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ERIC Number: EJ295808
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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What Research Says: Determining Levels of Concreteness and Abstraction.
Lentz, Kathleen A.; Coe, Elisabeth J.
Science and Children, v21 n6 p50-52 Mar 1984
Presents criteria that science teachers can use to decide where a given classroom activity falls in a continuum from concrete to abstract. The system is intended as a way of selecting appropriate tasks for children based on their previous experiences and their level of development. (JM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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