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Download full textMontgomery, Jerry L. – 1969
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) materials and the inquiry teaching method on student achievement and retention in biology. Teachers were selected who used BSCS materials with inquiry methods, BSCS materials with traditional methods, traditional materials with inquiry methods,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
Peer reviewedTamir, Pinchas – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Describes changes and effects of the Israeli paper-and-pencil matriculation examination in biology since first analysis in 1972. The examination has been significant for implementing an inquiry-oriented high school biology program based on the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study. Implications for upgrading science education are discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Curriculum Development, High Schools
Lawrenz, Frances; Huffman, Douglas – 1997
The purpose of this report is to synthesize two other evaluation reports ascertaining the effectiveness of the Scope, Sequence & Coordination (SS&C) project on ninth and tenth grade student achievement of the National Science Education Standards. The overall evaluation utilized a time lag, post-test-only design in which the perceptions and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedShymansky, James A.; Penick, John E. – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
Summarizes findings of seven studies dealing with how teacher behavior affects student performance in activity-centered science classrooms at the elementary and junior high school levels. Concludes that activity-centered classrooms encourage student creativity in problem solving, student independence, and help low ability students overcome initial…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creativity, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Fraser, Barry J.; Northfield, Jeffrey R. – 1981
During 1974, materials developed by the Australian Science Education Projects (ASEP) became available in final published form. The publication of these materials was an especially important undertaking since ASEP was the first national curriculum project, in any subject area, to be developed in Australia. This report presents research into four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Anderson, Ronald D.; And Others – 1982
The National Science Foundation funded a project to: (1) identify major areas of science education research in which sufficient studies have been conducted to permit useful generalizations for educational practice; (2) conduct meta-analyses of each of these areas; and (3) prepare a compendium of these meta-analyses along with interpretative and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Science
