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Peer reviewedHealy, Vivian C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
This study compared the effects of an advance organizer and a prerequisite knowledge passage on learning and retention measured at low and high levels of the cognitive domain. The advance organizer group performed better on the framework test; the prerequisite knowledge group performed better on prerequisite knowledge test. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Advance Organizers, Grade 9
Direct linkMarx, Ronald W.; Blumenfeld, Phyllis C.; Krajcik, Joseph S.; Fishman, Barry; Soloway, Elliot; Geier, Robert; Tal, Revital Tali – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
Science education standards established by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Research Council (NRC) urge less emphasis on memorizing scientific facts and more emphasis on students investigating the everyday world and developing deep understanding from their inquiries. These approaches to instruction…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Educational Change, Urban Schools, Science Education
