Descriptor
| Inquiry | 2 |
| Physics | 2 |
| Science Course Improvement… | 2 |
| Chemistry | 1 |
| Course Evaluation | 1 |
| Educational Research | 1 |
| Instruction | 1 |
| Program Evaluation | 1 |
| Science Education | 1 |
| Scientific Principles | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Diederich, Mary E. – J Res Sci Teaching, 1969
The author sees the physical sciences as processes of inquiry and proceeds to analyze and criticize CHEM Study, CBA, and PSSC physics in terms of their views of inquiry and of the sciences. A discussion of some desirable features for a high school program in physical science is included. Bibliography. (LC)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Course Evaluation, Inquiry, Physics
Peer reviewedPeterson, Kenneth D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1978
Fifty-nine secondary school physics students were assigned to treatment groups: (1) Project Physics units, (2) Project Physics and verbal learning unit, and (3) a training program in scientific inquiry. Posttest results revealed that, on most aspects of a science inquiry test, treatments 2 and 3 had significantly greater effect on achievement than…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Inquiry, Instruction, Physics
