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Are Fourth and Fifth Grade Children Better Scientists through Metacognitive Learning?
A way to find out how scientific thinking in children develops is to focus on the processes that are involved. As such, scientific thinking can be seen as a particular form of problem solving in which the problem solver selects a strategy from the …Article -
Primary school science: implementation of domain-general strategies into teaching didactics
In the present study we present a didactic method to help children aged 11 and 12 learn science in such a way as to enable a dynamic interaction between domain general strategies and the development of conceptual knowledge, whilst each type of …Article -
Learning is investigating. Getting started with science in the classroom
Inquiry-based learning is gaining ground as didactics in science education. "Inquiry-based learning 'departs from the natural desire of children to make the world around them in question and explore. Active construction of knowledge and …Translated by
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An ICT simulation to support and / or evaluation tool in scientific thinking in primary education
Sciences are not indispensable part of our society. Hence, the necessary attention should be paid to this in education. This can potentially increase both the intake into scientific directions, but then provide science activities also many …Translated by
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History education and ethno-cultural diversity: how do you begin?
As in most western countries in recent decades, the cultural and ethnic diversity also increased sharply in the Flemish education. At present, nearly one in five students in secondary education of foreign origin. In contrast, a teaching staff who are …Translated by
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Education in Science better integrated or not?
This review provides an overview of key intervention studies on the integration of science in secondary school. The forms of integration and the context of the global debate, outlined on the basis of relevant literature. There appears as yet no …Translated by
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The effectiveness of interventions vocabulary in kindergarten
How can a teacher encourage the vocabulary development of preschool children the best? Does the vocabulary development sufficient automatically started when you preschoolers offers a rich language input and many speaking opportunities? Whether you …Translated by
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Is there evidence for improved student performance and attitudes by context-led approaches in scienc
For several decades, science teaching in secondary schools, especially in the fields of physics and chemistry, faced with the fact that pupils scientific contents as little significant and / or insignificant experience. Moreover, many students …Translated by
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Motivation of students in physical education classes in primary and secondary education: How do you
Student motivation is an important concept in education, and therefore within the physical education class. How can a teacher LO motivate students and keep motivated? Physical education has the potential to make a significant and substantial …
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Evidence-based Education. About research and / in education in Flanders
What is the role of educational research in education, and how can we as teacher educators play a role? In this article we give a possible way to answer these questions. In addition, we argue that it is not fruitful track seems to assume that …
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Using an online tool to support school-based ICT policy planning in primary education
An important step towards the successful integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in schools is to facilitate their capacity to develop a school-based ICT policy resulting in an ICT policy plan. Such a plan can be defined as a …Article -
Design Research in brief
The term design study has two components: research and design. Designing means to devise a systematic way and develop a solution to a problem, in this context, an educational problem. Investigations in this connection is a systematic study of the …Translated by
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