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ERIC Number: EJ065056
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
A Study in the Use of "Invitations to Enquiry" and Student Attitude
Starr, Robert J.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 9, 3, 247-251, 72
There was no significant difference in attitudes toward biology between high-ability grade nine biology students exposed to 20 randomly selected Invitations to Enquiry'' and similar students whose course did not include invitations. There is some suggestion that more difficult Invitations'' later in the course may have arrested a general decline in attitude toward biology (AL)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Biology, Discovery Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Evaluation, Inquiry, Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary School Science
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Identifiers: Invitations to Enquiry