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ERIC Number: EJ566783
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Technology in the Elementary School: Blind Variation and Selective Retention.
Solomon, Joan
Research in Science Education, v28 n1 p153-67 1998
Argues that teaching technology without reference to the human need which calls for it gives students the wrong idea about the nature of technology and hides the importance of testing artifacts for operation in the relevant environment. Contains 40 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Science Education, Science History, Scientific Methodology, Technology Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain
Note: Theme issue: Science and Technology Studies and Science Education.