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ERIC Number: EJ344462
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Learning Environmental Science from Text Aided by a Diagnostic and Prescriptive Instructional Strategy.
Farragher, Pierce; Szabo, Michael
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v23 n6 p557-69 Sep 1986
Reviews a study which examined the effects of types of feedback and diagnostic testing on learning from text aided by a diagnostic/prescriptive instructional strategy. Significant differences in instructional time and learning efficiency were observed from participating undergraduates (n=150) which were not linearly related to feedback complexity. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Environmental Education, Feedback, Higher Education, Information Processing, Instructional Improvement, Learning Strategies, Science Education, Science Instruction, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research