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Jungwirth E. – Journal of Biological Education, 1972
Part of the persistent deficiencies in understanding the nature" of science that were detected in a longitudinal study of students using a four-year biology progrram may be due to linguistic problems. (AL)
Descriptors: Biology, Discourse Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation
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Kelly, P. J. – Journal of Biological Education, 1972
Teacher motivation, class size, type of school (administrative arrangement), and instructional facilities available had little differential influence on student achievement in the trials of the Nuffield A-Level Biology course. The mean achievement of the students in the schools tended to reflect the general calibre and aspirations of past and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biology, Class Size, Educational Environment
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Townsend, Ian J. – School Science Review, 1972
Describes the techniques used for science instruction and testing with classes of slow learners" in an English secondary school, emphasizing the role of self-instructional audio programs and the use of audio tests. (AL)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum, Instruction, Program Descriptions
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Gottlieb, Herbert H., Ed. – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Laboratory Equipment, Measurement Instruments, Physics, Science Equipment
Mosel, I. R.; Souter, W. – South Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1972
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biology, Educational Research, Evaluation
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Lawton, June R. – Journal of Biological Education, 1972
Literature suitable for teaching internal plant structure in Nigerian schools is scarce. Author provides list of plants which could be used by teachers in Nigeria for teaching plant anatomy. All plants described are available in abundance in the Nigerian climate. (PS)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biology, Botany, Developing Nations
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Miller, Daryl Gilson; Kraemer, Doris Malkin – American Biology Teacher, 1973
Descriptors: Flow Charts, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Science Education
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Boblick, John M. – Science Education, 1972
Although students who used the Physical Science Study Committee experiments improved in their understanding of the conservation of momentum, greater gains were made by those who used a computer simulation of one dimensional elastic collisions in a vacuum. (AL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Discovery Learning, Instruction, Kinetics
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Caggiano, Anthony C. – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Instruction, Instructional Systems, Physics
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D'Amario, James J.; Rodano, Salvatore J. – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Demonstrations (Educational), Instructional Materials, Instructional Programs
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Starr, Robert J. – American Biology Teacher, 1972
Gifted grade nine students in a biology program supplemented with selected Invitations to Enquiry'' performed significantly better on the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal than did a control group. (AL)
Descriptors: Biology, Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Gifted
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Lucas, A. M. – Science Education, 1972
Reports the presence of a facilitating effect of exposure to a pretest on the Watson-Glaser score and a posttest following grade 12 biology instruction. (AL)
Descriptors: Biology, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Evaluation
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Mackay, Lindsay D. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1972
Students' preferences changed from applied to theoretical aspects of physics, and from recall of facts to identification of fundamental principles during two years of study of the Physical Science Study Committee in Australian High Schools. (AL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Physics, Science Course Improvement Projects
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Victor, Robert C. – Science and Children, 1972
Descriptors: Astronomy, Audiovisual Aids, Elementary School Science, Physical Sciences
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Riley, Sidney L.; Westmeyer, Paul H. – Science Teacher, 1972
A study of student reading skills was conducted using two seventh grade classes grouped homogeneously according to ability. The groups were retested one year later. The group using Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) increased reading comprehension by 1.06 points; non-ISCS, .80 point, representing a two-month difference between groups.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Junior High School Students, Reading Skills, Research
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