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The effects of two selected elementary science study units on divergent-productive thinking and nonverbal cognitive abilities

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Fick, Donald Leonard

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Dissertation

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RECOMMENDATIONS for AdditionaL Study Table of Contents (continued) Chapter P age Test Scoring (Nonverbal
An experiment in the teaching of biology to slow learners in high school

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Kellough, Richard D. (Richard Dean)

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The purpose of this study was to test in practice the perceptual field approach learning theory with students identified as slow learners. The essential aim was to achieve significant improvement in the self adjustment of the students while not inhibiting their learning of biology. The approaches and techniques of perceptual...

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Dissertation

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changes in the goals and methods of instruction as well as changes in subject matter" (47, P. 109
Determination and comparison of biological principles in the public press and in BSCS biology texts

Creator:

Adams, Ruth Helen

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The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to formulate a current list of biological principles to use as a checklist in this study; (2) to utilize the formulated checklist in identifying those principles required for reading comprehension of news articles concerning the various areas of biology or biology-related social...

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with life problems which have their antecedents in science and technology" (64, p. 211). Carleton (17
Group achievement tests developed for two basic processes of AAAS Science--a process approach

Creator:

Beard, Jean

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The major purpose of the study was to determine whether science process achievement tests could be developed for administration to groups of primary grade students. Six Basic Science Process Tests (BSPT) were constructed as samples of the format proposed. Each BSPT was designed to assess one of the basic science...

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Dissertation