The Effects of Hands-On and Teacher Demonstration Laboratory Methods on Science Achievement in Relation to Reasoning Ability and Prior Knowledge.

Glasson, George E.

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ERIC Number: EJ389588

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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The Effects of Hands-On and Teacher Demonstration Laboratory Methods on Science Achievement in Relation to Reasoning Ability and Prior Knowledge.

Glasson, George E.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v26 n2 p121-31 Feb 1989

Compares the relative effects of hands-on and teacher demonstration laboratory methods on declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge achievement. Reports that students in the hands-on class were better on the procedural knowledge test than students in the demonstration class. (Author/YP)

Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Experiential Learning, Formal Operations, Grade 9, Laboratory Experiments, Logical Thinking, Predictor Variables, Prior Learning, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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