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Peer reviewedShymansky, James A. – Science and Children, 1989
Discusses the controversy involving the effectiveness of elementary science curricula projects of the sixties and seventies. Reports on a synthesis of the research, student performance, implications, and improvements for the future. States that these innovative programs were more effective in raising student performance and attitudes than…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
