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Purvis, B. J. – School Science Review, 1977
The content, instructional methods, and exams, as well as justification for the adoption of the science program, are presented. (CP)
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Design, Evaluation, Instruction
Palmer, Ray Alonzo – 1966
Studied were selected aspects of the learning process related to biological concepts and the processes leading to their acquisition. Data were obtained using a series of structured interviews based on jury-graded check lists. The population consisted of 36 randomly-selected students from three randomly-selected classes using Green Version BSCS…
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Doctoral Dissertations, Instruction
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
Most of the activities suggested in this trial version of the Genetics unit produced by the Australian Science Education Project rely on second-hand data, although one of the introductory activities suggested is based on results of a mouse breeding experiment. The unit is, therefore, expected to be suitable only for students who are capable of…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum, Genetics, Instruction

Stothart, Jimmy R.; Bingman, Richard M. – American Biology Teacher, 1972
Describes the development, evaluation, and use of Laboratory Explorations in Biology" as an integral part of the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) Inquiry Role Approach". Student and teacher reactions are described, and an example of student evaluation of peers' achievement is given. (AL)
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
The teachers' guide to this trial version of a unit prepared by the Australian Science Education Project is an overprinted copy of the students' manual, including comments on the teaching techniques suggested for each activity, lists of recommended references and visual aids, and indications of links with other units produced by the Project. There…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum, Earth Science, Instruction
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
This trial version of a unit is the series being produced by the Australian Science Education Project provides instructions for students to prepare a variety of cell types and examine them with microscopes. It also gives some information about the variety and function of cells. The core of the unit, which all students are expected to complete,…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum, Cytology, Instruction
Richard, Paul W. – Sci Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Biology, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Course Descriptions
Woodward, Elizabeth Scudder – 1966
Two Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) approaches to teaching high school biology were employed to study the relative effects which different curriculum approaches might have on certain intellectual aptitudes of students. Subjects included 144 students enrolled in the BSCS Yellow Version and 143 students enrolled in BSCS Blue Version.…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Boulder, CO. – 1967
Seventy-five of the most common questions concerning the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) are answered in this publication. Questions range from fundamental ones concerning the history of the project, objectives, and availability of materials to those of a more singular interest such as the distribution of the royalties from the sale of…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Evaluation
Clark, George M., Ed. – 1973
This newsletter presents some insight into the program, the Human Sciences, prepared for sixth-grade students with emphasis on the module, Behavior. This module focuses on aspects of the study of interaction between organisms and their environment. Other modules included in the program are: (1) Survival, (2) Sense or Nonsense, (3) The Learning…
Descriptors: Biology, Grade 6, Instruction, Instructional Materials
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
The core portion of this trial unit developed by the Australian Science Education Project provides activities from which students gain experience in the formation of images by water and glass lenses. Additional optional sections of the unit contain suggested activities and questions which lead to a study of mirrors, refraction, eyes and…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum, Instruction, Laboratory Manuals
Clark, George M., Ed. – 1974
This newsletter presents a progress report for the 1973-74 year for the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). The program for the Educable Mentally Handicapped is reviewed and a new series of Animal Behavior films is described. Other articles in the newsletter include information on the Human Sciences Program with emphasis on the…
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary School Science, Instruction, Instructional Materials
GROBMAN, HULDA – 1965
THE SUITABILITY OF THE BLUE, GREEN, AND YELLOW VERSION BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM STUDY (BSCS) FOR THE UPPER 75 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS TAKING TENTH GRADE BIOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES IS EXAMINED AND PROCEDURES USED IN ASSIGNING SLOW LEARNERS TO CLASSES USING BSCS SPECIAL MATERIALS ARE SURVEYED. THE SUITABILITY STUDY INVOLVED 12,602 STUDENTS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Evaluation, Grade 10
Lee, Addison E., Ed. – 1967
This publication presents fourteen research reports on new programs in high school biology and in particular the materials related to the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study. Teacher characteristics and behavior are reported in three of these papers. Three papers report on instructional materials, six on instructional procedures, and one deals…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Biology, Curriculum Development, Instruction

Pogirski, Alex; Voss, Burton – American Biology Teacher, 1972
Reports degree of relationship between assessments of teachers' procedural and verbal behavior made independently by teacher self report, student checklists, and the observations of an outside observer. (AL)
Descriptors: Biology, Instruction, Interaction Process Analysis, Science Course Improvement Projects
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