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ERIC Number: EJ258418
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Jan
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Making Better Guesses: A Goal in Early Childhood Science.
Tipps, Steve
School Science and Mathematics, v82 n1 p29-37 Jan 1982
Guessing is seen in all forms to be a creative and critical process which has practical and scientific utility. The goal of science in early childhood is viewed as having children make better guesses. Ways of instruction that create and develop an atmosphere for guessing are detailed. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Preschool Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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