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Gustafson, Brenda J.; Shanahan, Marie-Claire – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore to what extent 87 grade 5 (10-12-year-old) children, supported by instruction about scientific models, could engage in thinking beyond a naive realist level about a globe. A qualitative framework allowed analysis of children's responses to worksheet questions in which they identified analog-target…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Models, Science Instruction, Thinking Skills
Pridgen, Ennie M.; And Others – 1970
The purpose of the study was to assess the feasability of teaching fifth graders to read through instruction in photography and the use of such student-produced materials as pictures, books, magazines, and charts. The 60 subjects, all of whom were experiencing severe reading disability, were divided into two classes of 30 students each. Both…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Photography