Developing Scientific Communities in Classrooms: A Sociocognitive Approach.

Herrenkohl, Leslie Rupert; Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan; DeWater, Lezlie Salvatore; Kawasaki, Keiko

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ERIC Number: EJ593955

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Developing Scientific Communities in Classrooms: A Sociocognitive Approach.

Herrenkohl, Leslie Rupert; Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan; DeWater, Lezlie Salvatore; Kawasaki, Keiko

Journal of the Learning Sciences, v8 n3-4 p451-93 1999

Discusses the role and value of scaffolding student discussions in advancing students' ability to coconstruct theories and models from data they have collected while investigating floating and sinking. (Author/CCM)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Research Methodology, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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