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Download full textSherman, Ann; MacDonald, A. Leo – Science Education Review, 2008
This study reports on a science professional development initiative with elementary school teachers in Canada. Grades 4 and 5 teachers were involved in the implementation and modification of science kits, together with corresponding professional development activities. Each kit was aligned to specific outcomes in the curriculum and provided a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Instructional Materials, Science Education
Direct linkYoung, Betty J.; Lee, Sharon K. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
The science achievement of 226 5th graders from districts that have a kit-based inquiry science curriculum supported by intensive professional development (PD) is compared with data from a group of 173 5th graders from other districts that use nonkit science materials and do not have systematic science PD for teachers. Within the kit-based…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Learning Modules, Professional Development, Elementary School Students
