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ERIC Number: EJ179767
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Effect of the BSCS Inquiry Slides on the Critical Thinking Ability of First-Year High School Biology Students
Story, Lloyd; Brown, Iva D.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 14, 4, 341-5, Jul 77
Utilizes a factorial design with the variables "use or non-use of Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) inquiry slides" and "BSCS biology or non-BSCS biology." Eighteen classes of high school biology students were used in the study. Among other findings, groups using BSCS slides were found to be overall superior on measures of critical thinking ability. (CP)
Descriptors: Biology, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Instruction, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods, Visual Aids
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Identifiers: Biological Sciences Curriculum Study