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ERIC Number: EJ574095
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
"This is Nothing Like School": Discourse and the Social Environment as Key Components in Learning Science.
Watters, James J.; Diezmann, Carmel M.
Early Child Development and Care, v140 p73-84 Jan 1998
Describes a science enrichment program for 5- to 8-year- olds that used constructivist theory to create a social learning environment conducive to science learning. Considers the strategic actions and roles the teacher adopted to achieve theoretical objectives. Presents evidence that the children engaged in knowledge generation and critical reasoning in a classroom environment that emulates authentic scientific practice. (JPB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories, Learning Experience, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Science Instruction, Science Programs, Scientific Literacy, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Constructivism
Note: Special Issue on: "Constructivism in the Early Years."