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ERIC Number: EJ309114
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Impact of a Class Visit to a Participatory Science Museum Exhibit and a Classroom Science Lesson.
Flexer, Barbara K.; Borun, Minda
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v21 n9 p863-73 Dec 1984
Cognitive and affective outcomes of a class visit to a participatory science museum were examined by comparing responses of 416 fifth and sixth graders randomly assigned to four conditions (control, exhibit, lesson, exhibit followed by lesson) and two tests (verbal and visual). Results and implications for science education are presented. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Museums, Science Education, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Science Education Research
Note: This research was supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Exxon Education Foundation, and the Guilliam H. Clamer Foundation.