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Klahr, David; Triona, Lara M.; Williams, Cameron – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
"Hands-on" activities play an important, but controversial, role in early science education. In this study we attempt to clarify some of the issues surrounding the controversy by calling attention to distinctions between: (a) type of instruction (direct or discovery); (b) type of knowledge to be acquired (domain-general or domain-specific); and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 8, Teaching Methods, Females
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O'Sullivan, P. S.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Assesses the effects of a one-day inservice program for junior high school science teachers emphasizing an activity-oriented science curriculum and management strategies necessary for such a curriculum. Results indicate inservice positively affects teacher attitudes toward strategies and student achievement in science. (DS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Inservice Teacher Education, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools