Finding the balance: comparing the effectiveness of student-managed and teacher-directed learning in science classes.

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Finding the balance: comparing the effectiveness of student-managed and teacher-directed learning in science classes.

The purpose of the research was to form a defensible basis for considering possible changes in classroom practice within a small rural state school, and it involved four, mixed-ability classes comprising Year 9 and 10 students. These classes were taught an energy-related module by the researcher. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bell, Colin R.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2000
Subjects:	classroom practice teacher directed learning student managed learning science education
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1185

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