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50 Years of ERIC
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Lessons for Science Education: The Print Media's Reporting of the Chernobyl Cloud Over Britain in 1986.
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Cross, R. T.; And Others – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1996
Focuses on the information concerning the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster provided to the British public by respected sections of the print media. Concludes that the three important representatives of the British press failed to inform the public of the potential dangers of the radioactive fallout. Discusses implications for science education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mass Media Role, News Media, Science Education
Gender Differences in Attitudes to Science for Third-Year Pupils: An Argument for Single-Sex Teaching Groups in Mixed Schools.
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Harvey, T. J.; Stables, A. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1986
Examines the attitudes to science, physics, chemistry, biology, and to school of students in mixed and single-sex secondary schools from England. Results are used to support an argument for separating students by sex for studying some subjects in mixed schools. (ML)
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Instruction
Research into "Alternative Frameworks": Promise and Problems.
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Head, John – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1986
Offers perspectives on research related to students' ideas about science prior to instruction. Discusses possible origins of prior knowledge, the requirements for conceptual change, and reviews instructional implications. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Dimensional Analysis: A Neo-Piagetian Evaluation of M-demand of Chemistry Problems.
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Niaz, Mansoor – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
The purpose of this study was to develop a procedure for the evaluation of M-demand of chemistry problems. It was shown that dimensional analysis upon the Neo-Piagetian theory of Pascual-Leone could help science teachers to understand the epistemological basis of their discipline. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology