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Garb, Yaakov Jerome – 1990
In this speech, the author describes what has been learned through years of experience teaching an introductory course in environmental issues at the University of California at Berkeley. The course is described as a broad interdisciplinary survey of the various environmental problems facing the earth; it is an examination of local and global…
Descriptors: College Science, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedPedersen, Jon E. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
High-school chemistry students (n=96) were studied to compare the effects of two forms of instruction on science achievement and anxiety toward science: (1) cooperative controversy with science, technology, and society issues; and (2) individualized instruction. Analysis of variance indicated significant reduction in anxiety of students instructed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, Conflict
