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ERIC Number: EJ495652
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Effects of Advance Questioning and Prior Knowledge on Science Learning.
Osman, Mohamed, E.; Hannafin, Michael J.
Journal of Educational Research, v88 n1 p5-13 Sep-Oct 1994
Reports a study that examined the effects of conceptual orienting questions and differences in prior knowledge on factual learning and problem solving in biology. Tenth graders who participated in control or orienting questions groups completed posttests. Results indicated that question groups outscored the control group. (SM)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Research, Grade 10, High School Students, Learning Strategies, Prior Learning, Problem Solving, Questioning Techniques, Science Instruction, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Orienting Instruction