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Peer reviewedDekkers, John – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Consistent with the inquiry training goals of the Foundational Approaches in Sceince Teaching program, participants favored laboratory work and field work over individual projects, discussion, and reading assignments; they preferred critical questioning to: recall, principles and explanations, and practical applications. Preference differed for…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedFinegold, Menahem; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
The Teacher Orientation to Science Instruction questionnaire was successfully applied to teacher self-assessment of compatability with the instructional materials and techniques of inquiry training. (CP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBlum, Abraham – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Students ranked 15 subjects separately by importance, usefulness, and interest. As expected, academic subjects were rated highly and agriculture was rated poorly. Students in experimental classes using the discovery approach rated agriculture significantly more highly, indicating that an experimental curriculum can change the image of school…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
