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  • An examination of students' attitudes toward school and classroom science

    Creator:
    Morrell, Patricia Drozdowski
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    The purpose of this study was to examine fifth, seventh, and tenth graders' attitudes toward school and classroom science by means of questionnaires and interviews. In particular, the study hoped to determine (a) if a relationship existed between these two attitudes, (b) what relationship, if any, grade level, gender, ethnicity,...
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    between science achievement and attitudes toward science was weak (r = .11; p<.05). The authors

  • Developing explanations : Student reasoning about science concepts during claims-evidence inquiry lessons

    Creator:
    Pegg, Jerine M.
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    Recent science education reforms have placed a large emphasis on inquiry-based teaching strategies as an effective way of improving conceptual understanding of science principles, comprehension of the nature of scientific inquiry, and development of the abilities for inquiry (NRC, 1996). To better understand the relationship between inquiry-based instruction and student...
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    ., Levy, A. J. Century, J. R., 2004). The definition of inquiry from the National Science Education