Birgit V. Musheno|Anton E. Lawson
Effects of learning cycle and traditional text on comprehension of science concepts by students at differing reasoning levels
Arizona State University
journal research science teachingvolume 36 issue 1 p 2337 effects learning cycle traditional text comprehension science concepts students differing reasoning levels birgit v musheno corresponding author birgit v musheno desert vista high school phoenix arizonadesert vista high school phoenix arizonasearch papers authoranton e lawson anton e lawson arizona state university tempe arizonasearch papers author birgit v musheno corresponding author birgit v musheno desert vista high school phoenix arizonadesert vista high school phoenix arizonasearch papers authoranton e lawson anton e lawson arizona state university tempe arizonasearch papers author first published 14 january 1999 httpsdoiorg101002sici1098273619990136123aidtea330co23citations 42aboutpdf toolsrequest permissionexport citationadd favoritestrack citation shareshare give accessshare full text accessshare fulltext accessplease review terms conditions use check box share fulltext version articlei read accept wiley online library terms conditions useshareable linkuse link share fulltext version article friends colleagues learn morecopy url share linkshare onemailfacebooktwitterlinkedinredditwechat abstract research found learning cycle effective science instruction handson laboratories interactive discussions learning cycle examples precede introduction new terms also applied effectively science text total 123 high school students two suburban schools tested reasoning ability randomly assigned read either learning cycle traditional text passage immediate delayed posttests provided concept comprehension scores analyzed type text passage reasoning level students read learning cycle passage earned higher scores concept comprehension questions read traditional passage reasoning levels result supports hypothesis reading comprehension scientific inquiry involve similar informationprocessing strategies confirms prediction science text presented learning cycle format comprehensible readers reasoning levels 1999 john 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