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ERIC Number: EJ509136
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0855
Literacy in Science Education.
Sturgiss, James
Australian Science Teachers Journal, v40 n3 p28-32 Sep 1994
Writing can be seen as a tool to be manipulated by students to access, construct, and evaluate knowledge. Many students will finish six years of high school science education quite ill-equipped for the literacy demands of college. This paper highlights a genre approach to language adopted by a literacy program. (20 references) (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Literacy, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods, Writing Across the Curriculum
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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