Effect of a STEM approach on students' cognitive structures about electrical circuits

M Baptista, I Martins - International Journal of STEM Education, 2023 - Springer
Background Electricity is a central concept in science curricula at all levels of education.
Nevertheless, its invisible nature makes the concepts associated with it very difficult for …

Multiple representations in the development of students' cognitive structures about the saponification reaction

M Baptista, I Martins, T Conceição… - … Education Research and …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The purpose of this study was to understand how the use of multiple representations (MR),
during a sequence of lessons on the saponification reaction, can help students develop their …

Investigating differences in experts' chemistry knowledge structures and comparing them to those of general chemistry students

O Gulacar, B Vernoy, E Tran, A Wu… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This study aimed to examine the impact of years of experience and field of expertise on the
development of chemistry knowledge structures from STEM experts comprising 103 …

The effectiveness of guided inquiry-based learning strategy on learning physical and chemical changes

M Berhanu, H Sheferaw - African Journal of Chemical Education, 2022 - ajol.info
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of guided inquiry-based
learning strategy over traditional teaching method in improving grade seven students' …

Investigating Preservice Science Teachers' Cognitive Structures on Environmental Issues.

Z Kiryak, B Candas, H Özmen - Journal of Science Learning, 2021 - ERIC
Environmental knowledge and awareness of individuals affect their attitudes and behavior
toward the environment. In this regard, it is essential to specify how environmental issues …

Secondary School Students' Initial and Changes in Cognitive Structures of Argument and Related Concepts.

HE Yildirir - International Journal of Research in Education and …, 2020 - ERIC
The purpose of this study was to determine the state of secondary school students?
cognitive structures about argument and related concepts and to reveal the change in their …

Exploring cluster changes in students' knowledge structures throughout general chemistry

O Gulacar, A Milkey, I Eilks - Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science …, 2020 - ejmste.com
Chemistry is traditionally perceived as difficult to comprehend. Its mastery requires that a
variety of concepts be linked to form an organized knowledge system. The connections need …

Examination of undergraduates' cognitive structures on reaction rates and chemical equilibrium

Ş Şen, L Varoğlu, A Yılmaz - Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim …, 2019 - dergipark.org.tr
The aim of this study was to determine undergraduate students' cognitive structures about
reaction rates and chemical equilibrium through word association test and to analyse the …

El empleo de los mapas conceptuales como herramienta del estudiante para sistematizar los conocimientos

A Hernández Garces, E Avilés Rodríguez - Transformación, 2019 - scielo.sld.cu
Objetivo: Este artículo está dirigido a evaluar las potencialidades de los mapas
conceptuales como herramienta de sistematización de los conocimientos en la …

Educação STEM no desenvolvimento das estruturas cognitivas acerca das transformações de energia: Um estudo com alunos do 9. º ano

I Martins, M Baptista, I Tomé - Revista Portuguesa de Educação, 2023 - revistas.rcaap.pt
O conceito de energia, embora sendo um conceito central no ensino das Ciências, é um
conceito abstrato, cuja compreensão coloca muitos desafios e dificuldades aos alunos. De …