A school's experience of the discrete teaching of scientific skills at early secondary level
Issue 346 | Page 99 | Published Sep 2012
Description
Students at age 11 or 12 took a course where scientific skills were taught discretely rather than in an integrated approach alongside scientific knowledge and understanding. There is evidence that this may be a more beneficial approach for developing scientific skills.
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