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White, Brian – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This paper presents a generally applicable method for characterizing subjects' hypothesis-testing behaviour based on a synthesis that extends on previous work. Beginning with a transcript of subjects' speech and videotape of their actions, a Reasoning Map is created that depicts the flow of their hypotheses, tests, predictions, results, and…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Hypothesis Testing, Biology, Maps
Schoneweg, Cristine; Rubba, Peter A. – 1993
This study examined the impact of college general education science-technology-society (STS) and Physics courses on students' views about STS interactions. Two samples of convenience took part in the investigation, one consisting of 138 students enrolled in an STS course, and the other of 122 students enrolled in a physics course. Data were…
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Science, College Students, Higher Education
Packard, Becky Wai-Ling – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice, 2004
Although mentoring has been linked to the retention of college students in science, it is still unclear whether students who persist in science majors (pursuers) have greater mentoring experiences than students who do not persist (switchers). In this study, 79 upper-level students who had enrolled as science majors at a research university were…
Descriptors: College Science, Science Careers, Mentors, College Students