The Effect of Inquiry Teaching and Advance Organizers Upon Student Outcomes in Science Education.

Lott, Gerald W.

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ERIC Number: EJ283103

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Publication Date: 1983-May

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The Effect of Inquiry Teaching and Advance Organizers Upon Student Outcomes in Science Education.

Lott, Gerald W.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v20 n5 p437-51 May 1983

Two areas of research were explored in this meta-analysis: comparison of inductive versus deductive approaches and use of advance organizers. The study involved 128 characteristics for 39 studies spanning the period from 1957 through 1980. Coding variables included 57 concerned with treatment features and 12 with outcome attributes. (Author/JN)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Deduction, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Induction, Inquiry, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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