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ERIC Number: EJ287217
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The Influence of Instructional Methods on Concept Learning.
Dunn, Carolyn S.
Science Education, v67 n5 p647-56 Oct 1983
Compared effect of six instructional strategies (discovery, two expository lessons, prototype development, interrogatory, and combination of interrogatory/prototype development) on concept learning of college students (N=230). Results suggest use of prototype developmental method alone or in combination with interrogatory method if high levels of concept attainment are desired. (JM)
Descriptors: College Science, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Conventional Instruction, Discovery Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research