Development of a More Flexible Physical Science Laboratory Program for Non-Science Majors with Superior High School Science Backgrounds. Final Report.

Autor/in	Stekel, Frank D.
Institution	Wisconsin State Universities Consortium of Research Development, Stevens Point.
Titel	Development of a More Flexible Physical Science Laboratory Program for Non-Science Majors with Superior High School Science Backgrounds. Final Report.
Quelle	(1969), (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attitudes; College Science; Critical Thinking; Educational Research; General Education; Instruction; Laboratory Procedures; Physical Sciences; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Kritisches Denken; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Laboruntersuchung; Natural sciences; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaft
Abstract	The effects of two different approaches for teaching the physical science laboratory for non-science majors were compared. The control group had a traditional laboratory with assigned, structured laboratory exercises; the experimental group was subjected to a situation where there was more student involvement in choice of experiment, experimental design and analysis. There were no significant differences identified between the control and experimental groups in "critical thinking ability," understanding of science processes or attitude toward science. Significant improvement in critical thinking ability, as measured by equivalent scores on the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Test, was observed for both groups. (Author/TS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01