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Heitmann, Patricia; Hecht, Martin; Schwanewedel, Julia; Schipolowski, Stefan – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
The ability to build arguments is a crucial skill and a central educational goal in all school subjects including science as it enables students to formulate reasoned opinions and thus to cope with the increasing complexity of knowledge. In the present cross-sectional study, we examined the domain-specificity of argumentative writing in science by…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Persuasive Discourse, Secondary School Students, Correlation
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Friedrich, Anja; Ostermeier, Christian; Diercks, Uta; Krebs, Imke; Stadler, Matthias – Professional Development in Education, 2012
The study reported in this article draws upon data collected for the programme "Increasing the Efficiency of Mathematics and Science instruction" (SINUS-Transfer), a professional development project in Germany. This programme's approach requires teachers to improve their teaching in a cooperative manner and with regard to pedagogical…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Foreign Countries, Professional Development
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Hoffmann, Bjorn – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Surveys various forms of Individualized Instruction (II) at German universities, describes the development of an II program at the University of Koln, and reports the results of a project in which II was transferred to several other universities. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Differences