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ERIC Number: EJ528775
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
Creating Lifelong Science Learners: What Models Form a Firm Foundation?
Linn, Marcia C.; Muilenburg, Lawrence
Educational Researcher, v25 n5 p18-23 Jun-Jul 1996
Discusses research on middle school science learning and instruction that suggests how generative models of scientific phenomena can be developed. The Computer as Learning Partner curriculum is introduced as a curriculum that provides a firm foundation for lifelong learning through the use of authentic questions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Learning, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Models, Performance Based Assessment, Problem Solving, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Generative Processes
Note: Research supported by Grant MDR-9155744 from the National Science Foundation.