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Download full textABEGG, GERALD L.; CRUMB, GLENN H. – 1966
IT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE CONTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN SCIENCE COURSES AND OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENTISTS, THE AIMS AND METHODS OF SCIENCE AND THE SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 1,275 PHYSICS STUDENTS AND 1,009 CHEMISTRY STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS IN IOWA, KANSAS, NEBRASKA,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Education
COOLEY, WILLIAM W.; KLOPFER, LEOPOLD E. – 1961
THE USE OF CASES DRAWN FROM THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE WAS EVALUATED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE USING 108 SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSES IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSICS LOCATED IN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE CASES INSTRUCTION METHOD (HOSC) IN CHANGING…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives, Science Education
McComas, William F. – 1993
This study examines the role of a 6- or 8-week summer university laboratory internship for 56 high ability secondary students in developing the views of these students with respect to the nature of science. Students were assessed using a gender-neutral version of the Test on Understanding Science (TOUS) as part of a pretest-posttest research…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Internship Programs, Laboratory Training
Peer reviewedJames, Robert K. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1972
There were no differences in critical thinking, understanding of science, or achievement outcomes between students using an ISCS type instructional unit and those given group instruction over the same content. (AL)
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Grade 7
