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Journal of Science Education and Technology

February 2015 Volume 24, Number 1

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Number of articles: 10

  1. The Effect of Planetariums on Teaching Specific Astronomy Concepts

    Cumhur Türk & Hüseyin Kalkan

    This study aimed to determine students' knowledge levels related to specific astronomy concepts and the effect of a planetarium environment on teaching. The study sample included seventh-grade... More

    pp. 1-15

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  2. Assessment of Application Technology of Natural User Interfaces in the Creation of a Virtual Chemical Laboratory

    Piotr Jagodzinski & Robert Wolski

    Natural User Interfaces (NUI) are now widely used in electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles. We have tried to apply this technology in the teaching of chemistry in... More

    pp. 16-28

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  3. Teaching Science through the Language of Students in Technology-Enhanced Instruction

    Kihyun Ryoo

    This study examines whether and how tapping into students' everyday language in a web-based learning environment can improve all students' science learning in linguistically heterogeneous... More

    pp. 29-42

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  4. Using Eye Tracking to Investigate Semantic and Spatial Representations of Scientific Diagrams during Text-Diagram Integration

    Yu-Cin Jian & Chao-Jung Wu

    We investigated strategies used by readers when reading a science article with a diagram and assessed whether semantic and spatial representations were constructed while reading the diagram.... More

    pp. 43-55

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  5. Connected Classroom Technology Facilitates Multiple Components of Formative Assessment Practice

    Melissa L. Shirley & Karen E. Irving

    Formative assessment has been demonstrated to result in increased student achievement across a variety of educational contexts. When using formative assessment strategies, teachers engage students ... More

    pp. 56-68

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  6. Advancing Scientific Reasoning in Upper Elementary Classrooms: Direct Instruction versus Task Structuring

    Ard W. Lazonder & Sjanou Wiskerke-Drost

    Several studies found that direct instruction and task structuring can effectively promote children's ability to design unconfounded experiments. The present study examined whether the impact ... More

    pp. 69-77

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  7. Science Teachers' Proficiency Levels and Patterns of TPACK in a Practical Context

    Yi-Fen Yeh, Tzu-Chiang Lin, Ying-Shao Hsu, Hisn-Kai Wu & Fu-Kwun Hwang

    Technological pedagogical content knowledge-practical (TPACK-P) refers to a unified body of knowledge that teachers develop from and for actual teaching practices with information communication... More

    pp. 78-90

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  8. Meta-Analytic Evaluation of a Virtual Field Trip to Connect Middle School Students with University Scientists

    Omolola A. Adedokun, Jia Liu, Loran Carleton Parker & Wilella Burgess

    Although virtual field trips are becoming popular, there are few empirical studies of their impacts on student outcomes. This study reports on a meta-analytic evaluation of the impact of a virtual ... More

    pp. 91-102

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  9. Constructing Media Artifacts in a Social Constructivist Environment to Enhance Students' Environmental Awareness and Activism

    Engin Karahan & Gillian Roehrig

    Current science education reforms and policy documents highlight the importance of environmental awareness and perceived need for activism. As "environmental problems are socially constructed ... More

    pp. 103-118

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  10. ARBOOK: Development and Assessment of a Tool Based on Augmented Reality for Anatomy

    J Ferrer-Torregrosa, J Torralba, M A. Jimenez, S García & J M. Barcia

    The evolution of technologies and the development of new tools with educational purposes are growing up. This work presents the experience of a new tool based on augmented reality (AR) focusing on ... More

    pp. 119-124

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