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The Development of Science Process Skills in Authentic Contexts.
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Roth, Wolff-Michael; Roychoudhury, Anita – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1993
This male-specific study examined the development of integrated process skill in the context of open-inquiry laboratory sessions. Findings from this qualitative study indicate that male students develop higher-order process skills through nontraditional laboratory experiences that provided the students with freedom to perform experiments of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Inquiry, Males, Problem Solving
"I Believe I Will Go Out of This Class Actually Knowing Something": Cooperative Learning Activities in Physical Chemistry.
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Towns, Marcy Hamby; Grant, Edward R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997
Describes the structure of events during cooperative-learning activities in a graduate-level thermodynamics course and explores what these activities mean to students. Details the structure of the sessions and delineates the findings which emerge from the student perspective. Contains 25 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Communication Skills, Cooperative Learning, Graduate Study
Using Bridging Analogies and Anchoring Intuitions to Deal with Students' Preconceptions in Physics.
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Clement, John – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1993
Discusses the use of analogies and other instructional strategies (problem solving, demonstration, group labs, and large group discussion) in dealing with students' preconceptions in physics. (PR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Demonstrations (Educational), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Research