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ERIC Number: EJ518817
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0045-0855
The Development of Expertise in Science Investigation Skills.
Hackling, Mark W.; Garnett, Patrick J.
Australian Science Teachers Journal, v41 n4 p80-85 Dec 1995
Uses a problem-solving task to compare the performance of school students, university students, and research scientists on a laboratory-based science investigation. Reports limitations in the work of the school students and provides insights into the development and nature of expertise in investigation skills. Presents recommendations for modification of school and university laboratory work. Contains 29 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Problem Solving, Science Experiments, Science Laboratories, Science Process Skills, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Research, Secondary Education, Skill Analysis
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia