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Professional Education Reading Patterns of Presidential Science Honorees.
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Barrow, Lloyd H. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
The 422 Presidential Science Honorees (1980-86) participated in a Delphi study composed of two surveys regarding their professional reading patterns including science education journals, general education journals, science indexes, and general education indexes. Demographic information about the respondents is provided. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Professional Development, Reading Habits, Science Education, Science Materials
Development and Application of a Two-Tier Diagnostic Test Measuring College Biology Students' Understanding of Diffusion and Osmosis after a Course of Instruction.
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Odom, Arthur Louis; Barrow, Lloyd H. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1995
Presents a diagnostic test for measuring college biology students' understanding of diffusion. Three general steps were used: (1) defining the content boundaries; (2) collecting information on students' misconceptions; and (3) instrument development. The split half reliability was 0.74, difficulty indices ranged from 0.23 to 0.95, and the…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, College Students, Diagnostic Tests
Elementary Science Education Library Resources in Graduate and Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs of New England.
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Barrow, Lloyd H. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
A 31-item survey was sent to New England teacher education institutions (certified to prepare elementary teachers) to compare the elementary science education resources available in their libraries. Discussed are implications of such findings as significant differences between graduate and nongraduate institutions' journal holdings for science…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Higher Education, Library Collections, Library Research