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Peer reviewedAdams, Clark E.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Examines the educational value of exhibits for transferring wildlife information to high school students. Reports that the passive exhibitry technique produced increases in the wildlife knowledge of students. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Exhibits, Instructional Materials, Science Activities
Peer reviewedFriend, Harold; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Determines how the use of a science education program affected selected ninth-grade students' comprehension of science reading material. The different effects of the program depended on students' reading and mathematics scores. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Grade 9, Newspapers, Reading Comprehension, Science Activities
Download full textRowland, Paul McD. – 1989
This project was designed to investigate the effect of the use of cause-and-effect activities in the science curriculum on the locus of control of the learner. The purpose of this research is to find the effect of the activities on the learner's locus of control and attitude toward science at grades 7 through 10. A multivariate analysis of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Junior High Schools, Locus of Control, Program Descriptions
Mandinach, Ellen B. – 1988
The Systems Thinking and Curriculum Innovation (STACI) Project is a multi-year research effort intended to examine the cognitive demands and consequences of learning from a systems thinking approach to instruction and from using simulation-modeling software. The purpose of the study is to test the potentials and effects of integrating the systems…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Physics
Meyer, Linda A.; And Others – 1986
A study examined the general content and characteristics of elementary science textbooks and compared selected text segments from several content domains across publishers. The Merrill and Silver-Burdette science programs for grades 1-5 and one level of both the Holt and McGraw-Hill programs were evaluated. Results indicated substantial…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedStronck, David R.; Koller, Geraldine R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Evaluated the effectiveness of an in-service science program, designed to introduce the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) to 35 elementary schools, by measuring teachers' (N=168) use of living materials available from the school district's resource supply center. Findings include no significant increase in material usage by workshop…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedFriedler, Yael; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Describes a Skill Development Module fostering students' scientific reasoning skills within a school science laboratory. Summarizes the module activities in combination with computerized and non-computerized activities for a 16-week period. Discusses the classroom evaluation of the module. (YP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Formal Operations
