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Carillo, Lori; Lee, Chris; Rickey, Dawn – Science Teacher, 2005
Science teachers continually search for effective ways to help students make sense of science concepts and principles. For students to learn to think more like scientists, science teachers must decrease the number of lectures and "follow-the-recipe" laboratory experiments and increase the use of activities that incorporate student inquiry.…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles

Weatherly, Monell – Science Teacher, 1989
Presents several instructional techniques. Discusses cueing, set, continuous reinforcement, and using positive feedback. Considers the learning styles of students and the type of classroom that is conductive to learning. Provides examples. (MVL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement