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Download full textBlosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Mayer, Victor J., Ed. – 1981
Presented are analytical abstracts, prepared by science educators, of research reports in the areas of instruction, mainstreaming, curriculum, classroom learning environment, and the educational use of planetaria. Each abstract includes bibliographical data, research design and procedure, purpose, research rationale, and an abstractor's analysis…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Mainstreaming, Planetariums, Science Curriculum
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Steiner, Robert L., Ed. – 1980
This issue of "Investigations in Science Education" (ISE) provides analytical abstracts, prepared by science educators, of research reports in the areas of teacher education and instruction. Each abstract includes bibliographical data, research design and procedure, purpose, research rationale, and an abstractor's analysis of the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Science Education
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Steiner, Robert L., Ed. – 1980
This issue of Investigations in Science Education (ISE) provides analytical abstracts, prepared by science educators, of research reports in the areas of individual differences, instruction, cognitive development, anq inservice teacher education. Each abstract includes bibliographical data, research design and procedure, purpose, research…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Individual Differences, Inservice Teacher Education, Research
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Mayer, Victor J., Ed. – 1980
This issue of "Investigations in Science Education" (ISE) provides analytical abstracts, prepared by science educators, of research reports in the areas of teacher education, learning, and student perceptions. Each abstract includes bibliographical data, research design and procedure, purpose, research rationale, and an abstractor's…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Learning, Research, Research Methodology
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1985
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques are presented for six studies dealing with concept formation and misconceptions and for five studies dealing with cognitive development. The first six studies investigated: children's naive conceptions of the human body; students' understanding (or misunderstanding) of states of matter and density changes; the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1986
Abstracts of most of the papers, symposia, and poster sessions presented at the 59th conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) are provided. Subject areas addressed include: instructional practices in secondary school science; research on computers in science learning; teacher's professional knowledge and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1988
The reviews of articles contained in this issue have been grouped into those dealing with research related to cognitive development and to instruction. In addition, seven science education researchers have provided responses to critiques of their published research. Included are: (1) an analysis of an article designed to persuade researchers to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, College Science, Computer Uses in Education
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1984
Presented are abstracts and abstractors' analyses of 10 studies related, in some manner, to learning. These studies focus on: (1) problem-solving processes used by experts and novices as they worked five mechanics problems (J. H. Larkin and F. Reif); (2) formal reasoning patterns of Italian high school students (M. L. Aiello-Nicosia, et al.); (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Mayer, Victor J., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1982
Volume 8, No. 2 of Investigations in Science Education contains critiques of articles dealing with science education research about various aspects of instruction. Also included are five responses from authors of articles to critiques of their work as it has been reported in professional journals. In total, this volume contains 10 critiques and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Mayer, Victor J., Ed. – 1981
This issue of "Investigations in Science Education" (ISE) provides analytical abstracts, prepared by science educators, of research reports in the area of student attitudes toward the high school science laboratory, environmental problems, science instructional procedures, and science classes; and teacher attitudes in a preservice…
Descriptors: Abstracts, College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Mayer, Victor J., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1983
Critiques of 10 articles reporting research studies focused on various aspects of attitude development in science education and of six research articles related to investigations of learning and cognitive development are contained in this issue. Seven of the attitude articles describe investigations designed to change the attitudes of both…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1983
Abstracts of most of the papers presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) have been collected in this publication. Papers focus on such areas as cognitive structure, development of scientific literacy in secondary schools, science teaching as a career, improving science teaching,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1988
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques of 10 published research reports related to curriculum, instruction, problem solving and teacher education are presented. Aspects addressed in the studies include: (1) verbal aptitude and the use of study questions; (2) the treatment of evolution in biology textbooks; (3) descriptions of characteristics of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1985
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques are presented for 11 articles related to instruction, attitudes, and teacher education. The research studies examined: (1) an instructional strategy incorporating process and conceptual knowledge to promote transfer of learning; (2) effects of instruction using a Visual Response System on achievement of male…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1984
Abstracts of most of the papers presented at the 58th annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) have been collected in this publication. These papers related to such areas as: science curriculum development, design, and implementation; science test development; factors influencing student science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping
