Science curriculum evaluation studies (1963-1978) were examined to assess impact of innovative curricula compared with traditional curricula on student learning outcomes. Results suggest students in secondary school science courses scored moderately better than students in traditional courses on innovative and neutral tests and negligibly lower on…

Described is the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, established to provide focus for new initiatives in science education research and to strengthen the commitment of the Biological Science Curriculum Study to curriculum development, evaluation, and research. Research efforts include problem solving and status of middle school science…

Described is the Individual Concern for the Environment (ICE) Project utilized in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The major goals of ICE are to train a corps of environmental educators and to develop a strong instructional program which involves the community as well as the students. (Author/DS)

Summarizes positions regarding the role of the history of science in science education since 1950. Also considers the present state of research on attitudes toward science. Discusses data from Harvard Project Physics, a curriculum project making significant use of history of science materials. Makes recommendations regarding teaching, materials…

Provides annotated list of 15 curriculum project newsletters currently being published. (PB)

Fourteen basic experiments in mechanical engineering, intended for use at the sophomore level, are presented. The experiments are described as open-ended in order to give students the opportunity to discover the importance of stable operating conditions. The concept of experimentation is introduced and there is an interrelation between theory and…

This is the final report of the Physical Science for Nonscience Students (PSNS) development project. The report includes five major topics and five appendices. The first section, the History of Organizational Activities, discusses the conferences in 1963-64 that initiated the planning of the course. The remaining sections include Administration,…

ALMOST NO EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE AVAILABLE SUBSTANTIATES THE CLAIM THAT THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY OF TEACHING SCIENCE IS BY BASING THE PRESENTATION UPON THE STRUCTURE OF A SCIENCE. RESEARCH IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN CLOUDED BY THE FAILURE TO CLEARLY SPECIFY THE ORDERED SEQUENCE OF MATERIALS AND INADEQUATE TESTS TO DETERMINE--(1) IF THE DESIRED ORDER…

SELECTED PAPERS FROM TWO 1964 CONFERENCES ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF COGNITIVE STUDIES AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS JOURNAL. SUBJECTS CONSIDERED ARE (1) DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING, (2) AMERICAN COGNITIVE STUDIES, (3) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE STRUCTURE AND EXPERIENCE, (4) THE USE OF LEARNING RESEARCH IN CURRICULUM…

This study compared three one-year courses in high school chemistry. One of these, entitled Modern Chemistry, represents the "traditional" precollegiate chemistry course. The others are the Chemical Bond Approach (CBA) and the Chemical Education Material Study (CHEM Study). These are the two major revisions in high school chemistry which emerged…

This report summarizes an investigation to determine whether the outcome of examinations can be used as an aid to a continuous process of curriculum development, using the Nuffield A-level Chemistry Course and its system of assessment as a sample system. A description of the course and examination is followed by an explanation of how the data were…

Provided are the printed instructional materials for the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) Unit Position and Motion. This unit is a continuation of the part of the teaching program centering on space-time relations. The principle new idea introduced in this unit is that of the reference frame, a systematic selection of reference objects…

The project represents the efforts of Highline Public School s during 1967-68 to develop an integrated curriculum in mathematics and science for the primary grades. This project prepared teachers to develop scientific attitudes and student understanding of mathematical and scientific concepts. The curriculum was based upon an inquiry system…

Analyzes several factors in an impact study of Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) and states that its major impact has been to make curriculum change respectable. (LS)

Focuses on the response of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the congressional authorization committees to the NSF sponsored precollege science programs. The article also summarizes and analyzes some of the results of the survey conducted by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), North Carolina. (HM)