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Peer reviewedAkindehin, Folajimi – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1987
Reports on a study in which the Introductory Science Teacher Education (ISTE) instructional package was used to promote favorable science related attitudes in preservice teachers in Nigeria. Reports that the ISTE could produce better science related attitudes than the traditional science teacher program. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedIyiola, Ayodele Olayemi; Wilkinson, William J. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1984
Compared the outcomes achieved by students taking biology courses based on either the revised/updated West African Examination Council (WAEC) syllabus or a WAEC-developed alternative syllabus which emphasizes relationships to agriculture, nutrition, and other practical topics. Also examined factors associated with these outcomes, including teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Curriculum Development, Science Curriculum
Peer reviewedOyeneyin, Adedute Mobola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
Examines the ratings of 395 science teachers on 38 Intellectual Skills Co-ordination Controls in Teaching (ISCONT) variables. Identifies 5 factors using factor analysis. Proposes a structural model of an Integrated Teaching Plan. (YP)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Instruction
Peer reviewedJegede, Olugbemiro J.; Okebukola, Peter A. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
The purpose of this study was to determine the socio-cultural factors which mitigate against the learning and teaching of science in the secondary school. It was found that authoritarianism, goal structure, the African world-view, societal expectation, and sacredness of science have significant effects on the learning of science. (CW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Science Education, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedJegede, Olugbemiro J. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
Reported is a study in which secondary school students assessed their teachers for characteristics of effective science teaching. It was shown that the instrument used was highly valid and reliable and that secondary school students could effectively assess their teachers' pre-classroom characteristics, teaching behaviors, personality, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Integrated Curriculum, Reliability, Science Education
Peer reviewedMordi, Chinedum – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1991
The extent to which students' home characteristics, school factors, teaching and learning variables account for the variance of a measure of students' (n=2059) attitude toward science was investigated. The results indicate that most students come from homes that may not foster positive attitudes toward science and that variables that could lead to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAdigwe, J. C. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1991
The problem-solving difficulties of Nigerian preservice chemistry teachers (n=300) were investigated. The results from written tests and an interview show students were capable of constructing mental representations but not solution plans; had inappropriate approaches and strategies; exhibited structural errors relating to a disregard of given…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Evaluative Thinking, Foreign Countries
