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ERIC Number: EJ361678
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Analysis of the Project Synthesis Goal Cluster Orientation and Inquiry Emphasis of Elementary Science Textbooks.
Staver, John R.; Bay, Mary
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v24 n7 p629-43 Oct 1987
Reports on a study designed to examine selected units of commonly used elementary science texts, using the Project Synthesis goal clusters as a framework for part of the examination. The discussion of the finding focuses on the comparison of the results to recommendations of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). (TW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Course Content, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inquiry, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research, Units of Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Project Synthesis; Science Education Research