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Peer reviewedShymansky, James A. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1992
Analyzes problems with traditional teacher education, reviews the basic elements of the constructivist learning views, and discusses the advantages of a constructivist approach to science teacher education. (PR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Education Courses, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textShymansky, James A.; Yore, Larry D.; Henriques, Laura; Dunkhase, John A.; Bancroft, Jean – 1998
This study took place within the context of a four-year local systemic reform effort collaboratively undertaken by the Science Education Center at the University of Iowa and the Iowa City Community School District. The goal of the project was to move teachers towards an interactive-constructivist model of teaching and learning that assumes a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Innovation
Shymansky, 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
