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Peer reviewedMaor, Dorit; Fraser, Barry – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1994
This study focused on students' development of inquiry skills in a computerized learning environment. Seven Year-11 classes (n=120) interacted with a computerized database, "Birds of Antarctica," and curriculum materials while the teacher used an inquiry approach to learning. Students perceived their classes as more investigative and…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Computer Uses in Education, Discovery Learning, High School Students
Gertz, Susan E.; Portman, Dwight J.; Sarquis, Mickey – 1996
This guide focuses on teaching hands-on, discovery-oriented physical science in the elementary classroom using children's literature. Each lesson is an integrated learning episode with a clearly defined science content objective which is supported and enriched through literature, writing, and mathematics. The three sections are: (1) "Properties of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Discovery Learning, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
