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Download full textLoveless, Mary – 1999
The results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) published in 1977 suggested that the achievement of New Zealand students in science could be considerably improved. A significant barrier to improving achievement, particularly in the physical sciences, was identified as a lack of teacher knowledge of the scientific…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Hands on Science
