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Cavana, Gordon R.; Leonard, William H. – Science Education, 1985
Compared "extended discretion" (ED) learning approach to traditional Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) laboratory investigations. Found that although ED students are more capable of exercising independent judgment for greater lengths of time while BSCS demanded more teacher time, all teachers were still reluctant to accord…
Descriptors: Biology, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Decision Making