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Tamir, P. – Journal of Biological Education, 1974
A comparative study of student achievement in botany and zoology based on data of 10 studies conducted in 20 countries. Up to age 14, students achieve better in zoology; after age 14, students achieve better in botany. Based on the findings, recommendations are suggested regarding curriculum planning, laboratory work and the need for specific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Botany, Comparative Education
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Dreyfus, A.; And Others – Journal of Biological Education, 1979
Investigates processes leading to a rationale for designing a teacher's manual. A sample of 45 teachers was used to give feedback information before, during and after teaching a newly developed laboratory block in genetics for the eleventh-twelfth grade level in Israel. (HM)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Research, Genetics, Laboratory Manuals
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Zion, Michal; Shapira, Devora; Slezak, Michaella; Link, Efrat; Bashan, Nurit; Brumer, Miri; Orian, Talmona; Nussinovitch, R.; Agrest, Bruria; Mendelovici, Ruth – Journal of Biological Education, 2004
In recent years, the science teaching community and curriculum developers have emphasised the importance of teaching inquiry and teaching science as inquiry. One way of developing learners' skills for planning and carrying out scientific research is by allowing them to perform independent research, guided by a teacher. It was recently discovered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Research, Biology, Teacher Guidance