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Learning Environmental Science from Text Aided by a Diagnostic and Prescriptive Instructional Strategy.
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Farragher, Pierce; Szabo, Michael – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Reviews a study which examined the effects of types of feedback and diagnostic testing on learning from text aided by a diagnostic/prescriptive instructional strategy. Significant differences in instructional time and learning efficiency were observed from participating undergraduates (n=150) which were not linearly related to feedback complexity.…
Descriptors: College Science, Environmental Education, Feedback, Higher Education
Attainment of Skill in Using Science Processes II: Grade and Task Effects.
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Berger, Carl F.; Pintrich, Paul R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Uses two studies to examine developmental and task effects in estimation problems. Results are discussed in terms of student and task characteristics and the implications of such variables on information processing model of learning. Implications for science teaching, learning problem diagnostics, and science curricula are also discussed. (TW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Estimation (Mathematics), Feedback