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Brand, Lance G. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was three-fold: to measure the ability of the "Medical Explorers" case-based curriculum to improve higher order thinking skills; to evaluate the impact of the "Medical Explorers" case-based curriculum to help students be self directed learners; and to investigate the impact of the "Medical…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, High School Students, Secondary School Curriculum, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Lucas, A. M. – Science Education, 1972
Reports the presence of a facilitating effect of exposure to a pretest on the Watson-Glaser score and a posttest following grade 12 biology instruction. (AL)
Descriptors: Biology, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Evaluation
Cossman, George Wilford – 1967
This study was designed to evaluate the success of an experimental secondary school course for fostering scientific literacy and the development of scientific attitudes. Students were matched using I.Q., sex, grade level, involvement with formal science courses, and cumulative grade point average. Twenty-one "self selected" eleventh and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Doctoral Dissertations, Evaluation, Grade 11
Torop, William – 1968
Investigated was the effect of different types of laboratory reports on measured outcomes of the Chemical Education Materials Study (CHEMS) Chemistry. Compared were procedures using essay laboratory reports, mimeographed laboratory sheets prepared by the investigator and completed by the students, the laboratory manual for the course completed by…
Descriptors: Achievement, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
COSSMAN, GEORGE W.; YAGER, ROBERT E. – 1966
REPORTED IS THE EVALUATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE ENTITLED "SCIENCE AND CULTURE" WHICH IS BEING DEVELOPED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LABORATORY SCHOOL. IT IS DIRECTED AT BRIDGING EXISTING GAPS IN INTEGRATING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, Curriculum