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An Investigation into Higher Education Student and Lecturer Views on Research Publication and Their Interest in the Production of a College Partnership Science Journal
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Schofield, C.; Burton, F. L. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
The primary aim of this research was to investigate students' views of using published research and their attitudes towards the research activities of their lecturers. Although this has been examined often in university settings the focus here was on science students undertaking foundation degrees in Further Education Colleges (FECs). This was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Continuing Education, Postsecondary Education, Higher Education
The New Literacies of Online Research and Comprehension: Rethinking the Reading Achievement Gap
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Leu, Donald J.; Forzani, Elena; Rhoads, Chris; Maykel, Cheryl; Kennedy, Clint; Timbrell, Nicole – Reading Research Quarterly, 2015
Is there an achievement gap for online reading ability based on income inequality that is separate from the achievement gap in traditional, offline reading? This possibility was examined between students in two pseudonymous school districts: West Town (economically advantaged) and East Town (economically challenged; N = 256). Performance-based…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap, Electronic Learning, School Districts
Project Work in a Medical Course.
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Moses, Ingrid – Medical Teacher, 1987
Described are experiences with a research project at the University of Queensland (Australia). Medical students are required to conduct the research during their fourth and fifth year of study. Considered are departmental expectations and objectives for the course, student experiences and opinions, and the provisions and processes which facilitate…
Descriptors: Course Content, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Independent Study
Why Are We Doing This? Preservice Science Teachers' Interpretations of the Role of Open Inquiry in Understanding Teaching
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Qablan, Ahmad – Journal of Institutional Research, 2008
Echoing the current emphasis on examining changes in teacher beliefs, combined with the central role of inquiry in reform, this article argues that science "education" research experiences should hold promise in shaping preservice teachers' beliefs about the role of inquiry in understanding classroom science teaching. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level
1981 and 1982 Faculty and Student Research Participation Program Evaluation.
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Howard, Lee – 1983
This publication was developed as a basic tool to measure success of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) University Programs Division in achieving goals of the Faculty and Student Research Participation Programs operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Three questionnaires were created to directly address the goals and objectives of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Science, Cooperative Programs, Energy
Biomind--A New Biology Curriculum that Enables Authentic Inquiry Learning
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Zion, Michal; Shapira, Devora; Slezak, Michaella; Link, Efrat; Bashan, Nurit; Brumer, Miri; Orian, Talmona; Nussinovitch, R.; Agrest, Bruria; Mendelovici, Ruth – Journal of Biological Education, 2004
In recent years, the science teaching community and curriculum developers have emphasised the importance of teaching inquiry and teaching science as inquiry. One way of developing learners' skills for planning and carrying out scientific research is by allowing them to perform independent research, guided by a teacher. It was recently discovered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Research, Biology, Teacher Guidance