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Troxel, Verne A.; Snider, C. F. Bill – Sch Sci Math, 1970
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Chemistry, Critical Thinking, Evaluation
Peer reviewedDurkee, Phillip – Science Education, 1974
Reported is a study having several major purposes. Among these were (1) to investigate the change in "understanding the nature of science" as shown by high school students studying physics-astronomy at a summer science institute and (2) to compare the level of understanding possessed by the summer science group with normative secondary…
Descriptors: Achievement, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Physics
Analysis of Instructional Outcomes of Students Involved with Three Courses in High School Chemistry.
Troxel, Verne Aubry – 1968
The outcomes of 1333 students enrolled in Chemical Educational Materials Study (CHEMS), Chemical Bond Approach (CBA), and a traditional chemistry course were compared on the basis of grade and ability level. For the total group, students taking CHEMS and CBA performed significantly better on the American Chemical Society Cooperative Examination in…
Descriptors: Achievement, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation
Thomas, Barbara Schalk – 1968
Studied was the effect of instructional method on educational outcomes in an interdisciplinary science uni t taught to 143 eighth grade students of earth science. Compared were the didactic and guided discovery methods of teaching. Also analyzed were the interactions of methods with student characteristics including sex, intelligence, creativity,…
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Deduction
