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ERIC Number: EJ294175
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Effects of Activity-based Elementary Science on Student Outcomes: A Quantitative Synthesis.
Bredderman, Ted
Review of Educational Research, v53 n4 p499-518 Win 1983
Meta-analysis techniques were used to synthesize research on the effectiveness of three major activity-based elementary science programs: (1) the Elementary Science Study, (2) Science--A Process Approach, and (3) the Science Curriculum Improvement Study. Implications for both widespread adoption and curricular decisions, as well as long term effects, are discussed. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Meta Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Science Activities, Science Curriculum
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Elementary Science Study; Federal Bid; Science A Process Approach; Science Curriculum Improvement Study
Note: This analysis was prepared with the support of National Science Foundation Grant No. SED 7918717.