Reflections on teaching and learning scientific methods in the Ghanaian field and the British classroom

By Imogen Bellwood-Howard

Issue 346 | Page 85 | Published Sep 2012

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Designing investigative skills sessions for key stage 5 students based on field research in the Ghanaian savannah prompted reflection on the similarities and differences in the ways farmers and students learned about and applied scientific methodology.

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