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Chin, Christine – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
The purpose of this study was to find out how teachers use questions in classroom discourse to scaffold student thinking and help students construct scientific knowledge. The study was conducted in large-class settings where the medium of instruction was English although the students were non-native speakers of the language. Six teachers teaching…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Teaching Methods, Semantics, Classrooms
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Mayer, Victor J.; Lewis, David K. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Examines the feasibility of using a time-series design intensively in a school situation. Investigates student attitudes toward a biology class using the operant single-subject design. Despite the developmental nature of this study, it demonstrates that the five-item semantic differential is a valid and easily used instrument. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Biology, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Research Design
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Rubba, Peter A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Concepts, categories, time allotment, and instructional techniques associated with teaching Science/Technology/Society issues were examined for 65 exemplary secondary level science teachers. An analysis of a Science Teaching Issue Opinionnaire and another questionnaire are presented. Thirty-two references are listed. (CW)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Science and Society, Science Teachers, Secondary Education