The Long-Term Effect of Intensive Instruction on the Open Exploration Behavior of Ninth Grade Students.

Wright, Emmett L.

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Publication Date: 1981-Nov

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The Long-Term Effect of Intensive Instruction on the Open Exploration Behavior of Ninth Grade Students.

Wright, Emmett L.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v18 n6 p557-61 Nov 1981

Reports long-term effects of intensive instruction in the cue attendance or hypothesis generation on open-exploration behavior of 120 ninth graders. Five dependent measures included: number of observed details; number and quality of hypotheses; and number and diversity of questions. Results suggest long-term benefits. (Author/JN)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution, Cues, Discovery Learning, Grade 9, Junior High Schools, Long Term Memory, Problem Solving, Prompting, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science

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Language: English

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