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Peer reviewedTisher, Richard P., Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1985
This publication contains 24 studies which focus on: the fostering of inquiry in secondary school science laboratories; realistic expectations for traditional laboratory work; a content-based, college-level science course for all students; understanding learning at the classroom level; transitions and student task involvement; a project to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Curriculum Development
PDF pending restorationHelm, Hugh; Novak, Joseph D. – 1983
These proceedings include abstracts and/or complete papers on topics and research focusing on student misconceptions (ideas at variance with accepted views) in science and mathematics. Abstracts and papers are arranged according to nine general areas emphasized: (1) theoretical and philosophical perspectives; (2) instructional issues; (3) research…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Download full textBlosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1984
Abstracts of most of the papers presented at the 58th annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) have been collected in this publication. These papers related to such areas as: science curriculum development, design, and implementation; science test development; factors influencing student science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping
Forgasz, Helen, Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1991
This annual publication contains 43 research papers on a variety of issues related to science education. Topics include the following: mature-age students; teacher professional development; spreadsheets and science instruction; the Learning in Science Project and putting it into practice; science discipline knowledge in primary teacher education;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Constructivism (Learning)
Rattray-Wood, Laurie, Ed.; Ferguson, Peter, Ed. – Australian Science Education Research Association: Research in Science Education, 1982
This publication contains a selection of science education research papers, beginning with an overview of trends in science education cognitive developmental research and theory in the United Kingdom. Papers that follow focus on developments in studies of thinking and reasoning, including work on concept mapping and conceptual change. Closely…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation, Concept Formation
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2003
This document presents the proceedings of an annual educational research forum held at Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) on December 10, 2003. A table of contents and 31 research studies of high school teaching are included. The following studies are included: (1) No, Seriously: Humor Use by High School Social Studies Teachers…
Descriptors: War, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
