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Primary Teachers' Views about Integrating Science and Literacy.
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Waldrip, Bruce; Oakes, Sally – Investigating, 2001
Reports on elementary school teachers' ideas on the integration of science and literacy and its effects on teachers' instructional practices. (YDS)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Teachers, Instruction, Integrated Curriculum
Democratic Constructivist Science Education: Enabling Egalitarian Literacy and Self-actualization.
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Bencze, John Lawrence – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2000
Provides a model for curriculum development using constructivism to help democratize science education. Illustrates how to put this model into practice, focusing on: (1) expressing current conceptions; (2) sharing and learning new conceptions; and (3) applying and testing conceptions. (CMK)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Democracy, Educational Benefits
Language and Literacy: A Problem for America's Science Classrooms.
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Yerrick, Randy; Vellom, Paul – Science Education International, 1998
Offers a critique of American schools to provide helpful insight to teachers, researchers, and reformers of national systems who struggle with deeply rooted cultural divisions. Contains 36 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Criticism, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
When All Is Said and Done, More Is Said than Done: Research Examining Constructivist Instruction for Students with Special Needs
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Apps, Mark; Carter, Mark – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2006
Constructivist literature has become increasingly prominent in the area of special education. The nature of constructivism and its relevance and limitations for students with special needs is discussed, as is the importance of appropriate research in determining the efficacy of instructional interventions. A search of the literature into the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Special Education, Special Needs Students, Elementary Secondary Education
When All Is Said and Done, More Is Said than Done: Research Examining Constructivist Instruction for Students with Special Needs
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Apps, Mark; Carter, Mark – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2006
Constructivist literature has become increasingly prominent in the area of special education. The nature of constructivism and its relevance and limitations for students with special needs is discussed, as is the importance of appropriate research in determining the efficacy of instructional interventions. A search of the literature into the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Special Education, Special Needs Students, Elementary Secondary Education