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Sparks, Connie – CSTA Journal, 1994
Reviews research related to laboratory work and makes recommendations for the classroom on how to make labs more meaningful. Argues that pre- and post-laboratory discussions containing theory behind the lab and purposes of the lab are essential for new understanding. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Laboratory Procedures
Peer reviewedSumrall, William J.; Sumrall, Carrol A. – Science and Children, 1994
Discusses the use of direct demonstration of the connections among the science process skills and the content areas of science. (MKR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Preservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedWoods, Donald R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1993
Describes problems in teaching problem solving and summarizes research in this area. Presents Guided Design or Guided Decision Making as a problem-solving approach in which groups of students work their way through a model of the problem-solving process as they wrestle with a discipline-specific situation. (PR)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Group Activities, High Schools
Peer reviewedNewton, Len – Science Education International, 1999
Describes some aspects of practical work in science education which can be supported by information and communications technology (ICT). Presents issues to consider when planning ICT-based practical work. (WRM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology
