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Marbach-Ad, Gili; Sokolove, Phillip G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Explores the types of written questions students ask after reading one or more chapters from a textbook and investigates students' ability to improve their questions during the course of a single semester. Examines two comparable populations, undergraduate students who were taught in the traditional lecture format and students who were taught in…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biology, Constructivism (Learning), Conventional Instruction

Zoller, Uri – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Presents an action-oriented research account of higher-order cognitive skills (HOCS)-oriented teaching of organic chemistry to freshman and sophomore science majors in small and large classes at a relatively small and large university respectively. Finds that inquiry-oriented class discussions, students' active involvement in the learning process,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries