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An Examination of the Ability of Third Grade Children from the Science Curriculum Improvement Study to Identify Experimental Variables and to Recognize Change.
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The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Origins and Effectiveness
TL;DR: The psychological basis for a model of science instruction is discussed in this paper, where the authors present a model for science instruction based on the IBM-supported design project, which was later used in the National Museum of Science and Engineering.
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Effects of Activity-based Elementary Science on Student Outcomes: A Quantitative Synthesis:
TL;DR: In this article, meta-analysis techniques were used to synthesize research on the effectiveness of three major activity-based elementary science programs (ESS, SAPA, and SCIS), which were developed with federal support.
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Twenty Years of Science Curriculum Development: A Look Back
TL;DR: The National Science Foundation (NSF) spent $1,725 on its first precollege curriculum development activity as mentioned in this paper, which was used to support a conference of educators, scientists, and federal officials to discuss ways of improving science curricula in the schools.
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The effects of instruction on integrated science process skill achievement
TL;DR: The authors used a model for generating integrated process skill lessons to produce all lessons and found that both sixth and eighth-grade students can learn to use certain integrated process skills; growth was apparent in identifying variables and stating hypotheses.
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The relationship between science process skill and formal thinking abilities
TL;DR: The authors examined integrated process skill and formal thinking abilities of middle and high school students and determine the relationship, if any, between the two, and found that process skill teaching might influence formal thinking ability.
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An Evaluation of Children's Performance on Certain Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Aspects of the Systems and Subsystems Unit of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study Elementary Science Program.
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