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Shuell, Thomas J. – Science Education, 1987
Addresses the importance of recognizing the prior knowledge and misconceptions of science educators. Provides perspectives on the nature of knowledge, conceptions of learning, nature of science and of teaching, and the relationship between general principles of learning and teaching. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Epistemology
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Hewson, Peter W.; Hewson, Mariana G. A'B. – Science Education, 1988
Analyzes the concept of teaching from various aspects. Reviews research on students' conceptions of natural phenomena, conceptual change, and teacher thinking. Suggests an appropriate conception of teaching science. (YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Instruction
Rossman, Michael – Learning, 1984
Rather than emphasize specific facts, teaching science should help develop the whole person. Children learn science best when they are able to choose what they want to know. Suggestions for "living science" rather than parroting facts are offered. (DF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning Processes, Motivation Techniques
Haley-Oliphant, Ann E. – 1987
The purpose of this study was to examine the thinking underlying the questions posed by a science teacher to her seventh grade students in an instructional activity called Mind Games, in which hypothetical situations focussed on scientific issues are proposed and explored at least once during each major instructional unit. Mind games are conveyed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Junior High Schools, Learning Processes
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Zollman, Dean – Physics Teacher, 1990
Discusses the design of introductory physics course for elementary education majors and nonscience majors. Describes the learning cycle used for constructing hands-on activities. Provides an example of a week's activity on energy. Presents an evaluation of the course based on examinations and the teacher's impressions. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Concept Formation, Course Content, Learning Processes
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Johnson, Roger T.; Johnson, David W. – Science Teacher, 1987
Discusses some of the benefits of having students work cooperatively toward a shared goal. Suggests that teachers become involved in research in this area and become associated with the National Science Teachers Association's Every Teacher a Researcher (ETR) program. Lists various types of research projects teachers could undertake. (TW)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Relationship, Learning Processes
Tobin, Kenneth, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This book is the result of the accumulated research of five researchers from the United States and Australia on a school in Coastal Australia. The research team shared a constructivist epistemology and interpreted the qualitative and quantitative data collected over a 10-week period in two classrooms from that perspective. Each chapter discusses…
Descriptors: Biology, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures
Osborne, Roger; Freyberg, Peter – 1985
Designed primarily for practicing teachers and for use in pre- and in-service courses in science education, this book focuses on how 10- to 15-year-old children learn science. Findings are analyzed and suggestions are offered for improving the teaching/learning process. Issues are discussed and organized into five major sections. These include:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education