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ERIC Number: EJ661836
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0263-5143
Do Primary School Science Books for Children Show a Concern for Explanatory Understanding?
Newton, L. D.; Newton, D. P.; Blake, A.; Brown, K.
Research in Science and Technological Education, v20 n2 p227-40 Nov 2002
Discusses the lack of primary teachers' focus on explanatory understanding and explores whether primary science books show a concern for explanatory understanding. (Contains 69 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Qualifications, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Explanations; Great Britain