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Twenty Years Later: Reviving the Reforms of the '60s.
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Besvinick, Sidney L. – Educational Leadership, 1988
Contends that school science programs should return to the visionary programs of the 1960's, which developed logical thinking and problem solving. These have since given way to a barren emphasis on fact acquisition and "cookbook" lab activities. (TE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving
Achieving Useful Science: Reforming the Reforms of the '60s.
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Yager, Robert E. – Educational Leadership, 1988
Argues that science programs developed during the 1960's should be replaced by "science/technology/society" (S/T/S) programs, which build on students' curiosity and concern about local problems. (TE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving