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Peer reviewedBowyer, Jane; And Others – Science Education, 1978
Reports a study describing children's learning about controlling variables in an environment where student autonomy is maximized and teacher controlled instruction is minimized. (SL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instruction
Peer reviewedDiSessa, Andra A.; And Others – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1991
A cooperative activity involving eight sixth grade students over five days focused on inventing static representations of motion. In generating, critiquing and refining numerous representations, strong metarepresentational competence was found. An intricate blend of the children's conceptual and interactional skills, their interest in and sense of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Group Dynamics
