Many studies investigating inquiry learning in science domains have appeared over the
years. Throughout this period, inquiry learning has been regularly criticized by scholars who …

The world needs young people who are skillful in and enthusiastic about science and who
view science as their future career field. Ensuring that we will have such young people …

At a time when more and more of what people learn both in formal courses and in everyday
life is mediated by technology, Learning Online provides a much-needed guide to different …

Socioscientific issues (SSI) has proven to be a viable educational framework in recent years.
References to SSI can be found in the literature as far back as the 1980s (eg, Fleming …

During the high school years, most students go to school every weekday, enjoy socializing
with their friends, and bide their time semi-attentively in most subjects until the school bell …

We propose a conceptual framework which may guide research on fostering diagnostic
competences in simulations in higher education. We first review and link research …

We tested whether classroom activities that encourage students to connect course materials
to their lives will increase student motivation and learning. We hypothesized that this effect …

Cognitive load is a theoretical notion with an increasingly central role in the educational
research literature. The basic idea of cognitive load theory is that cognitive capacity in …

Computer-based scaffolding plays a pivotal role in improving students' higher-order skills in
the context of problem-based learning for Science, Technology, Engineering and …

Abstract The Go-Lab federation of online labs opens up virtual laboratories (simulation),
remote laboratories (real equipment accessible at distance) and data sets from physical …