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Download full textMandinach, Ellen B. – 1988
This paper examines the effect of using a systems thinking approach in existing secondary school curricula to teach content-specific knowledge as well as general problem solving skills, and the effect of using STELLA (Structural Thinking Experimental Learning Laboratory with Animation), a simulation-modeling software program, as a tool by which to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Moss, G. D.; Roopchand, Lloyd George – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
Describes study that compared the attainment gains of Guyanan secondary school children in science and geography following two different learning regimes, i.e., systematically designed learning materials, and conventional teaching. Implications of the results for curriculum design and teacher training are discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Design
