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ERIC Number: EJ351403
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
A Comparison of Concrete and Formal Science Instruction Upon Science Achievement and Reasoning Ability of Sixth Grade Students.
Saunders, Walter L.; Shepardson, Daniel
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v24 n1 p39-51 Jan 1987
Reports on a study designed to examine the effect of concrete and formal instruction upon reasoning and science achievement of sixth grade students. Results indicated that the concrete instruction group had significantly higher levels of performance in science achievement and cognitive development and that males outperformed females. (TW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Grade 6, Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories, Piagetian Theory, Science Education, Science Instruction, Sex Differences, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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