Despite valuable syntheses of the field of gender and science education, there has not been
a systematic, comprehensive review of the literature on gender and science education in …

Seventeen first year students experienced the first semester of laboratory instruction of a
year-long sequence of general chemistry in a problem-based format, followed by a semester …

The purpose of the study is to compare problem based learning (PBL) and lecture-based
learning (LBL) in Hong Kong secondary students' science achievement. Secondary One …

If our chosen aim in science education is to be inclusive and to improve students' learning
achievements, then we must identify teaching methodologies that are appropriate for …

This study investigates the effects of an intensive 1-week Inquiry-Based Science and
Technology Enrichment Program (InSTEP) designed for middle school-aged female …

From the 1970s onward, researchers have tried to understand the content and nature of
student conceptions, how these conceptions can both hinder and contribute to learning, and …

The research reported in this inquiry consisted of the application of two classroom learning
environment questionnaires developed in a Western context to a culturally diverse context …

To examine how school characteristics are tied to science and engineering views and
aspirations of students who are underrepresented in science and engineering fields, this …

This study examined two hypotheses related to same-gender grouping of eighth grade
science classes in a public middle school setting. The hypotheses were (a) male and female …

This study was designed to examine relationships among observer, teacher and student
perceptions of what was occurring in US ninth grade science classrooms to better …