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Peer reviewedShymansky, James A.; And Others – Science and Children, 1982
Highlights a quantitative synthesis of research studies on Elementary Science Study, Science Curriculum Improvement Study, and Science A Process Approach, focusing on student performance/achievement, attitudes, process skills, and basic skills. Suggests that activities and instructional strategies from the programs be incorporated into existing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Download full textShymansky, James A.; Yore, Larry D.; Dunkhase, John A.; Hand, Brian M. – 1998
This paper describes a major reform effort of an elementary science curriculum called the Science: Parents, Activities, and Literature (Science PALs) Project. The goal of the project was to move teachers towards an interactive-constructivist model of teaching and learning that assumes a middle-of-the-road interpretation of constructivism where…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Innovation
