Effects of three basic dimensions of instructional quality on students’ situational interest in sixth-grade biology instruction

Tobias Dorfner; Christian Förtsch; Birgit J. Neuhaus

Learning and Instruction Vol. 56, No. 1 (August 2018) pp. 42–53

Previous research defined and evaluated three basic dimensions of instructional quality: classroom management, supportive climate, and cognitive activation. This study examined their effects on students' situational interest in videotaped biology...

Language: English

Effects of High-Complexity and High-Cognitive-Level Instructional Tasks in Biology Lessons on Students' Factual and Conceptual Knowledge

Christian Förtsch; Sonja Werner; Lena von Kotzebue; Birgit J. Neuhaus

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 36, No. 3 (2018) pp. 353–374

Background: Education Standards highlight the importance of conceptual knowledge. Instructional tasks play a key role in biology instruction and offer learning opportunities for students. Tasks contain of a content and a demands part. Therefore,...

The Effect of Knowledge Linking Levels in Biology Lessons upon Students' Knowledge Structure

Julia Wadouh; Ning Liu; Angela Sandmann; Birgit J. Neuhaus

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. 12, No. 1 (February 2014) pp. 25–47

Knowledge structure is an important aspect for defining students' competency in biology learning, but how knowledge structure is influenced by the teaching process in naturalistic biology classroom settings has scarcely been empirically...

Biology instruction using a generic framework of scientific reasoning and argumentation

Tobias Dorfner; Christian Förtsch; Michael Germ; Birgit J. Neuhaus

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 75, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 232–243

We investigated biology instruction—using a generic framework of scientific reasoning and argumentation (SRA) with eight epistemic activities—on how to foster student learning in biological literacy which had not been clarified in previous studies....

Language: English

Development, Evaluation, and Validation of a Paper-and-Pencil Test for Measuring Two Components of Biology Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge Concerning the "Cardiovascular System"

Stephan Schmelzing; Jan H. van Driel; Melanie Jüttner; Stefanie Brandenbusch; Angela Sandmann; Birgit J. Neuhaus

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. 11, No. 6 (December 2013) pp. 1369–1390

One main focus of teacher education research concentrates on teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). It has been shown that teachers' PCK correlates with teaching effectiveness as well as with students' achievement gains....