TEACHING SCIENTIFIC THINKING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

Autor/inn/en	MCDONALD, FREDRICK J.; SHOCKLEY, WILLIAM
Institution	Stanford Univ., CA. School of Education.
Titel	TEACHING SCIENTIFIC THINKING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
Quelle	(1964), (136 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Development; Junior High Schools; Mathematics Instruction; Science Education; Science Instruction; Scientific Methodology; Summer Programs; Teaching Methods; Team Teaching; California; California (Stanford) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kognitive Entwicklung; Sekundarstufe I; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Sommerkurs; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teamteaching; Kalifornien
Abstract	THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO TEST (1) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A WAY OF THINKING ABOUT PROBLEMS AND (2) THE EFFECTS OF INTRODUCING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC THINKING. THE STUDY HAD TWO OBJECTIVES (1) TO TEACH THE PROCESS OF SEARCH FOR AN ANSWER AND (2) TO TEACH THE LOGICAL STRUCTURE OF IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES. TEACHING SESSIONS HAD TWO MAJOR PARTS (1) TEACHING A SET OF LOGICAL GAMES AND (2) CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS TO DERIVE A SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLE. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN TWO PARTS--(1) A 15-WEEK SESSION CONDUCTED BY 3 TEACHERS IN A TEAM TEACHING ARRANGEMENT AND (2) A SMALLER SUMMER SESSION CONDUCTED BY 1 TEACHER USING AN INNOVATION IN TEACHING METHOD. WHILE THE RESULTS MUST BE CONSIDERED SUGGESTIVE RATHER THAN CONCLUSIVE, SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT WAS NOTED ON VARIOUS MEASURING DEVICES. THE LACK OF UNIFORM RESULTS WAS IN PART ASCRIBED TO DIFFICULTIES IN ESTABLISHING A TIGHT RESEARCH DESIGN. HOWEVER, THE STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT GIVEN APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS, REFINEMENT OF PROCEDURES, AND SENSITIVE TESTING DEVICES, A SIGNIFICANT DEMONSTRATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAM ALMOST CERTAINLY COULD BE ACHIEVED. (PM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC