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ERIC Number: EJ512598
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
The Transformation of Individual and Collective Knowledge in Elementary Science Classrooms That Are Organized as Knowledge-Building Communities.
McGinn, Michelle K.; And Others
Research in Science Education, v25 n2 p163-89 1995
Conducted a study (n=26) to test descriptions about learning associated with open-ended design projects and to clarify the notion of ownership of resources and practices. Reports that conceptual and material resources were shared among students and that tool-related practices were appropriated as newcomers participated with more competent others in the pursuit of student-framed goals. (28 references) (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grade 7, Hands on Science, Interaction, Interviews, Learning, Observation, Science Activities, Science Education, Student Centered Curriculum
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Canada; Science Education Research