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Gericke, Niklas; Hagberg, Mariana; Jorde, Doris – Research in Science Education, 2013
In this study we investigate students' ability to discern conceptual variation and the use of multiple models in genetics when reading content-specific excerpts from biology textbooks. Using the history and philosophy of science as our reference, we were able to develop a research instrument allowing students themselves to investigate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Instruction, Genetics
Holliday, Sharon; And Others – 1990
Home economics and social studies teachers' perceptions of their ability and use of the reading process were compared. Data were gathered through a reading survey instrument given to 82 home economics teachers who later participated in workshops on integrating the reading process into the curriculum. The same instrument was mailed to 100 randomly…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Educational Research