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ERIC Number: EJ543584
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Consensually Driven Explanation in Science Teaching.
Meyer, Karen; Woodruff, Earl
Science Education, v81 n2 p173-92 Apr 1997
Focuses on one target group of seventh-grade science students (N=19) who are working to achieve consensus and a coherent explanation of light and shadow effects. Articulates the beginnings of a framework for consensus building with inquiry discourse. Contains 41 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Context Effect, Discourse Modes, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Junior High Schools, Learning Strategies, Light, Physical Sciences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada