Ron Blonder
Biographic Data
| ID | 3052263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ron Blonder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ron |
| FAMILY NAME | Blonder |
| SIGNATURE | BLONDER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Weizmann Institute of Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4796-4678 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Game-based nanoeducation
Nanotechnology involves manipulating matter at the nanoscale (approximately 1–100 nm), where materials often exhibit properties that differ from their bulk forms. Nanomaterials are widely used in medicine, energy, environmental applications, and other fields. Despite its scientific and societal importance, integrating nanoscale science and technology (NST) into secondary education remains challenging. Constraints include limited curricular time, …
Preparing in-service science teachers for the AI era
As artificial intelligence (AI), and particularly Generative AI (GenAI), is increasingly being integrated into education, preparing teachers for the AI era is essential. This study presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a graduate-level course for in-service STEM teachers; it was designed according to six established principles of effective teacher professional development (PD) and structured around the United Nations Educational,…
Powered by emotions
This study explored the impact of authentic out‐of‐school learning on students' beliefs about their science learning efficacy and career aspirations. The learning activity, designed following an authentic learning framework, was led by research scientists. We examined how students' emotions, induced in an authentic scientific activity, mediated the connection between the perceived authenticity and the self‐efficacy/aspiration beliefs. Data were g…
Navigating the online learning journey by self-regulation
The SEMinal impact of contemporary science
Curriculum development for student agency on sustainability issues
Despite unprecedented global challenges to the environment, research show that many young people are pessimistic about their ability to address these challenges. This paper explores one approach designed to guide middle-school teachers and their students to develop and practice agency about sustainability issues: via a curriculum that challenges students to solve problems by analyzing real-world data and developing scientific arguments, as a basi…
Let them choose
Development and evaluation of an online course on nanotechnology for the professional development of chemistry teachers
Professional development courses help teachers integrate new content knowledge into the high-school curriculum. Designing practical online courses for this purpose is challenging, particularly in emerging fields such as nanotechnology. In this study, we evaluated such a course in three complementary dimensions: (1) knowledge, (2) the complexity of learners' understanding, and (3) learners' difficulties during the course. We evaluated the first as…
International collaborative follow-up investigation of graduating high school students’ understandings of the nature of scientific inquiry
Understandings of the nature of scientific inquiry (NOSI), as opposed to engaging students in inquiry learning experiences, are included in science education reform documents around the world. However, little is known about what students have learned about NOSI during their pre-college school years. The purpose of this large-scale follow-up international project (i.e. 32 countries and regions, spanning six continents and including 3917 students f…
Factors That Promote/Inhibit Teaching Gifted Students in a Regular Class
The current study aims at better understanding the factors that promote and hinder chemistry teachers in teaching a gifted student in their regular chemistry class. In addition, it provides evidence of ways that teachers perceive a professional development course dealing with a gifted student in a mixed-abilities science classroom. Eighty-four photonarratives were collected from 14 chemistry teachers that participated in the course about teaching…
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Factors That Promote/Inhibit Teaching Gifted Students in a Regular Class
The current study aims at better understanding the factors that promote and hinder chemistry teachers in teaching a gifted student in their regular chemistry class. In addition, it provides evidence of ways that teachers perceive a professional development course dealing with a gifted student in a mixed-abilities science classroom. Eighty-four photonarratives were collected from 14 chemistry teachers that participated in the course about teaching…
International collaborative follow-up investigation of graduating high school students’ understandings of the nature of scientific inquiry
Understandings of the nature of scientific inquiry (NOSI), as opposed to engaging students in inquiry learning experiences, are included in science education reform documents around the world. However, little is known about what students have learned about NOSI during their pre-college school years. The purpose of this large-scale follow-up international project (i.e. 32 countries and regions, spanning six continents and including 3917 students f…
Curriculum development for student agency on sustainability issues
Despite unprecedented global challenges to the environment, research show that many young people are pessimistic about their ability to address these challenges. This paper explores one approach designed to guide middle-school teachers and their students to develop and practice agency about sustainability issues: via a curriculum that challenges students to solve problems by analyzing real-world data and developing scientific arguments, as a basi…
Let them choose
Development and evaluation of an online course on nanotechnology for the professional development of chemistry teachers
Professional development courses help teachers integrate new content knowledge into the high-school curriculum. Designing practical online courses for this purpose is challenging, particularly in emerging fields such as nanotechnology. In this study, we evaluated such a course in three complementary dimensions: (1) knowledge, (2) the complexity of learners' understanding, and (3) learners' difficulties during the course. We evaluated the first as…
Navigating the online learning journey by self-regulation
The SEMinal impact of contemporary science
Powered by emotions
This study explored the impact of authentic out‐of‐school learning on students' beliefs about their science learning efficacy and career aspirations. The learning activity, designed following an authentic learning framework, was led by research scientists. We examined how students' emotions, induced in an authentic scientific activity, mediated the connection between the perceived authenticity and the self‐efficacy/aspiration beliefs. Data were g…
Game-based nanoeducation
Nanotechnology involves manipulating matter at the nanoscale (approximately 1–100 nm), where materials often exhibit properties that differ from their bulk forms. Nanomaterials are widely used in medicine, energy, environmental applications, and other fields. Despite its scientific and societal importance, integrating nanoscale science and technology (NST) into secondary education remains challenging. Constraints include limited curricular time, …
Preparing in-service science teachers for the AI era
As artificial intelligence (AI), and particularly Generative AI (GenAI), is increasingly being integrated into education, preparing teachers for the AI era is essential. This study presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a graduate-level course for in-service STEM teachers; it was designed according to six established principles of effective teacher professional development (PD) and structured around the United Nations Educational,…
Pedagogy (7 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Science education (5 works) · Science Education and Pedagogy (5 works) · Online Learning and Analytics (3 works) · Professional development (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Career Development and Diversity (2 works)