Demonstrations and Problem-Solving Exercises in School Science: Their Transformation within the Mexican Elementary School Classroom.

Candela, Antonia

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ERIC Number: EJ552951

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Publication Date: 1997

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Demonstrations and Problem-Solving Exercises in School Science: Their Transformation within the Mexican Elementary School Classroom.

Candela, Antonia

Science Education, v81 n5 p497-513 Sep 1997

Argues that scientific knowledge in school is a social construct in which curriculum proposals are simply points of departure that are transformed by the social interaction that takes place within the classroom. Considers discourse as playing an important role in knowledge construction. Contains 31 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Demonstrations (Science), Discourse Analysis, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Representation, Problem Solving, Science Curriculum

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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