Bringing science to life: A synthesis of the research evidence on the effects of context‐based and STS approaches to science teaching

J Bennett, F Lubben, S Hogarth - Science education, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Context‐based and science–technology–society (STS) approaches to teaching science in
high school have become widely used over the past two decades. They aspire to foster more …

'Clarity bordering on stupidity': where's the quality in systematic review?

M MacLure - Knowledge Production, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Clarity bordering on stupidity, a dog's life.(André Breton)… clever people observe more
things and more curiously, but they interpret them… We need a man either v ery honest, or …

A thematic review of studies into the effectiveness of context-based chemistry curricula

N Ültay, M Çalık - Journal of science education and technology, 2012 - Springer
Context-based chemistry education aims at making connections between real life and the
scientific content of chemistry courses. The purpose of this study was to evaluate context …

Investigating optimal learning moments in US and Finnish science classes

B Schneider, J Krajcik, J Lavonen… - Journal of Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study explores how often students are engaged in their science classes and their
affective states during these times, using an innovative methodology that records these …

[PDF][PDF] Context-based chemical education: How to improve it?

O De Jong - Chemical Education International, 2008 - researchgate.net
Chemical education reform is under way in many countries. An important reason for this
reform is the growing dissatisfaction with the position of many chemistry curricula: quite …

Improving students' chemical literacy levels on thermochemical and thermodynamics concepts through a context-based approach

C Cigdemoglu, O Geban - Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The aim of this study was to delve into the effect of context-based approach (CBA) over
traditional instruction (TI) on students' chemical literacy level related to thermochemical and …

Fostering today what is needed tomorrow: Investigating students' interest in science

JS Blankenburg, TN Höffler, I Parchmann - Science education, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the structure of German sixth‐grade students' interest in science (N=
474; age 11–12 years) by considering different subject‐related contexts (biology, chemistry …

An application of context-and problem-based learning (C-PBL) into teaching thermodynamics

M Baran, M Sozbilir - Research in Science Education, 2018 - Springer
This study aims to investigate the applicability of context-and problem-based learning (C-
PBL) into teaching thermodynamics and to examine its influence on the students' …

Systematic reviews of research in science education: rigour or rigidity?

J Bennett, F Lubben, S Hogarth… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the role of systematic reviews of research literature and considers what
they have to offer research in science education. The origins of systematic reviews are …

Girls and physics: Continuing barriers to 'belonging'

P Murphy, E Whitelegg - The Curriculum Journal, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The article discusses selected findings of a narrative review, funded by the Institute of
Physics, in response to the continuing decline in the number of girls studying physics post …