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ERIC Number: EJ584639
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
The Use of a Problem-Solving-Based Instructional Model in Initiating Change in Students' Achievement and Alternative Frameworks.
Chang, Chun-Yen; Barufaldi, James P.
International Journal of Science Education, v21 n4 p373-88 Apr 1999
Reports on the effects of a problem-solving-based instructional model on earth science students' (n=172) achievement and alternative frameworks. Results revealed that the problem-solving-based instructional model significantly improved the achievement of students, especially at the application level. Students in the treatment group experienced more significant conceptual change. Contains 36 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Earth Science, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Problem Solving, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change Theory of Knowledge; Taiwan