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A Review of Research on Formal Reasoning and Science Teaching.
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Lawson, Anton E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Examines research in developmental psychology and science education that has attempted to assess the validity of Piaget's theory of formal thought and its relation to educational practice. Position papers (with little or no empirical support) are not included. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
Cross-Cultural Education: A Cognitive Explanation of a Cultural Phenomenon.
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Aikenhead, Glen S.; Jegede, Olugbemiro J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Synthesizes the concept of "cultural border crossing" with "collateral learning," its cognitive explanation. Examines and advocates the efficacy of reanalyzing previously published interpretive data in light of this conceptual synthesis. Contains 59 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cross Cultural Training, Culture, Developing Nations
Establishing an Epistemological Base for Science Teaching in the Light of Contemporary Notions of the Nature of Science and of How Children Learn Science.
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Cleminson, Andrew – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Examined are two aspects of science education--the nature of science and curriculum reform. Contemporary views on the tentative nature of science and a generative model of learning are synthesized. (KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development