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ERIC Number: EJ460279
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Primary Science in Fiji: Some Reflections on Activity-Based Lessons.
Taylor, Neil; Macpherson, Colin
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, v15 n2 p40-44 Dec 1992
Reports observations of primary teachers (n=14) efforts to provide activity-based lessons for their pupils. Teachers' beliefs that their lessons were student-centered were not confirmed by the observations of the lessons. Discusses implications of the findings for inservice teacher education and parental involvement. (MDH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Innovation, Interviews, Observation, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Rote Learning, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Active Teaching; Activity Based Curriculum; Fiji; Hands on Science