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ERIC Number: EJ520779
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0263-5143
Primary Science: An Exploration of Differential Classroom Success.
Tymms, Peter; Gallacher, Simon
Research in Science and Technological Education, v13 n2 p155-62 Nov 1995
Uses data from the Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS) to compare the relative success of different classes in science in the National Curriculum. Discusses differences in terms of cognitive styles, training, and attitudes of teachers. Reports that primary teachers are considerably less confident about teaching science than about teaching reading or mathematics. (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, National Curriculum, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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