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Clevenstine, Richard F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Analyzed and classified were Individualized Science Instruction System (ISIS) minicourse performance objectives and criterion-referenced test items according to Bloom's cognitive "Taxonomy" to determine levels of cognition emphasized. The findings indicate that ISIS minicourse test objectives are written primarily at the knowledge and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Instructional Materials, Science Curriculum

Finegold, Menahem; Mackeracher, Dorothy – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Reports on the analysis of science curricula carried out across Canada within the framework of the Second International Science Study by: (1) describing the background to the study and the research methodology employed; (2) showing how data were organized; and (3) discussing meanings derived from the data analysis. (JN)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education

Chiappetta, Eugene L.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1991
Describes the development of a valid and reliable method to quantitatively analyze the content of science textbooks, especially those used in middle and senior high school science courses. The approach employed four aspects of scientific literacy to determine curriculum balance in textbooks. (KR)
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Scientific Literacy

Yager, Robert E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Visits to six school districts which were identified by the National Science Teachers Association's Search for Excellence program were made during 1983 by teams of 17 researchers. Their reports were analyzed in search for common characteristics that can explain the requirements necessary for excellent science programs. These characteristics are…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education

Edmondson, Katherine M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1995
Presents concept mapping as an effective tool for developing an integrated curriculum. Includes examples of concept maps that represent an entire veterinary curriculum, specific courses, and case-based exercises. (21 references) (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach

Robottom, Ian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Discussed is the issue of the appropriateness of applied science approaches to evaluation in environmental education. The relationships between characteristics of applied science approaches to evaluation and the special characteristics of environmental education are explored. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Problems

Bowyer, Jane; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on a study designed to focus on staff development delivery variables in the context of science teacher workshops. Data suggest that 8 to 16 hours is a minimum amount of time for staff development if teachers are to implement new strategies into their science classrooms. (TW)
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction

Keulen, Hanno van; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1995
Investigated the problems chemistry majors have with learning distillation concepts in traditional chemistry laboratory courses. Reports that students take the generalized concepts at face value, construct decontextualized concepts for distillation, and cannot interpret their observations or make reasoned decisions based on the theoretical…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
A Reassessment of the Effects of Inquiry-Based Science Curricula of the 60's on Student Performance.

Shymansky, James A.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
In this project, a resynthesis of the research dealing with student performance in new science curricula was conducted using refined statistical procedures. Results generally supported earlier meta-analysis studies. (CW)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry

Yager, Robert E.; Krajcik, Joseph S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Describes and examines the effects of the eight-week Summer Science Training Program at the University of Iowa. There was no significant differences between students who had completed high school physics and those who had not on the final course examination, course grade, and attitudes toward physics. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: College Programs, College School Cooperation, Higher Education, Physics

Maarschalk, Jan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Identifies two stages in research on scientific literacy; a composite saturation stage in which definitions covered all objects of science education, and a stage when researchers focused on small manageable portions of scientific literacy. Describes formal, nonformal, and informal science teaching. (TW)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Education, Nonformal Education

Hashweh, Maher – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Calls for differentiating between three kinds of studies of students' conceptions in science, namely descriptive studies, explanatory studies, and studies attempting to foster conceptual change. Cites the literature about student perceptions and science instruction. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education

Olarewaju, Adedayo O. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Reports on a study which investigated the effect of instructional objectives on seventh grade students' attitudes toward science. Results indicated that students in the integrated science program had better attitudes than those receiving traditional instruction. (TW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle Schools

Cleminson, Andrew – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Examined are two aspects of science education--the nature of science and curriculum reform. Contemporary views on the tentative nature of science and a generative model of learning are synthesized. (KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development

Zoller, Uri; Maymon, Tsipora – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Examined is the effectiveness of a smoking-prevention program in modifying high school students' attitudes and values in such categories as health, peer pressure, and social image as related to smoking. The intervention lasted four to six weeks within the framework of ninth- and tenth-grade biology classes. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Biology, Foreign Countries
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