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ERIC Number: EJ312615
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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What Research Says: Activity-Based Elementary Science: A Double Bonus.
Donnellan, Kathleen M.; Roberts, Gary J.
Science and Children, v22 n4 p119-21 Jan 1985
Summarizes changes in student achievement and behavior (cross-racial selections) due to the adoption of an activity-based elementary education program (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Classroom Laboratories and Elementary Science Study units) in Springfield, Massachusetts. Emphasis of hands-on experience in mixed-race groups was effective in student learning and in enhancing integration. (DH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Program Effectiveness, Racial Integration, Science Education, Science Programs, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Massachusetts; Science Education Research