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Relationships between Piagetian cognitive development at the formal level and science background among prospective elementary school teachers

Creator:

Ehindero, Olusola Joseph

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Results of recent studies on Piagetian cognitive development, though equivocal, showed that the architectonic of formal operational schemata is not possessed by a sizeable percentage (up to 52%) of adolescents and young adults. The purpose of the present study is two fold: (i) To assess the cognitive levels of a...

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The effects of new science materials and inservice training on teaching styles in the Ciskei, South Africa

Creator:

Macdonald, Mary Allyson

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The purpose of the study was to analyze and compare the teaching styles of a trial group of junior secondary science teachers trained to use and using new materials, and a control group of teachers using traditional materials. The new materials consisted of portable science kits, demonstration apparatus, teacher's guides,...

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Dissertation
An analysis and synthesis of experimental teacher training studies (1963-1974) which tested elements of Bandura's social learning theory

Creator:

Myers, Raymond Earl

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The purpose of this study was to locate and analyze experimental studies of teacher training that tested elements of Bandura's social learning theory. Bandura's theory emphasizes the role of modeling in the acquisition of new modes of interpersonal behavior, and it also provides for the integration of practice and feedback...

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Dissertation