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Download full textYager, Robert E. – 1995
The Iowa-Scope, Sequence, and Coordination (SS&C) Program assists schools with reform of their entire middle school programs, grades 6-8, and features the science, technology, and society (STS) instructional approach. This reform translates to the creation of new frameworks for the school program and aims to produce "constructivist"…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Yager, Robert E.; Tamir, Pinchas – 1992
Science/Technology/Society STS) has been defined as teaching and learning in the context of human experiences. The STS movement has grown out of dissatisfaction with the curriculum reform of the 1960s and utilizes a problem solving approach that appeals to students' interests. This paper describes the STS approach and reports research results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
