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Peer reviewedTisher, Richard P., Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1985
This publication contains 24 studies which focus on: the fostering of inquiry in secondary school science laboratories; realistic expectations for traditional laboratory work; a content-based, college-level science course for all students; understanding learning at the classroom level; transitions and student task involvement; a project to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Curriculum Development
Download full textSealey, Jean – 1985
A recognized correlate of student success in science classes is the use of teaching strategies that are learner-centered and goal-oriented. Research has shown that several practices in particular are associated with increased student achievement and with developing scientifically literate students. The focus of this paper is on scientific literacy…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Systems
Weiss, Iris R. – NISE Brief, 1997
This brief addresses the status of science and mathematics teaching in the United States. The standards of both the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Research Council (NRC) for science and mathematics education are cited as well as a summary of the findings of the 1993 National Survey of Science and Mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Classroom Environment, Educational Strategies
Tisher, Richard P., Ed. – Australian Science Education Research Association: Research in Science Education, 1984
This publication contains studies which focus on students' science concepts and the alternative frameworks they use to interpret natural phenomena. Among the specific areas investigated are: conceptions held by Year 11 chemistry students about stoichiometry; how some 9-year-old students interpret the word "solid" to mean hard,…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Health
Rakow, Steven J. – 1986
The use of the inquiry approach in the teaching of elementary science is examined and advocated in this publication. The position that an inquiry approach is the best way to teach and learn science is upheld and its influence on the development of positive attitudes towards science is stressed. Section titles include: (1) "A Tale of Two Teachers"…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
Forgasz, Helen, Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1991
This annual publication contains 43 research papers on a variety of issues related to science education. Topics include the following: mature-age students; teacher professional development; spreadsheets and science instruction; the Learning in Science Project and putting it into practice; science discipline knowledge in primary teacher education;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Constructivism (Learning)
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1987
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques of ten published articles related to curriculum, misconception research, and instruction are presented. Aspects addressed in the studies include: (1) Canadian teachers' opinions on changes in elementary and junior high school science programs; (2) current status of ecology education in Illinois; (3)…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1986
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques of eight science education research studies and two responses to critiques are presented in this journal issue. Each of the studies reviewed focused on a different research theme. Topics addressed include: (1) validation of a learning hierarchy for the mole concept; (2) transfer of learning with emphasis on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, College Science
