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The Rejection of Nonscientific Beliefs about Life: Effects of Instruction and Reasoning Skills.
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Lawson, Anton E.; Weser, John – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Investigated is the extent to which students' nonscientific beliefs change by comparing before and after instruction as a function of students' reasoning skill. Nonscientific beliefs discussed include special creation, orthogenesis, the soul, nonreductionism, vitalism, teleology, and nonemergentism. (KR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Beliefs, Biology, Cognitive Development
Directed-Inquiry Approach to Learning Science Process Skills: Treatment Effects and Aptitude-Treatment Interactions.
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Germann, Paul J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Investigates the effect of a directed-inquiry approach to learning science process skills and scientific problem solving in the high school biology laboratory. Reports no main effect of the approach but an interaction effect of the approach and cognitive development. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Analysis of Covariance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Biology
Accelerating the Development of Formal Thinking in Middle and High School Students II: Postproject Effects on Science Achievement.
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Shayer, Michael; Adey, Philip S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
A 1-year lag was found between the effect of an intervention intended to promote formal operational thinking in students initially 11 or 12 years of age and the appearance of substantial science achievement in the experimental groups. A one-year lag on cognitive development and an age/gender interaction were also reported. (Author/KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Critical Thinking