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ERIC Number: EJ446457
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Influencing Student Understanding of the Nature of Science: Data from a Case of Curriculum Development.
Meichtry, Yvonne J.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v29 n4 p389-407 Apr 1992
More than 1,600 middle school students, including an experimental group exposed to the Biological Science Curriculum Study (BSCS), were administered the Modified Nature of Scientific Knowledge Scale. Results indicate that the students utilizing the traditional science curriculum possessed a significantly better understanding of the testable nature of science than did BSCS students. (37 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Curriculum Development, Experimental Groups, General Science, Middle Schools, Pretests Posttests, Program Effectiveness, Research Needs, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Policymakers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Biological Sciences Curriculum Study; Constructivism; Nature of Scientific Knowledge Scale; Science Education Research
Note: Special Issue. Teaching about the History and Nature of Science and Technology.