Improving student achievement in science
Publisher: Educational Research Service
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Arlington, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Science; Study and teaching (Elementary); Study and teaching (Secondary); Academic achievement
Other titles: Handbook of research on improving student achievement.
Notes: Cover title.

"Based on the Handbook of Research on Improving Student Achievement, Second Edition."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-32).
Table of contents: title: Introduction / by Gordon Cawelti; title: Proven practices to improve student achievement in science / by Dorothy Gabel; title: List of practices supported by research; title: Discussion of practices: Learning cycle approach ; Collaborative learning ; Analogies ; Wait time ; Concept mapping ; Computer simulations ; Microcomputer-based laboratories ; Systematic approaches in problem solving ; Conceptual understanding in problem solving ; Science-technology-society ; Real-life situations ; Discrepant events; title: Using this booklet and related resources to improve student achievement in science; title: Resources for additional study and discussion.