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Hand, Brian; Treagust, David F. – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
Discussed is an approach to learning in which students are given the opportunity to discuss and rationalize the conflict between the students' existing misconceptions and the phenomenon to be studied. Curriculum materials for a unit on acids and bases were developed using this strategy. (KR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Misconceptions

Kromhout, Robert; Good, Ron – School Science and Mathematics, 1983
Avi Hofstein and Robert E. Yager recently published "Societal Issues as Organizers for Science Education in the 80's" (EJ 273 207). Objections to their thesis are discussed indicating, among others, that their suggestions would be counterproductive to their stated goals and open to dangerous manipulation by anti-scientific factions and social…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Yager, Robert E. – School Science and Mathematics, 1983
Offers a defense of societal issues as organizers for school science programs in response to criticisms of this thesis discussed in SE 534 649. Indicates that there appears to be no evidence that using nontraditional topics as organizers will make science more subject to manipulation and perversion. (JN)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Girard, G. Tanner – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
Attempts to assess the impact of the NSF science curriculum projects have been generally unsatisfactory. Much of the NSF impact on science education will probably continue to defy quantification. Whether or not the new curricula achieve their goal of increasing scientific literacy among the public can only be evaluated over the lifetimes of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education

Hofstein, Avi; Yager, Robert E. – School Science and Mathematics, 1982
It is noted science education is in a major period of transition, largely because of major problems facing society today. The feeling expressed is that science teaching designed to respond to societal demands of the 1960's is inappropriate for the demands of the 1980's. Possible directions for new programs are discussed. (MP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Tafoya, Estelle; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1980
The Assessment of Inquiry Potential (AIP) instrument, a tool for classifying scientific materials on the basis of their potential for inquiry learning, is presented and discussed. (MK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education

James, Robert K. – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
Discusses the need to determine the extent to which NSF-supported curriculum materials have been implemented. Reviews the Concerns Based Adoption Model and describes how science educators might use this model to understand and manage curriculum implementation processes. (DS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education

Krockover, Gerald H.; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Describes a study to evaluate the effect of the Energy Education Curriculum Program as perceived by elementary and secondary classroom teachers. Results indicate that energy education is taught in schools when materials and information are made available to the classroom teacher. (RT)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education