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ERIC Number: EJ476643
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Middle School Students' Achievement in Laboratory Investigations: Explicit versus Tacit Knowledge.
Toh, Kok-Aun; Woolnough, Brian E.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v30 n5 p445-47 May 1993
Examines the relative importance of middle school students' explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge in carrying out open-ended laboratory investigations. Results indicate the students (n=207) provided with explicit knowledge through instruction performed significantly better in overall achievement in such investigations than those using only tacit knowledge. (PR)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Concept Formation, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Open Ended Investigations; Science Education Research