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Impact of Guided-Inquiry-Based Instruction with a Writing and Reflection Emphasis on Chemistry Students' Critical Thinking Abilities
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Gupta, Tanya; Burke, K. A.; Mehta, Akash; Greenbowe, Thomas J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
The Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) laboratory instruction approach has been used successfully over a decade to engage students in laboratory activities. SWH-based instruction emphasizes knowledge construction through individual writing and reflection, and collaborative learning as a group. In the SWH approach, writing is a core component of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
The Effects of Problem Solving Applications on the Development of Science Process Skills, Logical Thinking Skills and Perception on Problem Solving Ability in the Science Laboratory
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Seyhan, Hatice Güngör – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2015
This study was conducted with 98 prospective science teachers, who were composed of 50 prospective teachers that had participated in problem-solving applications and 48 prospective teachers who were taught within a more researcher-oriented teaching method in science laboratories. The first aim of this study was to determine the levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Problem Solving
The Effect of Instructional Analogies in Interaction with Logical Thinking Ability on Achievement and Attitude toward Chemistry
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Eskandar, Fathi-Azar; Bayrami, Mansor; Vahedi, Shahram; Ansar, Vahideh Abdollahi Adli – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2013
We investigated the effect of instructional analogies in interaction with logical thinking ability on achievement and attitude towards chemistry. The participants were 147 female students from 6 8th grade classes in three public junior high schools selected by using a random multistage sampling method from five education districts in Tabriz, a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Junior High School Students, Grade 8
Proportional Reasoning in the Solution of Problems in High School Chemistry and Its Impact on Developing Critical Thinking Skills.
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Guthrie, Janice M. – 1991
The concept of the mole and its relationship to chemical algebra is difficult for many high school chemistry students to master. This paper describes a study of the use of proportional reasoning when teaching mole relationships and its effect on developing critical thinking skills. The Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) was used as a pre- and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Critical Thinking, High Schools, Logical Thinking