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ERIC Number: EJ417201
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Science Education in Japan and the United States: Are the Japanese Beating Us at Our Own Game?
Lawson, Anton E.
Science Education, v74 n4 p495-501 Jul 1990
Described are the results of a formal reasoning test taken by both Japanese and American students. The most likely reasons for the difference between test score results are discussed. Japan's "hands-on" and group inquiry-oriented curriculum approach is cited as one difference. (KR)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Tests, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Japan; North Carolina