Research in the field of Science Education
Ferenc Mónus, PhD
Science education – literacy and current challenges
McFarlane D. A., (2013). Understanding the Challenges of Science Education in the 21st Century: New Opportunities for Scientific Literacy. International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, 4, 35-44.
Hazelkorn, E., Ryan, C., Beernaert, Y., Constantinou, C. P., Deca, L., Grangeat, M., ... & Welzel-Breuer, M. (2015). Science education for responsible citizenship. Report to the European Commission of the expert group on science education.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/pdf/pub_science_education/KI-NA-26-893-EN-N.pdf
Paradigms in Science Education Research
Treagust, D. F., Won, M., & Duit, R. (2014). Paradigms in science education research. In: Lederman N.G., Abell S. G., (eds.): Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (pp. 17-31). Routledge.
Science education and societies
McKinley E., Gan M. J. S. (2014). Culturally responsive science education for indigenous and ethnic minority students. In: Lederman N.G., Abell S. G., (eds.): Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (pp. 284-303). Routledge.
Student conceptions and misconceptions
Amin, T. G., Smith C. L., Marianne Wiser (2014). Student conceptions and conceptual change: Three overlapping phases of research. In: Lederman N.G., Abell S. G., (eds.): Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (pp. 71-95). Routledge.
Gurel, D. K., Eryilmaz, A., & McDermott, L. C. (2015). A review and comparison of diagnostic instruments to identify students’ misconceptions in science. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(5), 989-1008.
Disciplinary and interdisciplinary science teaching
Czerniak, C. M., Johnson, C. C. (2014). Interdisciplinary Science Teaching. In: Lederman N.G., Abell S. G., (eds.): Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (pp. 409-425). Routledge.
Jeronen, E., Palmberg, I., & Yli-Panula, E. (2017). Teaching methods in biology education and sustainability education including outdoor education for promoting sustainability—A literature review. Education Sciences, 7(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci7010001
Greenspan, Y. F. (2016). A Guide to Teaching Elementary Science – Ten Easy Steps. Sense Publishers.
https://www.sensepublishers.com/media/2609-a-guide-to-teaching-elementary-science.pdf
Si’ayah, S., Kurniawati, N. K., Velasufah, W., & Setiawan, A. R. (2019). A Brief Explanation of Basic Science Education. https://edarxiv.org/z62w8/download?format=pdf
Environmental and sustainability education - policy and research
Dyment, J. E., & Hill, A. (2015). You mean I have to teach sustainability too? Initial teacher education students’ perspectives on the sustainability cross-curriculum priority. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40(3), 2. 10.14221/ajte.2014v40n3.2
Aikens, K., McKenzie, M., & Vaughter, P. (2016). Environmental and sustainability education policy research: A systematic review of methodological and thematic trends. Environmental Education Research, 22(3), 333-359.https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1135418
Dillon, J. (2014): Enviromental education. In: Lederman N.G., Abell S. G., (eds.): Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (pp. 497-515). Routledge.
Learning environment in science teaching
Müller, K., Prenzel, M., Seidel, T., Schiepe-Tiska, A., & Kjærnsli, M. (2016). Science teaching and learning in schools: Theoretical and empirical foundations for investigating classroom-level processes. In Assessing Contexts of Learning (pp. 423-446). Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45357-6_17
Lomos, C., Hofman, R. H., & Bosker, R. J. (2011). Professional communities and student achievement–a meta-analysis. School effectiveness and school improvement, 22(2), 121-148.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09243453.2010.550467
Fraser, B. (2014). Classroom learning environments: Historical and contemporary perspectives. In Handbook of Research on Science Education Volume II (pp. 104-119). Routledge.
Rennie, L. J. (2014). Learning science outside of school. In Handbook of research on science education, Volume II (pp. 134-158). Routledge.
Teaching methods and learning strategies (choose maximum three!)
Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller & Richard E. Clark (2006) Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching, Educational Psychologist, 41:2, 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep4102_1
Kola, A. J. (2017). A Review of the Importance of Peer Instruction Argumentative Strategy (PIAS) in Science Learning. Educational Process: International Journal (EDUPIJ), 6(3), 42-55.
Chu, S. K. W., Reynolds, R. B., Tavares, N. J., Notari, M., & Lee, C. W. Y. (2017). Twenty-first century skills education in Switzerland: An example of project-based learning using Wiki in science education. In: 21st century skills development through inquiry-based learning (pp. 61-78). Springer, Singapore.
Laudonia, I., Mamlok-Naaman, R., Abels, S., & Eilks, I. (2018). Action research in science education–an analytical review of the literature. Educational Action Research, 26(3), 480-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2017.1358198
Qian, M., & Clark, K. R. (2016). Game-based Learning and 21st century skills: A review of recent research. Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 50-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.023
Broman, K., & Johnels, D. (2019). Flipping the class–University chemistry students’ experiences from a new teaching and learning approach. Chemistry Teacher International, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cti-2018-0004
Research and assessment
Black, P., & Atkin, J. M. (2014). The central role of assessment in pedagogy. In: Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (pp. 789-804). Routledge.
Fischer, H. E., Boone, W. J., & Neumann, K. N. U. T. (2014). Quantitative research designs and approaches. In: Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (pp. 32-51). Routledge.
Taylor, P. C. (2014). Contemporary qualitative research: Toward an integral research perspective. In Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (pp. 52-68). Routledge.
Reid, N. (2003). Getting started in pedagogical research in the physical sciences. LTSN Physical Sciences Centre.