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Sampson, Victor; Gleim, Leeanne – American Biology Teacher, 2009
Inquiry is an integral part of the teaching and learning of science. However, many science teachers are unsure of how to promote and support inquiry in the classroom or how to design lessons that engage students in inquiry in a way that improves students' understanding of important concepts and practices in biology. In this article, the authors…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Teachers, Thinking Skills, Inquiry
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Maggioni, V.; Del Giudice, M. – Industry and Higher Education, 2008
Cognitive economics is the fruit of intense "trans-epistemic" communication involving heterogeneous disciplinary areas: its most tangible application can be found in the dialogues between science and enterprise and in the relationship between cognition and entrepreneurship. The hypothesis of classical economics is that the academic inventor or…
Descriptors: Relationship, Cognitive Processes, Entrepreneurship, Influence of Technology
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Clotfelter, Ethan D.; Hollis, Karen L. – American Biology Teacher, 2008
Cognition is a general term describing the mental capacities of an animal, and often includes the ability to categorize, remember, and communicate about objects in the environment. Numerous regions of the telencephalon (cerebral cortex and limbic system) are responsible for these cognitive functions. Although many researchers have used traditional…
Descriptors: Animals, Object Permanence, Cognitive Processes, Memory
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Ealy, Julie B. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Integration of molecular modeling into General Chemistry lab encourages students to dually process molecular concepts both verbally and pictorially. When students are tested utilizing questions not previously encountered the dual processing of information can contribute to a transfer to knowledge. General Chemistry students utilized molecular…
Descriptors: Students, Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Pretests Posttests