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Peer reviewedLawson, Anton E.; Thompson, Lois D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Explores the relationships between seventh-grade students' misconceptions of genetics and natural selection and four cognitive variables: reasoning ability; mental capacity; verbal intelligence; and cognitive style. Reports that only the reasoning ability was significantly related to the number of misconceptions. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Ability, Formal Operations, Genetics
Leonard, William H. – 1989
This paper is a summary of much of the available research on college science laboratory instruction of the past decade with a focus on the effects of specific laboratory teaching strategies upon student learning outcomes. Some tentative interpretations from a review of the literature found are: (1) inquiry or investigative approaches in college…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Uses in Education, Formal Operations, Higher Education
