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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Heering, Peter – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2010
Recently, there has been an increasing emphasis in discussions on science education on the potential and advantages of stories and narratives in teaching situations. From this, one might conclude that simply starting to use stories in science classrooms is a good thing, "per se". Yet, as I will argue in my paper, things do not appear to be that…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Story Telling, Instructional Effectiveness
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Panusch, Martin; Heering, Peter; Singh, Rajinder – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2010
In 1923, R.A. Millikan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect. Recently, historical research had a focus on Millikan's publication practice, as well as on the role of his assistant, Harvey Fletcher. Several studies have raised doubts on whether Millikan can…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Research, Energy, Awards