Student Involvement in Learning: Collaboration in Science for Preservice Elementary Teachers.

Roychoudhury, Anita; Roth, Wolff-Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ466015

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Publication Date: 1992

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Student Involvement in Learning: Collaboration in Science for Preservice Elementary Teachers.

Roychoudhury, Anita; Roth, Wolff-Michael

Journal of Science Teacher Education, v3 n2 p47-52 Spr 1992

Investigates the use of collaborative learning groups in a physical science course designed for elementary education majors (n=54). Data for the study were 20 video-taped laboratory sessions, the instructor's journal, and the students laboratory reports. Among the conclusions is that the collaborative science laboratories provided insightful experiences to the students. (PR)

Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Education Courses, Education Majors, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Physical Sciences, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education, Science Laboratories, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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