An Evaluation of the Role of Email in Promoting Science Investigative Skills in Primary Rural Schools in England.

Jarvis, Tina; Hargreaves, Linda; Comber, Chris

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ERIC Number: EJ567932

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Publication Date: 1997

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An Evaluation of the Role of Email in Promoting Science Investigative Skills in Primary Rural Schools in England.

Jarvis, Tina; Hargreaves, Linda; Comber, Chris

Research in Science Education, v27 n2 p223-36 1997

Discusses the effect of collaboration via e-mail links on the quality of 10- to 11-year-old students' science investigative skills in six elementary rural schools. The project identified several important issues related to teacher-inservice training requirements, development in cooperative groupwork for children, and software design. (AIM)

Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Inservice Education, Online Systems, Rural Education, Science Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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