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Assessing Students' Abilities to Construct and Interpret Line Graphs: Disparities between Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Instruments.
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Berg, Craig A.; Smith, Philip – Science Education, 1994
Describes studies designed to examine the instrumentation used to assess both graphing abilities and the impact of microcomputer-based laboratories (MBL) on students' graphing abilities. Results suggest that numerous disparities between the results of multiple-choice and free response instruments. The analysis also revealed that the impact of MBL…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Graphs, Science Education
Software Support for Students Engaging in Scientific Activity and Scientific Controversy.
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Cavalli-Sforza, Violetta; And Others – Science Education, 1994
Describes a design for a computer-based environment to assist students in conducting dialectical activities of constructing, comparing, and evaluating arguments for competing scientific theories. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Debate, Educational Research
Technology, Text, and Talk: Students' Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in a Technology-Enhanced Secondary Science Classroom.
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Pedretti, Erminia; Woodrow, Janice; Mayer-Smith, Jolie – Science Education, 1998
Reports on a case study that examines the teaching and learning impact of technology from the perspective of students participating in a long-term study of technology implementation. The study is situated within the context of the Technology Enhanced Secondary Science Instruction (TESSI) project. Contains 65 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Computers and the Learning of Biological Concepts: Attitudes and Achievement of Nigerian Students.
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Jegede, Olugbemiro J. – Science Education, 1991
Compared attitudes toward computer use and achievement in biology for three groups of Nigerian students (n=64): (1) working alone with computer; (2) working in groups of three on the computer; (3) and a control group that received normal instruction (lecture). Students in the second group had the highest scores on attitude. No significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Classroom Research, Computer Assisted Instruction