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ERIC Number: EJ442018
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-185X
Science/Technology/Society as Reform of Science in The Elementary School.
Yager, Robert; And Others
Journal of Elementary Science Education, v4 n1 p1-13 Win 1992
An investigation in which science/technology/society (STS) strategies were utilized for one class and traditional concept-organized strategies were utilized in another is described. Results are contrasted for students enrolled in an STS section and others in a non-STS section. Advantages of the STS program include improving process skills, applying science concepts, creativity, and attitude toward science. (KR)
Descriptors: Creativity, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Females, Inservice Teacher Education, Process Education, Professional Development, Program Descriptions, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Constructivism; Iowa Chautauqua Program