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ERIC Number: EJ512596
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
A Constructivist Approach to Change in Elementary Science Teaching and Learning.
Tippins, Deborah; And Others
Research in Science Education, v25 n2 p135-49 1995
Presents a fictional account of a science teacher and her use of constructivism as a referent for her various roles. Describes how she came to teach in this manner, her involvement in staff development activities, and an evolution in her thinking from an objectivist to a constructivist system of semantics. Presents implications for the reform of science education. (13 references) (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Fiction, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Staff Development
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Reform Efforts; Science Education Research