ERIC Number: ED259903
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 73
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Investigations in Science Education. Volume 11, Number 2.
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed.
Investigations in Science Education, v11 n2 1985
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques are presented for 11 articles related to instruction, attitudes, and teacher education. The research studies examined: (1) an instructional strategy incorporating process and conceptual knowledge to promote transfer of learning; (2) effects of instruction using a Visual Response System on achievement of male juvenile delinquents; (3) student's general reasoning ability and usefulness of pictures in science textual material; (4) classroom climates (degree of freedom provided by the teacher) and content achievement in college-level science; (5) chemistry students' cognitive preference and patterns of achievement; (6) student perceptions of instructional effectiveness of small group discussion, role-playing activities, and computer-based simulations on student competencies in dealing with classroom transactions; (7) effects of an environmental science education program on inservice teachers' attitudes; (8) a survey of K-12 science educators' attitudes and practices on career education; (9) hierarchical structures of environmental concerns; (10) formal/informal aspects of the supervisor's role and supervision effectiveness; and (11) workshops designed to improve teacher knowledge about energy. (DH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Research; ERIC Publications
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Science and Mathematics Education.; ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, Columbus, OH.
Identifiers: Science Education Research


