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Peer reviewedLord, Thomas R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Explains the need, general guidelines, expectations, and advantages of student involvement in research at the undergraduate level. Lists selected research projects conducted by students at Burlington County College. (RT)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Experiential Learning, Problem Solving
Wagner, Sigrid, Ed.; Kieran, Carolyn, Ed. – 1989
This publication contains revised versions of the major papers presented at a research conference on the learning and teaching of algebra. The papers and discussions focused on four major themes: what is algebra and what should it become, in light of continuing technological advances; what has research told us about the teaching and learning of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematical Applications
Download full textResearch Progress, 1990
Progress is reported on research conducted in school settings to investigate methods to help students--especially at-risk students--to acquire and use knowledge to solve problems. The methods incorporate principles of learning and instruction derived from basic research on cognition. Specifically, the research involves using microcomputer and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Educational Technology Center, Cambridge, MA. – 1988
This report enumerates the activities of the Educational Technology Center (ETC) during 1987. The guide's theme for the year was Teaching with Technology. The report includes brief descriptions of five different types of research projects by area. In science education, the projects concerned with weight and density, heat and temperature, and the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Science Education, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics
Pirkle, Sheila F.; Pallrand, George J. – 1989
This research compared the performance of ninth grade females and males on flight protocol, with particular attention to interpretation of the graphs of paths of falling bodies, rolling objects, and projectiles. These subjects were chosen because they had received no formal instruction in projectile motion, yet through typical life experience, had…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Decision Making, Females, Field Studies
Ridgway, Jim; Lewis, R. – 1986
The first of two reports in this document identifies research topics relevant to the introduction of information technology (IT) into schools. A discussion of general issues in IT points out the need for detailed empirical evaluation for the implementation of IT; the need to overcome barriers to innovation; and the need to support and encourage…
Descriptors: Action Research, Artificial Intelligence, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction
Oja, Sharon N.; Pine, Gerald J. – 1984
The Action Research on Change in Schools (ARCS) project was a collaborative action research study that involved two levels of research: a specific research project in each of two junior high schools in Michigan and New Hampshire, and a simultaneous study of the collaborative action research process itself as it relates to teachers' individual…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
