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ERIC Number: EJ495653
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Teaching Self-Direction to Enhance Children's Thinking in Physical Science.
Hudgins, Bryce B.; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v88 n1 p15-27 Sep-Oct 1994
Fifty middle-grade students conducted science experiments either as members of small groups taught skills of self-directed critical thinking, or as members of a teacher-directed class, or as members of a control group. Experimental students scored highest on tests of relevant science content. The first group outperformed the others when individually given new problems to solve. (SM)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Classroom Research, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Students, Gravity (Physics), Independent Study, Intermediate Grades, Physical Sciences, Science Instruction, Self Directed Groups, Small Group Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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