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Journal of Science Education and Technology

October 2014 Volume 23, Number 5

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Number of articles: 8

  1. Posture, Musculoskeletal Activities, and Possible Musculoskeletal Discomfort among Children Using Laptops or Tablet Computers for Educational Purposes: A Literature Review

    Elif Binboga & Orhan Korhan

    Educational ergonomics focuses on the interaction between educational performance and educational design. By improving the design or pointing out the possible problems, educational ergonomics can... More

    pp. 605-616

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  2. The Bayer Facts of Science Education XVI: "US STEM Workforce Shortage--Myth or Reality? Fortune 1000 Talent Recruiters on the Debate"

    A major debate is currently underway in the USA about whether there is, in fact, a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce shortage in the country or not. This is the... More

    pp. 617-623

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  3. Interest-Driven Learning among Middle School Youth in an Out-of-School STEM Studio

    Michael A. Evans, Megan Lopez, Donna Maddox, Tiffany Drape & Rebekah Duke

    The concept of connected learning proposes that youth leverage individual interest and social media to drive learning with an academic focus. To illustrate, we present in-depth case studies of Ryan... More

    pp. 624-640

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  4. Development of a Short-Form Measure of Science and Technology Self-Efficacy Using Rasch Analysis

    Richard L. Lamb, David Vallett & Leonard Annetta

    Despite an increased focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in U.S. schools, today's students often struggle to maintain adequate performance in these fields... More

    pp. 641-657

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  5. Designing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Physlet-Based Learning Materials in Supporting Conceptual Learning in Secondary School Physics

    Simon Ülen, Branka Cagran, Mitja Slavinec & Ivan Gerlic

    Many educational researchers have investigated how best to support conceptual learning in science education. In this study, the aim was to design learning materials using Physlets, small computer... More

    pp. 658-667

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  6. Factors That Influence Science Teachers' Selection and Usage of Technologies in High School Science Classrooms

    Noemi Waight, Ming Ming Chiu & Melinda Whitford

    This study contributed to our understanding of those factors that serve as predictors of science teachers' selection and use of technologies and more specifically, how selection and usage was ... More

    pp. 668-681

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  7. An Investigation of University Students' Collaborative Inquiry Learning Behaviors in an Augmented Reality Simulation and a Traditional Simulation

    Hung-Yuan Wang, Henry Been-Lirn Duh, Nai Li, Tzung-Jin Lin & Chin-Chung Tsai

    The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare students' collaborative inquiry learning behaviors and their behavior patterns in an augmented reality (AR) simulation system and a... More

    pp. 682-691

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  8. A Predictive Study of Learner Attitudes toward Open Learning in a Robotics Class

    Stanislav Avsec, David Rihtarsic & Slavko Kocijancic

    Open learning (OL) strives to transform teaching and learning by applying learning science and emerging technologies to increase student success, improve learning productivity, and lower barriers... More

    pp. 692-704

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