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Charles, Frédéric – Athens Journal of Education, 2014
In French nursery schools ("l'école maternelle française"), primary school teachers take charge of the content organised into teaching areas of activities. The prescribed teaching activity "Discovering the world of life sciences, objects and material" refers to biology, physical sciences, chemistry and technology. The…
Descriptors: Preschools, Teaching Methods, Preschool Teachers, Curriculum Implementation
Anisimova, V. S. – Soviet Education, 1974
The author examines current techniques used to teach elementary school children how to analyze and compare. Emphasis is placed upon developing these modes of mental activity while teaching biological concepts. (DE)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking
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Lawson, Anton E.; Johnson, Margaret – Studies in Higher Education, 2002
Assessed Kolb learning styles and neo-Piagetian development levels of students who then completed a lecture/lab course with either inquiry or expository instructional methods. The predicted interaction between Kolb's thinking/feeling learning dimension and instructional method was not found, while thinking/feeling dimension and developmental level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Cognitive Style, College Instruction
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Purser, Roger K.; Renner, John W. – Science Education, 1983
Examined influence of teaching methods on content achievement of concrete and formal concepts by students differing in level of operational thought and influence of concrete/formal teaching on the intellectural development of students (N=86 grade 9-10 biology students). Methodology, results, conclusions, and implications are discussed. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Villavicencio, Rosalina R.; Tayko, Perla Rizalina M. – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 1981
Investigated relationship of teachers' cognitive levels and cognitive level demand of textbooks in relation to students capability to learn biology. Based on findings, teaching units were designed to help science teachers acquire skills, use innovative formats of instruction for abstract topics, and develop logical thinking skills through biology…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biology, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages