This study was primarily concerned with comparing the performance of two groups of students on the Scientific Curiosity Inventory, the Scale of Attitudes Towards Science and Scientists, and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Figural and Verbal. The group designated as the experimental group had experienced only the Science Curriculum…

The purpose of this study was to determine if elementary teachers' attitudes toward science and science education would become more positive if: (1) they participated in a four-week workshop on new science curricula; (2) the training they received was directed toward Elementary Science Study (ESS), Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS), or…