Descriptor
Author
| Brandwein, Paul F., Ed. | 1 |
| Hein, George, Ed. | 1 |
| Holahan, Gail Grigg | 1 |
| McCormick, Susan, Comp. | 1 |
| McGinnis, Jane | 1 |
| Passow, A. Harry, Ed. | 1 |
| Pizzini, Edward L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Books | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 6 |
| Researchers | 3 |
| Teachers | 3 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedPizzini, Edward L. – School Science and Mathematics, 1986
Reviews studies which focused on various aspects of pre-college student science training programs, pointing out that the programs have had impact on such areas as facilitating academic and career opportunities, increasing subject matter competencies, increasing laboratory skills, changing attitudes in a positive direction, and enhancing students'…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Program Effectiveness
Download full textMcCormick, Susan, Comp. – 1988
This publication on science education programs is the second in a three-part series of reports that summarizes the results of the Association of Science-Technology Centers' (ASTC) Science Center Survey, conducted among nearly 200 science museums and science centers in 1987. Reports on exhibits and on administration and finance comprise the rest of…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Resource Centers, Science Activities, Science Education
Peer reviewedHolahan, Gail Grigg; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1994
This paper reviews science curriculum issues surrounding the education of students with disabilities. The background of science education for these students is explored, and three curricula designed especially for them are examined, including a curriculum from the Biological Science Curriculum Study, the "Full Option Science System," and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Disabilities, Elementary Education
McGinnis, Jane – 1988
This paper addresses the problem of an inadequate science teaching approach at a time when students need to be familiar with, and be able to understand, global problems and personal problems delving into complex, interrelated issues based on the science of a living universe. This report focuses on research about the problems in science education,…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education
Brandwein, Paul F., Ed.; Passow, A. Harry, Ed. – 1988
Thirty-four authors have joined to produce this book. Among them are natural and physical scientists, psychologists, historians, writers, scholars of curriculum and instruction, teacher educators, and teachers of the young. The contributors probe many methodologies including the place of unified concepts and processes; the interaction of the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Hein, George, Ed. – 1990
This document contains 15 chapters on various topics related to elementary science assessment. A comprehensive description of efforts to introduce alternatives to multiple-choice, paper and pencil tests to assess science learning is provided. The monograph includes an analysis of assessment issues, descriptions of current practice, and suggestions…
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
