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Liu, David Da Wei; Long, Jennifer Joan – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Despite the increasing attention to afterschool science programs, little is known about the conditions under which children likely engage in meaningful scientific practices, such as argumentation and scientific explanation in those settings. This analysis draws on X hours of video data collected of elementary-aged children (n = 4) during a 14-day…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Science Process Skills, After School Programs, Elementary School Science
Halyard, Rebecca A. – 1982
Clinical Application Projects (CAPs) have been developed that allow dental hygiene and nursing students to apply introductory microbiology principles and skills learned in lecture and laboratory to a problem in an appropriate clinical situation. CAPs therefore substitute for the traditional study of "unknowns". Principles and processes emphasized…
Descriptors: College Science, Dental Hygienists, Higher Education, Microbiology
Haffey, Larry J. – 1994
There are a variety of computing tools available in educational institutions. With the knowledge of standard tools and how they can be used to compliment one another, students can gain impressive skills in information presentation. This paper describes a method for science students to use in preparing data for analysis and dissemination and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis
Price, Elsa C. – 1995
This paper reports on the results of a class experiment in which advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology and beginning General Biology science students selected a science project using art as the medium of expression and demonstration. Students were allowed to select their own project, with the instructor's approval. Once a project was decided upon,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Cognitive Style, College Students, Community Colleges