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ERIC Number: EJ315927
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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What Research Says: Six Strategies for Improving Attitudes Toward Science.
Koballa, Thomas R., Jr.; Rice, Dale R.
Science and Children, v22 n6 p32-34 Mar 1985
Discusses six strategies for improving student attitudes toward science. It is suggested that teachers: project a credible image; take advantage of social/environmental influences; identify unique student needs; be aware of present student attitudes and skills; use discrepant events to teach science; and involve students in the process of "sciencing." (DH)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Science Education, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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