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Direct linkFalk, Hedda; Yarden, Anat – Journal of Biological Education, 2011
Different genres of scientific articles have begun to diffuse into science curricula. Among them, adapted primary literature (APL) retains the characteristics of scientific research articles, while adapting their contents to the knowledge level of students in the 11th to 12th grades. We present three models for the teaching and learning of the…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Knowledge Level, Periodicals, Teaching Methods
Holstermann, Nina; Grube, Dietmar; Bogeholz, Susanne – Research in Science Education, 2010
This study investigates the influence of hands-on activities on students' interest. We researched whether students with experience in specific hands-on activities show higher interest in these activities than students without experience. Furthermore, the relationship between the quality of the hands-on experience and interest in the respective…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Questionnaires, Grade 11, Student Interests
Al khawaldeh, Salem A.; Al Olaimat, Ali M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
The present study conducted to investigate the contribution of conceptual change texts, accompanied by concept mapping instruction to eleventh-grade students' understanding of cellular respiration concepts, and their retention of this understanding. Cellular respiration concepts test was developed as a result of examination of related literature…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Concept Mapping, Biology
Mucherah, Winnie – Learning Environments Research, 2008
This study examined classroom climate and student goal structures in high-school biology classrooms in Kenya. Participants included 891 students and their teachers in Grades 10 and 11 from two same-sex boarding schools--one for boys and the other for girls. School differences were found on all classroom climate aspects except teacher support and…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Goal Orientation, Competition, Biology
Tamir, Pinchas – 1989
An investigation of biology matriculation tests in Israel was undertaken to assess the use of justifications with multiple-choice items and to compare the effect of three item formats on students' performance. More specifically, the study was designed to determine the: (1) extent to which justifications will differ if the correct answer is made…
Descriptors: Biology, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Cox, Peter J.; Leder, Gilah C.; Forgasz, Helen J. – Australian Journal of Education, 2004
Gender differences in participation and performance at "high stakes" examinations have received much public attention, which has often focused on mathematics and science subjects. This paper describes the innovative forms of assessment introduced into mathematics and science subjects within the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)…
Descriptors: Females, Males, Gender Differences, High Stakes Tests
Download full textCabrera, Eulalia; And Others – 1988
In its first year, the 1987 Bilingual Program for Eleventh and Twelfth Graders provided mostly over-age, limited-English-speaking students with an opportunity for more timely graduation through instruction in English as a second language (ESL) and content-area instruction in the summer. Eligibility requirements included limited English proficiency…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bilingual Education Programs, Biology, Business Education
