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Peer reviewedGarnett, Patrick J.; Tobin, Kenneth – Science Education, 1984
Determined that the majority of 299 preservice teachers did not use formal reasoning patterns when they attempted to solve a variety of problems. Results obtained for controlling variables and for proportional, probabilistic, correlational, and combinatorial reasoning are discussed with implications for middle/junior high school science teaching.…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Higher Education
Peer reviewedVan Koevering, Thomas E.; Sell, Nancy J. – Science Education, 1983
Describes an effort to identify topics that should and should not be emphasized in a workshop for elementary and junior high school teachers. Questionnaires, administered to teachers (N=135) before and after workshops, focused on topic familiarity and teaching experiences with topics before and after workshop. (JN)
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Education, Energy, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedVoelker, Alan M.; Horvat, Robert E. – Science Education, 1976
The authors, while developing instruments to assess a person's "environmental orientations," observed the emergence of several general approaches to environmental problem solving. This research report describes those findings. (BT)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Environment, Environmental Education
