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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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