1. THE NEED FOR AN ACTIVITY CENTERED SCIENCE PROGRAM.
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Norton, Jerry L.
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ACTIVITY programs in education ,SCIENCE education (Elementary) ,ABILITY ,LEARNING ability ,ABSTRACT thought ,THOUGHT & thinking ,SCIENCE students ,COMPREHENSION ,DIFFERENTIAL psychology - Abstract
The article specifies the need for an activity-centered science program for elementary science education in the United States. Apparently, existing general science programs have become a superficial smattering of unarticulated topics, that is, it has become too general. One of the basic advantages of the doing approach or activity-centered program is its variety for individual differences of ability. More significantly, the guided activities permit tangible evidence of difficult abstractions, leading to increased comprehension and physical evidence.
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- 1963
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