Are there differences between the performances of junior high school students in science versus social studies classes?
Yes. Although not statistically significant, students in social studies experimental classes showed greater learning gains between pre-test and post-test than did their cohorts in the social studies control classes or any science classes. The positive gains in attitudes of students in social studies control classes were greater than those of students in the FLP social studies classes or either of the control or experimental science groups. V. In Summary Before using FLP materials, students demonstrated a positive attitude and knowledge about the environment, but very limited or negative attitudes and knowledge about agriculture, food, and fiber. The good news about this disparity is that the years of effort by environmental educators appear to have had an impact on our students in our nation’s schools. Yet as Craig Cox, Executive Director of the International Soil and Water Conservation Society said at FLP’s 1st Annual Symposium, Building Bridges of Understanding Between Agriculture, E
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