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Cottrell, Melinda J. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Science laboratories provided the ideal venue for promoting rigorous content-based courses and for encouraging the collaborative nature of scientific methodology. The descriptive comparative research study measured the psychosocial and physical aspects of the laboratory learning environment using the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Educational Environment, Science Education, Science Laboratories
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Meissner, Barbara; Bogner, Franz – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Although teachers in principle are prepared to make use of science centers, such excursions often fail to facilitate learning processes. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the link between science centers and schools. The design and evaluation of valuable outreach projects may enhance students' out-of-school science learning. In our study, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teaching Centers, Grade 5, Grade 8
Duschl, Richard A.; Ellenbogen, Kirsten; Erduran, Sibel – 1999
Effective argumentation is the distinguishing feature of a classroom that employs discovery teaching and student inquiry methodologies. In the long term, the objective of the program is to understand how to design learning environments and curriculum, instruction, and assessment models that promote student self-reflection. The study evaluates the…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Design, Discovery Learning, Educational Environment