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ERIC Number: EJ659926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Effects of Partner's Ability on the Achievement and Conceptual Organization of High-Achieving Fifth-Grade Students.
Carter, Glenda; Jones, M. Gail; Rua, Melissa
Science Education, v87 n1 p94-111 Jan 2003
Investigates high-achieving fifth-grade students' achievement gains and conceptual reorganization on convection. Features an instructional sequence of three dyadic inquiry investigations related to convection currents as well as pre- and post-assessment consisting of a multiple-choice test, a card sorting task, construction of a concept map, and an interview. Discusses implications for heterogeneous grouping and construction of knowledge by dyads. (Contains 47 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Heat, Heterogeneous Grouping, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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