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Roesch, Frank; Nerb, Josef; Riess, Werner – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Our study investigated whether problem-oriented designed ecology lessons with phases of direct instruction and of open experimentation foster the development of cross-domain and domain-specific components of "experimental problem-solving ability" better than conventional lessons in science. We used a paper-and-pencil test to assess…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Middle School Students, Grade 6
Coan, Donald L.; And Others – 1977
Field tests on an interpersonal skills instructional program, the Heartsmart Adventures, were conducted for the formative and summative evaluation in 14 classrooms in 7 schools of 394 students in grade 4 classes. The results indicate that the Heartsmart program is likely to provide an appealing, educationally relevant and worthwhile experience to…
Descriptors: Ethnic Bias, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies, Formative Evaluation