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ERIC Number: EJ298659
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Student Task Involvement in Activity Oriented Science.
Tobin, Kenneth
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v21 n5 p469-82 May 1984
Examined relationships between teaching behaviors and student engagement in 13 middle school science classes. Results indicated that seven managerial variables and four instructional variables were significantly related to student engagement rates. Types of tasks allocated by teachers were also significantly related to types of tasks undertaken by students. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Time on Task
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research