Online discussion

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US researchers report on an online discussion system which is designed to integrate and support scientific discussions within the classroom

Changes in the science curriculum in England and Wales have brought about renewed interest in the use of discussion work in science. Much of the developmental work on this 'new' approach in science teaching has been done in parts of the US. Douglas Clark and Victor Sampson of Arizona State University, for example, have investigated an online discussion system which is designed to integrate and support scientific discussions within the classroom.

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