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View article: AI in STEM Teacher Education: Inquiry into Capabilities of an Emerging Technology
AI in STEM Teacher Education: Inquiry into Capabilities of an Emerging Technology Open
Important prerequisites for effective teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are outlined in the refined consensus model of pedagogical content knowledge: Teachers need to become able to apply their pedagogica…
View article: Widening the Focus of Science Assessment via Structural Topic Modeling
Widening the Focus of Science Assessment via Structural Topic Modeling Open
Traditional assessment has been criticized for being narrow and missing the learners’ strengths. In this paper, we illustrate that unsupervised machine learning, specifically structural topic models (STMs), can assist in identifying potent…
View article: Fast-and-frugal means to assess reflection-related reasoning processes in teacher training—Development and evaluation of a scalable machine learning-based metric
Fast-and-frugal means to assess reflection-related reasoning processes in teacher training—Development and evaluation of a scalable machine learning-based metric Open
Reflection is hypothesized to be a key component for teachers’ professional development and is often assessed and facilitated through written reflections in university-based teacher education. Empirical research shows that reflection-relat…
View article: The transfer of digitalized teaching-learning and assessment tools in higher education: approaches and best practices
The transfer of digitalized teaching-learning and assessment tools in higher education: approaches and best practices Open
Digital technology has emerged as a key topic in the context of digital transformation in educational systems (Selwyn 2012) and of recent teaching and learning challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic (Carrillo and Flores 2020).As …
View article: Enhancing writing analytics in science education research with machine learning and natural language processing—Formative assessment of science and non-science preservice teachers’ written reflections
Enhancing writing analytics in science education research with machine learning and natural language processing—Formative assessment of science and non-science preservice teachers’ written reflections Open
Introduction Science educators use writing assignments to assess competencies and facilitate learning processes such as conceptual understanding or reflective thinking. Writing assignments are typically scored with holistic, summative codi…
View article: Characterisation of Fibre Bundle Deformation Behaviour—Test Rig, Results and Conclusions
Characterisation of Fibre Bundle Deformation Behaviour—Test Rig, Results and Conclusions Open
Deformation of continuous fibre reinforced plastics during thermally-assisted forming or joining processes leads to a change of the initial material structure. The load behaviour of composite parts strongly depends on the resultant materia…
View article: What Does the Curriculum Say? Review of the Particle Physics Content in 27 High-School Physics Curricula
What Does the Curriculum Say? Review of the Particle Physics Content in 27 High-School Physics Curricula Open
This international curricular review provides a structured overview of the particle physics content in 27 state, national, and international high-school physics curricula. The review was based on a coding manual that included 60 concepts t…
View article: Modelling STEM Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge in the Framework of the Refined Consensus Model: A Systematic Literature Review
Modelling STEM Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge in the Framework of the Refined Consensus Model: A Systematic Literature Review Open
Science education researchers have developed a refined understanding of the structure of science teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), but how to develop applicable and situation-adequate PCK remains largely unclear. A potential p…
View article: Bridging the Gap Between Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment in Science Education Research with Machine Learning — A Case for Pretrained Language Models-Based Clustering
Bridging the Gap Between Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment in Science Education Research with Machine Learning — A Case for Pretrained Language Models-Based Clustering Open
Science education researchers typically face a trade-off between more quantitatively oriented confirmatory testing of hypotheses, or more qualitatively oriented exploration of novel hypotheses. More recently, open-ended, constructed respon…
View article: Learning Goals of Professional Development Programs at Science Research Institutions: A Delphi Study with Different Stakeholder Groups
Learning Goals of Professional Development Programs at Science Research Institutions: A Delphi Study with Different Stakeholder Groups Open
Effective professional development programs (PDPs) rely on welldefined goals. However, recent studies on PDPs have not explored\nthe goals from a multi-stakeholder perspective. This study identifies\nthe most important learning goals of PD…
View article: Additive Manufacturing-Based In Situ Consolidation of Continuous Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polycarbonate
Additive Manufacturing-Based In Situ Consolidation of Continuous Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polycarbonate Open
Continuous carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites have convincing anisotropic properties, which can be used to strengthen structural components in a local, variable and efficient way. In this study, an additive manufacturing (AM)…
View article: Professional knowledge affects<scp>action‐related</scp>skills: The development of<scp>preservice</scp>physics teachers' explaining skills during a field experience
Professional knowledge affects<span>action‐related</span>skills: The development of<span>preservice</span>physics teachers' explaining skills during a field experience Open
Professional knowledge is an important source of science teachers' actions in the classroom (e.g., personal professional content knowledge [pedagogical content knowledge, PCK] is the source of enacted PCK in the refined consensus model [RC…
View article: Perceived relevance of university physics problems by pre-service physics teachers: personal constructs
Perceived relevance of university physics problems by pre-service physics teachers: personal constructs Open
Pre-service physics teachers often do not recognise the relevance for their future career in their university content knowledge courses. A lower perceived relevance can, however, have a negative effect on their motivation and on their acad…
View article: Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop - Flexicask Design and Testing Report
Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop - Flexicask Design and Testing Report Open
This report documents the design development and testing of the Flexicask system for the Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL). Currently, METL has completed Phase I construction and has been operating for over a year. The Flexicask syst…
View article: Testing the Consensus Model
Testing the Consensus Model Open
The structure and definition of professional knowledge is a continuing focus of science education research. In 2012, a pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) summit was held and it suggested a model of professional knowledge and skill includi…
View article: Does it Matter What We Measure? Domain-specific Professional Knowledge of Physics Teachers
Does it Matter What We Measure? Domain-specific Professional Knowledge of Physics Teachers Open
Can we be confident that extensively validated tests for teachers on their professional knowledge actually measure what matters for effective teaching? This study investigated the relations between physics teachers’ domain-specific profess…
View article: Increasing the Perceived Relevance of University Physics Problems by Focusing on School-Related Content Knowledge
Increasing the Perceived Relevance of University Physics Problems by Focusing on School-Related Content Knowledge Open
The goal of this study is to increase the perceived relevance of university content knowledge courses by physics pre-service teachers. To achieve this goal problem sets discussed in tutorial groups, which are part of first-year physics cou…
View article: Testing the Consensus Model: relationships among physics teachers’ professional knowledge, interconnectedness of content structure and student achievement
Testing the Consensus Model: relationships among physics teachers’ professional knowledge, interconnectedness of content structure and student achievement Open
The structure and definition of professional knowledge is a continuing focus of science education research. In 2012, a pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) summit was held and it suggested a model of professional knowledge and skill includi…
View article: Development and Evaluation of a Construct Map for the Understanding of the Expansion of the Universe
Development and Evaluation of a Construct Map for the Understanding of the Expansion of the Universe Open
The expansion of the universe is one of three pillars of the Big Bang theory and, therefore, an important aspect in cosmology. How the understanding hereof, including the complex concept of an expanding space, is developing, is not yet com…
View article: Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop - Phase 1 Status Report
Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop - Phase 1 Status Report Open
This report documents the current status of the Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL) as of the end of FY2016. Currently, METL is in Phase I of its design and construction. Once operational, the METL facility will test small to intermedi…