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Ruby, Allen – 2001
From the late 1950s through today, hands-on science has been promoted as a method of science instruction. Currently, recent national science reform efforts seek to temper its role. However, no consensus has been reached on the relationship of hands-on science to student achievement, though this has been researched since the turn of the 20th…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Performance Based Assessment
