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Peer reviewedGrosslight, Lorraine; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1991
Students' conceptions of models and how models function in science were assessed by administering a clinical interview about models to a group of mixed-ability seventh and honors eleventh grade students. Students' preconceptions about models, themes that appeared regularly during interviews, differences of themes between the two groups, and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Epistemology, Inquiry, Interviews
Peer reviewedHough, Linda W.; Piper, Martha K. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1982
The relationship between elementary pupils' (N=583) attitudes toward science and science achievement when using residualized gain scores was investigated. Results indicated significant relationships between scores on the two tests used: multiple choice, fill-in science achievement test, and a six-statement attitude inventory. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures
Peer reviewedGross, Michael P.; Pizzini, Edward L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Investigates whether an environmental program including an advance organizer component and a field experience results in an observable change in the environmental orientations of fifth- and sixth-grade students. Results show positive change. (HM)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Change Strategies, Cognitive Development, Educational Research
Peer reviewedSamarapungavan, Ala; Nakhleh, Mary B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Reports on an investigation of young children's (n=15) spontaneously constructed or naive understanding of the particulate nature of matter to any formal instruction in the domain. Speculates that children first develop local frameworks particular to different classes of substances, then slowly expand those frameworks to include a wide range of…
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
