Diverse Educational Innovations Studies

Many state and federal governments have mandated in such documents as the National Science Education Standards that inquiry strategies should be the focus of the teaching of science within school classrooms. The difficult part for success is changing teacher practices from perceived traditional ways of teaching to mor…

• RECAİ AKKUŞ

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of project-based learning on students’ attitudes toward the environment. In the study that was performed with 39 students who take the “Environmental Education” course, attitude changes toward the environment were investigated in students who developed projects on…

• MURAT GENÇ

Science educators have presented numerous conceptual and theoretical arguments in favor of teaching science through the exploration of socio-scientific issues (SSI). However, the empirical knowledge base regarding the extent to which SSI-based instruction supports student learning of science content is limited both in…

• MUSTAFA SAMİ TOPÇU

AbstractScience instruction based on student exploration of socio-scientific issues (SSI) has been presented as a powerful strategy for supporting science learning and the development of scientific literacy. This paper presents an instructional framework for SSI based education. The framework is based on a series of r…

Science teacher beliefs and classroom practice related to constructivism and factors that may influence classroom practice were examined in this cross-case study. Data from four science teachers in two schools included interviews, demographic questionnaire, Classroom Learning Environment Survey (preferred/perceived),…

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• MESUT SAÇKES

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Extension, and Evaluation (5E) learning cycle, conceptual change texts, and traditional instructions on 8th grade students' understanding of photosynthesis and respiration in plants. Students' understanding of photosyn…

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Two-tier tests are such as assessment tools that can make available for teachers/researchers to determine students alternative conceptions and whether a student gives a correct response to a question by understanding the related subject since the secondtier of a test asks for a reason for the first-tier response. The…

In this study, math teacher candidates’ technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) is analyzed based their departmental affiliation and gender information. These teacher candidates’ TPACK is also examined to find out whether it predicts student achievement or not. Results of the study show that there is a…

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Transforming science learning through student-centered instruction that engages students in a variety of scientific practices is central to national science-teaching reform efforts. Our study employed a large-scale, randomized-cluster experimental design to compare the effects of student-centered and teacher-centered…