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ERIC Number: EJ458306
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Science Instruction for the Mildly Handicapped: Direct Instruction versus Discovery Teaching.
Bay, Mary; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v29 n6 p555-70 Aug 1992
Reports a study comparing direct instruction with discovery teaching on learning disabled (n=10), behaviorally disordered (n=6), and nonhandicapped (n=91) students' science achievement. No significant differences were found in the immediate posttest scores for mode of instruction. Discovery learning students outperformed others on a retention test given two weeks later. (PR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Lecture Method, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Academically Handicapped; Science Education Research