within the context of two scaffolding techniques. The study reports statistically significant learning gains ...
Understanding of the nature and processes of science by selected groups in Cyprus
(American University of Beirut, 1981)
Formal reasoning performance of higher secondary school students: Theoretical and educational implications
(1999)
The study investigated the structure and development of formal thought among tenth-, eleventh-, and twelfth-grade students. The subjects of the study were the total numbers of students attending the science, the economic, ...
Dynamic, open inquiry in biology learning
(2004)
In the new biology-learning curriculum for Israeli high schools, known as Biomind, students experience "open-inquiry." This paper describes a qualitative action research project that was performed in order to investigate ...
Antecedent variables for sociomoral reasoning development: Evidence from two cultural settings
(1997)
This study examined the developmental pattern of sociomoral reasoning in two different cultural settings, focusing on factors assumed to influence the course of growth in this particular domain. The specific hypotheses ...
Seventh-grade students' understanding of chemical reactions: Reflections from an action research interview study
(2007)
This paper discusses seventh-grade students' explanations of dissolution and combustion and also identifies their understanding of the differences between physical and chemical changes. A teaching strategy was initially ...
Developing a tool to evaluate differences in beliefs about science teaching and learning among freshman science student teachers from different science teaching domains: A case study
(2008)
This paper presents a pilot case study on developing a qualitative tool to evaluate science student teachers' beliefs concerning science teaching and learning. The study is based on student teachers' drawings of themselves ...
Formal reasoning abilities and school achievement
(1997)
The acquisition of new knowledge and its innovative applications result in a continuous
transformation of our cultural, social, and political environments. Existing knowledge is being
rapidly revised and, in some cases, ...
Scientific Investigations of Elementary School Children Technology
(2014)
The study provides evidence concerning elementary school children's ability to conduct a scientific investigation. Two hundred and fifty sixth-grade students and 248 fourth-grade students were administered a test, and based ...