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A Coprolite Mystery: Who Dung It?
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Clary, Renee; Wandersee, James – Science Scope, 2011
Discover the secrets contained in fossilized feces. Few topics in middle school classrooms capture students' enthusiasm and interest as do coprolites. These trace fossils offer classroom opportunities for integrated life and Earth sciences study, a stranger-than-fiction history of science, and an opportunity to solve mysteries. (Contains 8…
Descriptors: Paleontology, Earth Science, Class Activities, Science Activities
An Exploratory Study Contrasting High- and Low-Achieving Students' Percent Word Problem Solving
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Jitendra, Asha K.; Star, Jon R. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This study evaluated whether schema-based instruction (SBI), a promising method for teaching students to represent and solve mathematical word problems, impacted the learning of percent word problems. Of particular interest was the extent that SBI improved high- and low-achieving students' learning and to a lesser degree on the indirect effect of…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Problem Solving, Grade 7, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Problem Solving and Game-Based Learning: Effects of Middle Grade Students' Hypothesis Testing Strategies on Learning Outcomes
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Spires, Hiller A.; Rowe, Jonathan P.; Mott, Bradford W.; Lester, James C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Targeted as a highly desired skill for contemporary work and life, problem solving is central to game-based learning research. In this study, middle grade students achieved significant learning gains from gameplay interactions that required solving a science mystery based on microbiology content. Student trace data results indicated that effective…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Hypothesis Testing, Microbiology, Educational Technology