As people attempt to make sense of the world, they develop personal knowledge structures.
These structures often contain misconceptions—inaccurate or incomplete information—that …

As students learn biology at different levels of education, their tenacious and inaccurate prior
conceptions pose a challenge to conceptual change. Educators and researchers have …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of inquiry-based learning method on
students' academic achievement in sciences lesson. A total of 40 fifth grade students from …

There remains a lack of agreement in the field of science education as to whether student
“misconceptions” ought to be considered obstacles or resources, and this has implications …

This study was performed to determine what content in biology was perceived as difficult for
Turkish students to leam and whether gender differences affect students' perceptions. A total …

Underpinning science education reform movements in the last 20 years—at all levels and
within all disciplines—is an explicit shift in the goals of science teaching from students …

One main focus of teacher education research concentrates on teachers' pedagogical
content knowledge (PCK). It has been shown that teachers' PCK correlates with teaching …

The purpose of this study was to compare the changes in conceptual understanding of
Direct Current Electricity (DCE) in virtual (VLE) and real laboratory environment (RLE) …

Learning the basics of human anatomy is challenging for schoolchildren due to its three-
dimensional nature and complexity as a system. This study created educational materials for …

The purpose of this research project was to determine the effects of incorporating concept
mapping on the achievement of fifth grade students in science class. The study was …