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| Science Education | 175 |
Author
| Novak, Joseph D. | 6 |
| Boblick, John M. | 4 |
| Kuhn, David J. | 4 |
| Dawson, C. J. | 3 |
| Herron, J. Dudley | 3 |
| Kahle, Jane B. | 3 |
| Lawson, Anton E. | 3 |
| Linn, Marcia C. | 3 |
| Rowell, J. A. | 3 |
| Billeh, Victor Y. | 2 |
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| Journal Articles | 12 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Books | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 4 |
| Teachers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMayfield, John M. – Science Education, 1976
Seventeen five-member groups of secondary students were studied as they attempted to solve a science problem through group discussion. Results of the study show both advantages and disadvantages of this type of instruction. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics, Instruction
Peer reviewedMartin, John F. – Science Education, 1976
Discusses previous research on the potential of small-group activities in both research and instructional contexts, and considers the use of a science task as a context for group problem-solving. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Group Discussion, Instruction, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedLunetta, Vincent N. – Science Education, 1976
Discusses the role of the science educator in helping youth develop skills that are relevant and meaningful in a technological society while emphasizing hope and human values. (MLH)
Descriptors: Instruction, Science Education, Social Attitudes, Social Problems
Peer reviewedMayer, Victor J. – Science Education, 1976
A follow-up study of teacher education programs in earth science reveals few changes in instructional methods and course requirements, and shows little progress in adopting nationally-developed recommendations for an interdisciplinary approach. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum, Earth Science, Educational Research
Peer reviewedKahle, Jane B.; And Others – Science Education, 1976
Students from a large urban high school studied a biology unit with one of four instructional modes: timed audio-tutorial, self-paced audio-tutorial, traditional with study guides, traditional with visual aids. The self-paced audio-tutorial group performed significantly better than did the other groups. (MLH)
Descriptors: Biology, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Research, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedKahle, Jane B.; And Others – Science Education, 1976
Analyzes four instructional methods used to teach biology to disadvantaged high school students in terms of learning efficiency (net gain mean/total time mean). Concludes that individualized methods are more efficient than group methods. (MLH)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Economics, Educational Research, Efficiency
Peer reviewedChiappetta, Eugene L. – Science Education, 1976
Reviews the science education literature on (1) the developmental level of adolescents, (2) the relationship between cognitive development and science achievement, and (3) the implications of Piagetian studies to science teaching at the secondary and college level. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Research, Higher Education, Instruction
Peer reviewedMunson, Howard – Science Education, 1976
Discusses teacher characteristics, student characteristics, curriculum development, and instructional methods related to secondary science education in West Germany. (MLH)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Programs, Foreign Countries, Instruction
Peer reviewedBach, Klaus-Dieter – Science Education, 1976
Discusses developments in teacher education; preservice education of elementary science teachers, the influence of U.S. science curricula, professional organizations in science teaching, and recent trends in West German science education. (MLH)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSimmons, Ellen Stephanie – Science Education, 1977
Investigates effects of method of presentation and structure on secondary student's acquisition of knowledge and psychomotor skills in teaching use of the compound microscope. Psychomotor skills and knowledge acquisitions were both found to be directly related to high structure and separated presentations. (SL)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Educational Research, Instruction
Peer reviewedLamb, William G. – Science Education, 1977
Evaluates a module for training science teachers to ask cognitive questions. (SL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Inquiry, Instruction
Peer reviewedEarl, Robert D.; Winkeljohn, Dorothy R. – Science Education, 1977
Evaluates the attitudes of elementary teachers towards science and science teaching. (SL)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedWollman, Warren; Lawson, Anton E. – Science Education, 1977
Reports a procedure for training fifth and seventh grade students to substantially improve their understanding and use of controlled experimentation procedures. (SL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRachelson, Stan – Science Education, 1977
Argues that current teaching of scientific inquiry overemphasizes hypothesis testing to the exclusion of hypothesis generation. (SL)
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Inquiry, Instruction, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedTamir, P. – Science Education, 1976
The relationship of certain teacher background variables to their attitudes priorities, expectations, and instructional practices regarding botany and zoology was investigated. Teachers were grouped into three categories: botanists, zoologists, and neutrals; the academic achievement of the students of the teachers in the three categories was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Botany, Educational Research, Instruction
