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The Influence of Early Science Experience in Kindergarten on Children's Immediate and Later Science Achievement: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
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Sackes, Mesut; Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Bell, Randy L.; O'Connell, Ann A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
This study explores the impacts of selected early science experiences in kindergarten (frequency and duration of teachers' teaching of science, availability of sand/water table and science areas, and children's participation in cooking and science equipment activities) on children's science achievement in kindergarten and third grade using data…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Teacher Education Programs, Economic Status, Structural Equation Models
Promoting Wildlife Education through Exhibits.
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Adams, Clark E.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Examines the educational value of exhibits for transferring wildlife information to high school students. Reports that the passive exhibitry technique produced increases in the wildlife knowledge of students. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Exhibits, Instructional Materials, Science Activities
The Effect of "Newsday's" Science Education Series Program on Selected Ninth-Grade Students' Comprehension of Science Reading Material.
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Friend, Harold; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Determines how the use of a science education program affected selected ninth-grade students' comprehension of science reading material. The different effects of the program depended on students' reading and mathematics scores. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Grade 9, Newspapers, Reading Comprehension, Science Activities
Learning Scientific Reasoning Skills in Microcomputer-Based Laboratories.
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Friedler, Yael; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
The impact of enhanced observation or enhanced prediction on scientific reasoning about heat energy and temperature problems was investigated. Instruction was successful in improving prediction and observation skills in the microcomputer-based laboratory environment. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education