Instructional Practices and Motivation during Middle School (with Special Attention to Science).

Mac Iver, Douglas J.; Young, Estelle M.; Washburn, Benjamin

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ERIC Number: ED452072

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 2001

Pages: 32

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Instructional Practices and Motivation during Middle School (with Special Attention to Science).

Mac Iver, Douglas J.; Young, Estelle M.; Washburn, Benjamin

Improvement of academic achievement requires both changes in school organizational structures and in curriculum and instruction. This study investigates the assumption of giving "minds-on" opportunities to reflect and "hands-on" opportunities to experiment and tests whether moving beyond the textbook makes science class more engaging for middle school students. (Contains 67 references.) (YDS)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Hands on Science, Middle Schools, Motivation, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (82nd, Seattle, WA, April 10-14, 2001).