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Direct linkNurnberg, Denae – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Writing-to-Learn in High-School Chemistry: The Effects of Using the Science Writing Heuristic to Increase Scientific Literacy The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) as an instructional tool to improve academic achievement and writing in the context of scientific literacy. This…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Pretests Posttests, Science Instruction, Heuristics
Kim, Sungho – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study examined the differences and patterns for three categories between an argument-based inquiry group and a traditional group over the period of the SWH (Science Writing Heuristic) project: (1) teacher talk time, (2) structure of questions (question types), and (3) student responses. The participating teachers were chosen randomly by a…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Heuristics
Grimes, Larry G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Darwinian evolution is a robustly supported scientific theory. Yet creationists continue to challenge its teaching in American public schools. Biology teachers in all 50 states are responsible for teaching science content standards that include evolution. As products of their backgrounds and affiliations teachers bring personal attitudes and…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, Biology, Science Teachers
McClary, LaKeisha Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study explored what cognitive resources (i.e., units of knowledge necessary to learn) first-semester organic chemistry students used to make decisions about acid strength and how those resources guided the prediction, explanation and justification of trends in acid strength. We were specifically interested in the identifying and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Heuristics, Prior Learning, Organic Chemistry
Benus, Matthew J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the patterns of dialogue that were established and emerged in one experienced fifth-grade science teacher's classroom that used the argument-based inquiry (ABI) and the ways in which these patterns of dialogue and consensus-making were used toward the establishment of a grasp of science practice. Most…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience, Video Technology
Caukin, Nancy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to determine if employing the writing-to-learn strategy known as a "Science Writing Heuristic" would positively effect students' science achievement, science self-efficacy, and scientific epistemological view. The publications "Science for All American, Blueprints for Reform: Project…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Control Groups
