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ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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Can anyone steer me in the right direction re research findings? Here's my
question:
I know that there's plenty of research that says that kids learn from
hands-on science experiences. Is there any research that show that kids can
translate what they learn in a hands-on setting into correct answers on a standard
worksheet or test?
For example -- a child learns from experience (by building with gumdrops and
toothpicks) that a pyramid is stronger than a cube. Two weeks later, he/she
is presented with a formal in-school test in which a pyramid, cube and cylinder
are pictured in two dimensions. The question asks: which is strongest? Can
the child go back in his mind to the hands-on experience and translate the
hands-on experience into an abstract test response? And... is there any
technique by which this kind of retention and translation can be facilitated?
Thanks a million!!
Lisa
Lisa Jo Rudy, Writer/Consultant
625 Chelten Hills Drive
Elkins Park, PA 19027
www.lisarudy.com
215-635-9735
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