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Peer reviewedGermann, Paul J.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1996
Analyzes nine high school biology manuals to determine how well they promote the basic and integrated science process skills that are involved in scientific inquiry. Results indicate that the manuals seldom enable students to use their knowledge and experience to pose questions, solve problems, investigate natural phenomena, or construct answers…
Descriptors: Biology, Content Analysis, Inquiry, Laboratory Manuals
Direct linkTweedy, Maryanne E.; Hoese, William J. – Journal of Biological Education, 2005
Many have called for reform of the science curriculum to incorporate the process of inquiry: this has been shown to improve student understanding of biological concepts. Laboratory activities provide excellent opportunities to incorporate inquiry in to the curriculum. This study used a modified version of the Laboratory Task Analysis Instrument…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Laboratory Manuals, Science Curriculum, College Instruction
