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Bird, Robert Carl – 1970
This study discusses the differences in behavior that the open-minded teacher and the closed-minded teacher exhibit in teaching elementary school science. To study dogmatism and classroom behaviors, a group of 43 teachers enrolled in an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in-service program was identified and classified into…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Dogmatism, Educational Research, Elementary School Science
Wideen, Marvin F.; And Others – 1977
Teacher process variables and student outcomes were examined as they appeared in two settings employing curriculum materials based on alternate psychological learning approaches. The two settings were based on the cognitive restructuring and behavioral approaches described by Bruner and Gagne, respectively. Ten teachers were involved in the study.…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes
Myers, Mary Jayne – 1971
Reported is a study to identify classroom practices of teachers using three new junior high school science curricular programs. Data from a 36-item student perception instrument, the Student-Teacher Participation Checklist (STPC), were obtained from a sample of 493 students. The teachers of these students were participants in a National Science…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Instruction
Peer reviewedBethel, Lowell J.; George, Kenneth D. – Science and Children, 1979
Presents basic guidelines for classroom control and discipline for teachers using new science programs that encourage independent study and hands-on activities. (MA)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedWilson, John T.; Chalmers-Neubauer, Irene – Science Education, 1990
Described and assessed was the teacher's role in three elementary school science programs which included hands-on learning experiences for the students. Results indicated that this role varied with the manner in which hands-on materials were used in the program. (CW)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Science Course Improvement Projects
Download full textBredderman, Ted – 1982
A quantitative synthesis of research findings on the effects of three major activity-based elementary science programs developed with National Science Foundation support was conducted. Controlled evaluation studies of the Elementary Science Study (ESS), Science-A Process Approach (SAPA), or The Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) were used…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedShymansky, James A.; Penick, John E. – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
Summarizes findings of seven studies dealing with how teacher behavior affects student performance in activity-centered science classrooms at the elementary and junior high school levels. Concludes that activity-centered classrooms encourage student creativity in problem solving, student independence, and help low ability students overcome initial…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creativity, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
