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Download full textAppleton, Ken; And Others – 1984
Two booklets were developed by the Learning in Science Project (Primary)--LISP(P)--to help teachers adopt an approach to primary science teaching which would enhance children's understanding of floating and sinking. Both booklets were designed to enable teachers to reconceptualize their teaching task from activity-driven, didactic teaching to…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Appleton, Ken – 1984
The Learning in Science Project (Primary)--LISP(P)--investigated the ideas and interests children have about hot and cold. Data were obtained from 25 children (12 boys and 13 girls), ages 8 to 11, using the "interview-about-instances" (IAI) procedure. Areas investigated included: (1) the meanings of the words…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
