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CHANGE IN CRITICAL THINKING BETWEEN STUDENTS IN LABORATORY-CENTERED AND LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION-CENTERED PATTERNS OF INSTRUCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY.

SORENSEN, LAVAR LEONARD – 1966

THIS INVESTIGATION WAS DESIGNED TO COMPARE CHANGE IN CRITICAL THINKING IN GROUPS OF STUDENTS STUDYING HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY IN LABORATORY-CENTERED CLASSES AND IN LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION-CENTERED CLASSES. TWENTY BIOLOGY CLASSES WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM THE FOUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. TEN CLASSES WERE RANDOMLY…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking

The Effects of an Intensive Summer Laboratory Internship on Secondary Students' Understanding of the Nature of Science as Measured by the Test on Understanding of Science (TOUS).

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McComas, William F. – 1993

This study examines the role of a 6- or 8-week summer university laboratory internship for 56 high ability secondary students in developing the views of these students with respect to the nature of science. Students were assessed using a gender-neutral version of the Test on Understanding Science (TOUS) as part of a pretest-posttest research…

Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Internship Programs, Laboratory Training

An Experimental Study to Determine the Relative Effectiveness of Four Methods of Laboratory Reports in the Teaching of Chem Study Chemistry.

Torop, William – 1968

Investigated was the effect of different types of laboratory reports on measured outcomes of the Chemical Education Materials Study (CHEMS) Chemistry. Compared were procedures using essay laboratory reports, mimeographed laboratory sheets prepared by the investigator and completed by the students, the laboratory manual for the course completed by…

Descriptors: Achievement, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations