In this study I have described and tried to comprehend how a female science teacher understands her practice. Additionally, I have developed some understanding of her understanding of the nature of science. While teaching science, a teacher projects messages about the nature of …
The use of surprise as a tool for increase in learning was first discovered by Charles Darwin (1936) and reinforced by the famous child Psychologist, Piaget (1964). In 1966 J. Suchman invented the inductive inquiry based learning model centered in inquiry regarding problem-based…
The main purposes of the present study are to investigate the differences on student's attitudes toward physics and their perceptions regarding classroom climate during physics classes based on gender and grade level. In addition, the study also explores female students' opinion…
This thesis study investigates the integration of traditional indigenous knowledge into an elementary school curriculum in the Amharic speaking regions of Ethiopia. The main question it addresses is whether science education in this developing country builds on the learners' sch…
The importance of science and technology in the global economy has led to growing emphasis on math and science achievement all over the world. In this study, I seek to identify variables at the student-level and school-level that account for the variation in science achievement …
This case study sought to uncover how Science is taught in a community-run private English-medium school in a low to middle-income district of Karachi, Pakistan. The high demand placed on both the students and the teachers to be fully proficient in English appeared to be an unre…