Striking distance: Bruce Lee & the dawn of martial arts in America     

Jessica W. Chin 《Sport in Society》2018,21(3):574-576

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The Development and Validation of a Survey for Evaluating Primary Students’ Self-efficacy in STEM Activities     

Luo  Tian  So  Winnie Wing Mui  Li  Wai Chin  Yao  Jianxin 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2021,30(3):408-419

STEM integration has become a popular concept not only in the context of education practices but also as a way of learning. The integration of the STEM domains is evident in students’ learning experiences when engaging in STEM activities. However, there is a lack of instruments for evaluating students’ levels of self-efficacy in these activities. Therefore, the aims of this study were to develop a survey for evaluating upper primary students’ self-efficacy in STEM activities and to explore whether a student’s gender, grade, and participation in STEM activities predict his or her self-efficacy in STEM activities. A total of 844 fourth- to sixth-grade primary students participated in this study. After pilot testing, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted, the survey was found to have a single-factor structure with high reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = .90). Linear regression analysis showed that school and out-of-school participation in STEM activities significantly predicted the students’ self-efficacy in STEM activities, while grade and gender did not. The survey developed in this study provides a reliable and valid way to measure students’ self-efficacy in STEM activities. These findings also highlight the importance of encouraging students’ participation in both formal and informal STEM activities.

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高中物理"模型"教学法实践研究     

蒲成强  陈应双 《物理教学探讨》2008,26(7):36-38

人们研究复杂的物理现象和过程时往往抽象成一定的"模型"进行处理.物理"模型"教学有助于学生更清楚地理解现象和过程的本质,有助于物理知识的迁移,本文对物理"模型"教学的模式及实践做了一定的研究,希望能对物理教学研究有所帮助.  相似文献   

The influence of the school in the decision to participate in learning post‐16     

Nick Foskett  Martin Dyke  Felix Maringe 《British Educational Research Journal》2008,34(1):37-61

The primary aim of this study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, was to identify the nature and influence of school‐based factors in the choices of young people about their post‐16 education, training and career pathways. The study also contributes to the wider understanding of ‘choice’, and identifies implications for the development of careers education and guidance and decision‐making awareness amongst pupils and students in schools. It also further enhances the modelling of pupil decision making in education and training markets, and in labour markets. The research is based on a series of qualitative interviews in 24 schools across nine local education authorities. Focus groups were undertaken with young people in years 10, 11 and 12. Interviews were also conducted with head teachers, heads of year and heads of careers. A postal survey of parents was also undertaken. Four key school‐based factors were found to have a very strong influence in the choices and decisions of young people about their post‐16 education, training and career pathways. These were: whether the school had a sixth form or not; the characteristics of school leadership, ethos and values; the socio‐economic status (SES) of the schools' catchment; and the organisation and delivery of careers education and guidance at the school level. In the main, high SES schools see themselves as developing pupils for academic university careers, while low SES schools maintain a rather stronger commitment to vocational pathways. The academic ethos of schools offers a very powerful influence on post‐16 choices and decisions of pupils. The usual interventions put in place to influence choices and decisions appear to have greater impact in schools with a less robust academic vision.  相似文献   

The Use of Different Translation Devices to Analyze Knowledge-Building in a University Chemistry Classroom     

Barreto  Lucas Passos  Rodrigues  Adriana Araújo Dutra  de Oliveira  Giordanna Camilla Bié  de Almeida  Laila Thayanne Gomes  Felix  Matheus Augusto Campelo  Silva  Penha de Souza  Quadros  Ana Luiza  Macedo  Andrea Mara  Mortimer  Eduardo Fleury 《Research in Science Education》2021,51(1):135-152

Research in Science Education - This research draws on Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) to understand the epistemic dimension of the higher education classroom discourse of a professor who is well...  相似文献   

Investigating the Influence of a Mixed Face-to-Face and Website Professional Development Course on the Inquiry-Based Conceptions of High School Science and Mathematics Teachers     

Hsiao-Lin Tuan  Chung-Chieh Yu  Chi-Chin Chin 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2017,15(8):1385-1401

The purposes of this study are to report the influences of a mixed delivery professional development [PD] course involving face-to-face classes and the mentoring assisted inquiry-based teaching [MAIT] website that addressed the conceptual change and self-efficacy of high school mathematics and science teachers’ conceptions of inquiry-based teaching. Twenty-five in-service high school science and mathematics teachers participated in a 9 weeks, 4 h per week PD course. Data collection included the pre-post Inquiry Teaching Efficacy Questionnaire [ITEQ], teachers’ reflective journals posted on the MAIT website, teachers’ assignments requested by the course instructor, and follow-up teachers’ interviews. Findings revealed that both mathematics and science teachers’ conceptions of inquiry teaching show significant improvements after the course. The mixed delivery PD course had the same influence on science and mathematics teachers. The authentic video clips and lesson plans provided on the MAIT website and the specific feedback toward teachers’ performance are the main factors that shaped teachers’ inquiry-based teaching conceptions.  相似文献   

A Framework for Designing and Evaluating Virtual Seminars     

Helmut Felix Friedrich  Aemilian Hron  & Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse 《European Journal of Education》2001,36(2):157-174

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Erratum     

Hsiao-Lin Tuan  Chi-Chin Chin  Chi-Chung Tsai  Su-Fey Cheng 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2007,5(4):765-765

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Museum Experience — a Resource for Science Teacher Education   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Chi-Chin Chin 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2004,2(1):63-90

In this study, the researcher included an extensive science museum experience for the pre-service secondary science teachers within a teaching methods course to enhance their learning to teach science. The extensive museum experience covered four aspects: the visit, discussion with museum educators, the development of lesson plans, and practising teaching in the science museum. Twenty-one pre-service science teachers attended this course. Qualitative methods were used for data collection and analysis. The data sources included field notes, reports, diaries, and interviews. The findings show that this course connecting museum resources and context had created a novel situation for pre-service science teachers to learn how to teach science. The discourses with the museum educators also provided them with innovations in education beyond the gains from traditional teacher education. Through developing and practising teaching activities, they improved their understanding of the meanings and effective ways to use museum resources in science teaching. Pre-service science teachers reported that getting feedback from peers and observing modeling teaching was helpful. This course provided an alternative way to view how scientific activities were developed for junior high students. In general, the use of museum settings provides a new profile of learning and teaching course for pre-service science teachers in Taiwan. Based on the findings, this study makes suggestions for those science teacher educators who would like to use science museum resources and contexts to nurture prospective science teachers.  相似文献   

An Outreach Support Group for International Students     

Timothy B. Smith  Li-Chen Chin  Arpana G. Inman  Jennifer Hudson Findling 《Journal of College Counseling》1999,2(2):188-190

International students often face challenges in adjusting to their new environment without the use of local supports such as counseling. This article suggests how universities can form an outreach support group that encourages the participation of international students by minimizing the stigma associated with using mental health services and by addressing relevant practical and emotional issues that international students face.  相似文献