Abstract The National Science Education Standards [National Research Council (1996)
National science education standards. Washington, DC: National Academy Press] …

This paper reports on the understanding of three key conceptual categories relating to the
kinetic particle theory:(1) intermolecular spacing in solids, liquids and gases,(2) changes of …

Background: Pre-service science teachers' conceptual understanding of astronomical
concepts and their misconceptions in these concepts is crucial to study since they will teach …

This study investigated the impact of an open inquiry experience on elementary science
methods students' understanding of celestial motion as well as the methods developed by …

Online collaborative learning is an active learning strategy that has been used to great effect
in medical and education professional training but is only recently beginning to be used …

We explored the scientific argumentation that occurs among university biology students
during an argumentation task implemented in two environments: face-to-face in a classroom …

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the instructional methods employed by pre-service
science teachers and explore the difficulties they encountered while teaching the concept of …

Science education has two significant purposes. The first purpose is to increase students'
scientific literacy levels and the other is to develop their higher order thinking. It is necessary …

The principal purpose of this study was to examine the adoption of innovative behavior that
takes place when a teacher learns to become a global educator. The innovation or change …