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ERIC Number: EJ284612
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Sep
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Experimental Problem Solving: An Instructional Improvement Field Experiment.
Ross, John A.; Maynes, Florence J.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v20 n6 p543-56 Sep 1983
An instructional program based on expert-novice differences in experimental problem-solving performance was taught to grade six students (N=265). Performance was assessed with multiple-choice and open-ended measures of specific transfer. Between-group comparisons using pretest scores as covariate showed treatment condition students consistently outperforming controls; similar results were revealed in the within-group comparisons. (JN)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Grade 6, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Design, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Programs, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research