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ERIC Number: EJ303350
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Learning to Control Variables with Model Rockets: A Neo-Piagetian Study of Learning in Field Settings.
Sneider, Cary; And Others
Science Education, v68 n4 p465-86 Jul 1984
Tested the effectiveness of a program designed to teach children how to conduct and interpret a controlled experiment. Results indicate that the ability to control variables can be taught using the program (which consists of activities related to designing, building, and launching model rockets). (JN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Science Programs, Scientific Methodology, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: National Science Foundation; Rockets; Science Education Research