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ERIC Number: EJ201937
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Do Verbal Labels Help Children Acquire Science Concepts?
Billings, Gilbert
School Science and Mathematics, v79 n4 p287-93 Apr 1979
Investigates the effects upon concept acquisition of giving second-grade children the verbal labels of science concepts with which they have had concrete experience in a classroom setting using the interaction and evidence of interaction concepts from the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS). (HM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Curriculum Improvement Study