Category: Education

Understanding Student Thinking and Learning in the Classroom The original purpose of this chapter was to provide an account of student thinking in the classroom. There was a time, some years ago, when the content of such a chapter would have been self-evident. It would have included research on the development of problem solving skills and on the ways in which teachers could encourage students to use higher-order cognitive skills by asking appropriate questions and setting appropriate problems. My own … Continue reading “Latest Research on Student Thinking : Feb 2022”

The processes of student learning The paper will discuss some research results on the application of recent descriptions of student learning (specifically by Pask and Marton) to students’ normal academic methods of studying. The study to be discussed differs from the original studies in that it attempted to analyse a number of real working situations for a group of about 30 students, obtaining as much detail as possible on all aspects of the students’ perceptions of their work in those … Continue reading “Latest Research on Student Learning : Feb 2022”

Computers in physics education We start with an exposition of the situation of the physics education community at the beginning of the 21st century. We revise the findings of physics education research and then make a short survey of the different possible uses of computers in education as well as point out what are the best practices in classroom and present some outstanding experiences and uses.[1] Resource Letter: PER-1: Physics Education Research The purpose of this Resource Letter is to … Continue reading “Latest Research on Physics education : Feb 2022”

[1] The Problem of Underqualified Teachers in American Secondary Schools This article presents the results of a research project on the phenomenon of out-of-field teaching in American high schools–teachers teaching subjects for which they have little education or training. Over the past couple of years, the problem of out-of-field teaching has become a prominent topic in the realm of educational policy and reform, and the results of this research have been widely reported and commented on both by education policymakers … Continue reading “News Update on Secondary Schools : May 21”

[1] The initial knowledge state of college physics students An instrument to assess the basic knowledge state of students taking a first course in physics has been designed and validated. Measurements with the instrument show that the student’s initial qualitative, common sense beliefs about motion and causes has a large effect on performance in physics, but conventional instruction induces only a small change in those beliefs. [2] Helping physics students learn how to learn Students’ “epistemological” beliefs—their views about the … Continue reading “News Update on Physics Students : April 21”

[1] The development and use of an instrument to assess students’ attitude to the study of chemistry This paper reports on aspects of a three-phase study whose aim was to gather information on undergraduates’ responses to the study of science. The emphasis of this paper is on methodological issues arising from considerations of how to measure and analyse data on attitudes. The study draws on the methodology employed in an earlier study undertaken in Canada, the Views on Science-Technology-Society (VOSTS) … Continue reading “Latest Research News on Students Attitude : April 21”

Factors affecting students’ attitude toward online shopping To ensure the success of online business, it is important for the retailers to understand their targeted customers. The aim of this study examines the significance of attitude toward online shopping. The objectives of the study are two fold. The first section seeks to determine relationship between attitude towards online shopping with shopping orientations and perceived benefits scales. [1] Managing Students’ Attitude towards Science through Problem – Solving Instructional Strategy The study was … Continue reading “Latest Research on Students’ Attitude: July – 2020”