Assessing Data Accuracy When Involving Students in Authentic Paleontological Research.

Harnik, Paul G.; Ross, Robert M.

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ERIC Number: EJ665333

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Assessing Data Accuracy When Involving Students in Authentic Paleontological Research.

Harnik, Paul G.; Ross, Robert M.

Journal of Geoscience Education, v51 n1 p76-84 Jan 2003

Regards Student-Scientist Partnerships (SSPs) as beneficial collaborations for both students and researchers. Introduces the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), which developed and pilot tested an SSP that involved grade 4-9 students in paleontological research on Devonian marine fossil assemblages. Reports formative data assessment and correlation tests between student abundance data and data generated by project scientists. (Author/KHR)

Descriptors: Cooperation, Earth Science, Evaluation, Marine Education, Middle Schools, Partnerships in Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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