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A Study of Uncertainties in the Meta-Analysis of Research on the Effectiveness of "New" Science Curricula. Preliminary Report.
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Shymansky, James A.; And Others – 1986
In 1981 a meta-analysis of research in science education was completed by a team of researchers under the direction of Ronald Anderson at the University of Colorado. Individual teams synthesized the extant research using meta-analysis procedures. One of the syntheses showed that the post-Sputnik or "new" science programs on the whole…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Meta Analysis, Program Effectiveness