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Peer reviewedShayer, Michael – School Science Review, 1978
Assesses the physics, chemistry and biology content of the Nuffield Combined Science Course used in British schools by experimental testing to children's understanding of the course. A model by which the pupils' achievement is mapped to an estimate of their maximum Piagetian level of thinking is presented. (HM)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Peer reviewedGreene, Charles E.; Szabo, Michael – Science Education, 1979
Investigates the effects of the reduction of reading levels of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) Level III Environmental Science (ES) materials, using a compensatory aptitude treatment (ATI) model. (HM)
Descriptors: Achievement, Aptitude, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHowe, Ann C.; Early, Margaret – Science Education, 1979
Investigated the effects of the reading and logical thinking abilities of average and below-average students in urban high schools on learning outcomes of using the Intermediate Sciences Curriculum Study (ISCS) level and materials. (HM)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, Instructional Materials, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedAnderson, Charles; Butts, David – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1980
In this study, worksheets were adapted from an Elementary Science Study unit, "Batteries and Bulbs," to develop an individualized set of instructional materials on electricity. Research questions were asked regarding relationships of teaching technique (individualized v conventional) to achievement and attitudes, gender, and interactions…
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Research, Electricity, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMcDuffie, Thomas E., Jr.; DeRose, James V. – Science Education, 1982
Findings from a five-year study of the use of Level I of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study in a suburban Philadelphia school district are reported and discussed. (PB)
Descriptors: Achievement, Case Studies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
