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Development of an Empirically Based Questionnaire to Investigate Young Students' Ideas about Nature of Science
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Chen, Sufen; Chang, Wen-Hua; Lieu, Sang-Chong; Kao, Huey-Lien; Huang, Mao-Tsai; Lin, Shu-Fen – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
This study developed an empirically based questionnaire to monitor young learners' conceptions of nature of science (NOS). The questionnaire, entitled Students' Ideas about Nature of Science (SINOS), measured views on theory-ladenness, use of creativity and imagination, tentativeness of scientific knowledge, durability of scientific knowledge,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Scientific Attitudes, Childhood Attitudes
Scientific Language and the High School Pupil: Preferential Thinking Styles.
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Lynch, P. P. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Investigates effects of an independent variable (grade) on three dependent variables (membership, partial association, and generalization) describing preferential styles of thinking in 1635 pupils, measured by a 16 concept word test. (DS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Effects of Traditional and Discovery Instructional Approaches on Learning Outcomes for Learners of Different Intellectual Development: A Study of Chemistry Students in Zambia.
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Mulopo, Moses M.; Fowler, H. Seymour – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on a study that examined the differential effectiveness of traditional and discovery methods of chemistry instruction in Zambia. Compared were the teaching of science concepts, understandings about science, and scientific attitudes to learners at the concrete and formal levels of cognitive development. (TW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement
The Development of the Concepts of Heat and Temperature in 10-13 Year-Olds.
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Shayer, Michael; Wylam, Hugh – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Describes the development of a Piagetian demonstration group test utilized to assess 9-12 year-old students' (N=161) understanding of heat and temperature. Findings include a unitary relationship between Piagetian stages of development and levels of understanding of heat concepts. (DS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Concept Formation