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White, Brian – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This paper presents a generally applicable method for characterizing subjects' hypothesis-testing behaviour based on a synthesis that extends on previous work. Beginning with a transcript of subjects' speech and videotape of their actions, a Reasoning Map is created that depicts the flow of their hypotheses, tests, predictions, results, and…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Hypothesis Testing, Biology, Maps
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Hood, B. James – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
Reported is an approach to teaching the use of Macintosh computers to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students within the context of a simplified model of scientific research including proposal, data collection and analyses, and presentation of findings. Word processing, graphing, statistical, painting, and poster software were sequentially…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Educational Strategies