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Separating the Research Question from the Laboratory Techniques: Advancing High-School Biology Teachers' Ability to Ask Research Questions
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Hasson, Eilat; Yarden, Anat – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
Inquiry is essentially a process in which research questions are asked and an attempt is made to find the answers. However, the formulation of operational research questions of the sort used in authentic scientific inquiry is not a trivial task. Here, we set out to explore the possible influence of separating the research question from the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Discovery Learning, Research Methodology, Science Laboratories
A Practical Examination for BSCS Students: A Progress Report
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Tamir, P.; Glassman F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1971
Examples of scoring protocols, reliability data, and the relationship between components of a laboratory examination are reported. Differences between BSCS and non-BSCS biology students are examined. (AL)
Descriptors: Achievement, Biology, Laboratory Procedures, Problem Solving
The Design and Use of a Practical Tests Assessment Inventory.
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Tamir, Pinchas; And Others – Journal of Biological Education, 1982
Following a discussion of the role and importance of practical laboratory tests, describes an instrument designed for inquiry-oriented practical examinations. The instrument consists of 21 categories representing different inquiry skills. Examples and illustrative data based on results in biology matriculation examination in Israel are reported.…
Descriptors: Biology, Inquiry, Laboratory Procedures, Science Education
The Measurement of the Interest in, and Attitudes to, Laboratory Work amongst Israeli High School Chemistry Students
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Hofstein, Avi; And Others – Science Education, 1976
This study developed and validated an inventory to measure students' attitudes toward and interest in laboratory work in high school chemistry. Factor analysis provided some evidence that interest in and attitude towards laboratory work in high school chemistry is not unidimensional, as it has been assumed to be. (BT)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Chemistry, Educational Research, Instruction
Student Evaluation of Laboratory Work in Two Chemistry Curricula
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Ben-Zvi, Ruth; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1976
Attainment of laboratory course objectives was compared for tenth and twelfth grade Israeli students using two chemistry curricula: An Experimental Chemistry Program for Secondary Schools (ECPSS) and the CHEM Study program. ECPSS students more often than non-ECPSS students, and ECPSS girls more often than boys felt they had achieved the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Scoring Guidelines.
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Tamir, Pinchas; Doran, Rodney L. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1992
Scoring guidelines are given for four forms of the practical skills tests of the Second International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Improvement Science Study conducted in the following countries in the 1980s: (1) Hungary; (2) Japan; (3) Korea; (4) Singapore; (5) Israel; and (6) the United States. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Procedures Used in Practical Skills Testing in Science.
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Tamir, Pinchas; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1992
The development and administration of practical skills tests in science as part of the Second Science Study of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement are described. Scoring and sampling for Hungary, Israel, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the United States are reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Profiles of Educational Systems of Countries Participating in Practical Skills Testing.
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Bathory, Zoltan; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1992
Information is presented about the educational systems of countries participating in the practical skills testing portions of the Second International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement Science Study, drawing on accounts submitted by the participant nations Hungary, Israel, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the United States.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Laboratory Procedures