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Sadler, Troy D.; Burgin, Stephen; McKinney, Lyle; Ponjuan, Luis – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
Science education models for secondary and college students as well as K-12 teachers have been dominated by classroom-based approaches. Recently, research apprenticeships wherein learners worked with practicing scientists on authentic scientific research have become increasingly popular. The purpose of this critical review of the literature was to…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Scientific Principles, Apprenticeships, Intellectual Development
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Lawson, Anton E.; Banks, Debra L.; Logvin, Marshall – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This study compared the relationships of self-efficacy and reasoning ability to achievement in introductory college biology. Based on the hypothesis that developing formal and postformal reasoning ability is a primary factor influencing self-efficacy, a significant positive correlation was predicted between reasoning ability and degree of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Intellectual Development, Correlation, Biology
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Akerson, Valarie L.; Buzzelli, Cary A.; Donnelly, Lisa A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This study tracked the influence of explicit reflective instructional methods on cultural values, ethical and intellectual development, and the relationship of these with preservice teachers' views of nature of science (NOS). The researchers used the Views of Nature of Science Form B (VNOS B) to describe NOS views, the Learning Context…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Scientific Principles