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Journal of Science Education and Technology

June 2010 Volume 19, Number 3

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Number of articles: 7

  1. Motivating and Assisting Adult, Online Chemistry Students: A Review of the Literature

    Betsy J. Bannier

    While comprehensive texts, articles, and literature reviews presenting research in the singular arenas of motivation, help-seeking, and online science learning are relatively easy to find,... More

    pp. 215-236

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  2. How Is Science Learning Assessed at the Postsecondary Level? Assessment and Grading Practices in College Biology, Chemistry and Physics

    Karleen Goubeaud

    The role of assessment in higher education is gaining importance as accountability requirements intensify and as assessments are increasingly recognized as having potential to improve teaching and ... More

    pp. 237-245

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  3. Science on the Web: Secondary School Students' Navigation Patterns and Preferred Pages' Characteristics

    Kostas Dimopoulos & Apostolos Asimakopoulos

    This study aims to explore navigation patterns and preferred pages' characteristics of ten secondary school students searching the web for information about cloning. The students navigated the Web ... More

    pp. 246-265

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  4. Effects of Problem-Based Learning on University Students' Epistemological Beliefs about Physics and Physics Learning and Conceptual Understanding of Newtonian Mechanics

    Mehmet Sahin

    This study investigated the effects of problem-based learning on students' beliefs about physics and physics learning and conceptual understanding of Newtonian mechanics. The study further examines... More

    pp. 266-275

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  5. How the Curriculum Guideline "The Cell Is to Be Studied Longitudinally" Is Expressed in Six Israeli Junior-High-School Textbooks

    Rachel Cohen & Anat Yarden

    The most recent science and technology curriculum for junior high school in Israel contains a new guideline stating that the cell topic is to be taught "longitudinally in conjunction with other... More

    pp. 276-292

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  6. An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Time Compressed Animated Delivery Multimedia Technology on Student Learning in Reproductive Physiology

    Michael S. Trevisan, Angela C. Oki & P L. Senger

    Two experiments examined the effects of a multimedia technology referred to as "Time Compressed Animated Delivery" (TCAD), on student learning in a junior-level reproductive physiology course. In... More

    pp. 293-302

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  7. Cross-Grade Comparison of Students' Understanding of Energy Concepts

    Aysegul Saglam-Arslan

    The aims of this cross-grade study were (1) to determine the level of understanding of energy concepts of students at different academic grades and the differences in understanding between these... More

    pp. 303-313

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