The efficacy of student-centered instruction in supporting science learning

Science

Volumn 338, Issue 6103, 2012, Pages 105-108

  Granger, E M ^a   Bevis, T H ^a   Saka, Y ^b   Southerland, S A ^a   Sampson, V ^a   Tate, R L ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Educational Evaluation and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LEARNING; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT CENTERED INSTRUCTION; TEACHER; TEACHING;

EID: 84867201627     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1223709     Document Type: Article

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