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Peters, Erin E.; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Educational Psychology, 2010
The purpose of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of a metacognitive prompts intervention-science (MPI-S), which is based on the nature of science with 162 eighth-grade science students. It was hypothesised that students exposed to the intervention will show higher levels of content knowledge and knowledge about the nature of…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Intervention, Scientific Principles, Metacognition
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Veronica, M.; Lawrence, M. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Uses the "Learning Styles Questionnaire" (LSQ) with secondary school teachers to identify four preferred learning styles among: activist, reflector, theorist, and pragmatist. Discusses these preferences in light of teachers' values, positions, and subject specialization. Considers the role these preferences could play in secondary…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology