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ERIC Number: EJ725919
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar-1
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Science Teachers, Under Construction
Harcombe, Elnora S.
Educational Leadership, v62 n6 p50-54 Mar 2005
The Model Science Lab, a constructivist approach to teaching, strengthens urban science teachers' teaching practice. The retention rate of Houston science teachers who took part in the program was found to be very high and the cost of the Model Science Lab has proven less expensive per student than most other professional development options.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Teachers, Constructivism (Learning), Professional Development, Urban Schools, Science Education, Science Laboratories, Teacher Persistence
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Web site: http://www.ascd.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A