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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Effects of Concept and Vee Mappings under Three Learning Modes on Jamaican Eighth Graders' Knowledge of Nutrition and Plant Reproduction
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Ugwu, Okechukwu; Soyibo, Kola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2004
The first objective of this study was to investigate if the experimental students' post-test knowledge of nutrition and plant reproduction would be improved more significantly than that of their control group counterparts based on their treatment, attitudes to science, self-esteem, gender and socio-economic background. Treatment involved teaching…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Scientific Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Performance Tests
Effects of Lecture, Teacher Demonstrations, Discussion and Practical Work on 10th Graders' Attitudes to Chemistry and Understanding of Electrolysis.
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Thompson, Jerome; Soyibo, Kola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2002
Investigates whether the use of the combination of lecture, teacher demonstrations, class discussion, and student practical work in small groups significantly improved experimental subjects' attitudes to chemistry and understanding of electrolysis more than their control group counterparts who were not exposed to practical work. Examines whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Concept Formation, Secondary Education
An Analysis of High School Students' Performance on Five Integrated Science Process Skills.
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Beaumont-Walters, Yvonne; Soyibo, Kola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2001
This study determined Jamaican high school students' (n=305) level of performance on five integrated science process skills with performance linked to gender, grade level, school location, school type, student type, and socio-economic background (SEB). Statistically significant differences in performance based on grade level, school type, student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Secondary Education
Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) on 11th Graders' Attitudes to Biology and CAI and Understanding of Reproduction in Plants and Animals.
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Soyibo, Kola; Hudson, Ann – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2000
Investigates whether the use of the combination of lecture, discussion, and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) significantly improved students' attitudes toward biology and their understanding of reproduction in plants and animals. Studies grade 11 Jamaican female students (n=77) from two traditional high schools in Kingston. (Contains 19…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Gender Differences in Caribbean Students' Performance on a Test of Errors in Biological Labelling.
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Soyibo, Kola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1999
Discusses the performance of 11th-grade students from Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad (n=1216) on an Errors in Biological Labeling Test (EBLT). Concludes that performance was low in six categories of errors, and that girls performed significantly better on each category of error than did boys. Contains 15…
Descriptors: Biology, Diagrams, Error Correction, Foreign Countries
An Assessment of Caribbean Integrated Science Textbooks' Practical Tasks.
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Soyibo, Kola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1998
Analyzes the structure and skill level of the tasks in the practical activities prescribed in eight process-oriented integrated science textbooks for Caribbean students in grades seven through nine. Results indicate that most of the tasks are structured and deductive in approach. Contains 42 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8
Occupational Stress Factors and Coping Strategies among Jamaican High School Science Teachers.
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Soyibo, Kola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1994
To help in redressing a lack of studies on science teacher stress worldwide, this study reports on data from 230 high school teachers in Jamaica using a 40-item self-report instrument. The implications of the findings for the retention of science teachers and effective science teaching are underlined. (LZ)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Influences, Labor Turnover