Examining the beliefs and practices of four effective Australian primary science teachers

A Fitzgerald, V Dawson, M Hackling - Research in Science Education, 2013 - Springer
With trends across many countries still indicating the decline of student interest in school
science and diminishing numbers of students studying science beyond the compulsory …

Using blended learning and out-of-school visits: pedagogies for effective science teaching in the twenty-first century

SD Coll, RK Coll - Research in Science & Technological Education, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Recent research and curriculum reforms have indicated the need for
diversifying teaching approaches by drawing upon student interest and engagement in ways …

Long-term outcomes of early childhood science education: Insights from a cross-national comparative case study on conceptual understanding of science

Y Tao, M Oliver, G Venville - International Journal of Science and …, 2012 - Springer
The purpose of this research was to explore the long-term outcomes of either participating or
not participating in early childhood science education on grade 6 students' conceptual …

Sınıf öğretmenlerinin yapılandırmacılığa yönelik tutumları ve yapılandırmacılığı uygulamaya ilişkin öz-yeterlik inançları: Afyonkarahisar ili örneği

N Kaya - 2013 - acikbilim.yok.gov.tr
Bu araştırmanın amacı, sınıf öğretmenlerinin yapılandırmacı yaklaşıma yönelik tutumlarını ve
bu yaklaşımı uygulamaya ilişkin öz yeterlilik inancını belirlemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda …

Chinese and Australian Year 3 Children's Conceptual Understanding of Science: A multiple comparative case study

Y Tao, MC Oliver, GJ Venville - International Journal of Science …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Children have formal science instruction from kindergarten in Australia and from Year 3 in
China. The purpose of this research was to explore the impact that different approaches to …

Dynamic variables of science classroom discourse in relation to teachers' instructional beliefs

S Kaya - Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Online), 2014 - search.informit.org
The current study examines if the occurence of dynamic variables namely, authentic
questions, uptake, high-level evaluation and student questions in primary science …

Enhancing students' learning experiences outside school (LEOS) using digital technologies

SD Coll - 2015 - espace.curtin.edu.au
This thesis reports on an inquiry on enhancing students' learning experiences outside
school (LEOS) using digital technologies. The inquiry took the nature of an ethnographic …

Two-way strong: A study of vertebrates using Queensland Indigenous knowledges and Montessori Linnaean materials to engage Indigenous secondary school …

J Rioux - 2015 - eprints.qut.edu.au
The marginalisation that Indigenous secondary students experience in zoology science
lessons can be attributed to a chasm they experience between their life in community and …

A socio-cultural study of learning and teaching science in early learning centres

EJ Blake - 2013 - espace.curtin.edu.au
This study investigated, from a socio-cultural perspective, the science learning experiences
of 3-and 4-year old children in Early Learning Centres (ELCs). Specifically, it has produced …

Promoting critical thinking to high school students when teaching about climate change through a participatory approach

L Barraza, B Bodenhorn - Natural Resources, Sustainability and Humanity …, 2012 - Springer
New paradigms in science education are focused on moving towards a sustainable society,
meaning redefining the educational practices and developing new methods in order to …