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Troost, Cornelius J. – Sch Sci Math, 1970
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Curriculum, Discipline Problems, Discovery Learning
Battaglini, Dennis Wood – 1971
Reported is a study to evaluate the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) program at the fourth-grade level, in particular the unit, "Relativity." To avoid the problems of a written test, an alternative test involving examples of relative position and motion was developed. This 30-item planetarium test was used as a pretest and…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Elementary School Science
Download full textBusch, Phyllis S. – 1969
Contained are instructional materials developed by the Science Project Related to Upgrading Conservation Education. The lesson plans given are intended to demonstrate the "indoor-outdoor-indoor" approach to teaching science conservation, with concentration on methods of inquiry and emphasis on processes of science. Four subject areas are…
Descriptors: Biology, Conservation Education, Discovery Learning, Earth Science
Peer reviewedWard, Alan – School Science Review, 1978
Describes how infants of six to seven years old can learn floating and sinking. The work described in this article was inspired by the Elementary Science Study (ESS). (HM)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Infants
DeVito, Alfred; Norland, Floyd – 1978
A six-year project providing training for prospective elementary school science teachers is described. Phase one, a period of three years, involved a longitudinal study of a pilot group of students as they encountered science content and science teaching methodology, coupled with early and continued field teaching experiences. In the final three…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Inquiry
BERGER, CARL; MONTGOMERY, MARSHALL – 1967
THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN PLANNING AND TEACHING THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT STUDY (SCIS) UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADE UNIT "POSITION AND MOTION". GENERAL INFORMATION INCLUDES (1) A UNIT OVERVIEW, (2) BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON POSITION AND MOTION CONCEPTS, (3) PLANNING AND TEACHING SUGGESTIONS, AND (4) AN EQUIPMENT LIST. THE UNIT…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Instruction
Peer reviewedKyle, Jr., William C.; And Others – Science and Children, 1985
Reports on effectiveness of an elementary school science program comparing attitudes toward science of Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) students and teachers with those of students and teachers in non-SCIS classes. Students (N=456) indicate preference for SCIS process-approach science, and SCIS teachers (N=109) spend more time teaching…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inquiry
DUNFEE, MAXINE – 1967
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE RESEARCH STUDIES ARE CATEGORIZED AND DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOKLET DESIGNED FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND CURRICULUM WORKERS. ALTHOUGH MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THE REVIEW IS ON STUDIES PUBLISHED DURING THE 1960'S, OLDER STUDIES OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE ARE INCLUDED. A MAJORITY OF THE REVIEWS IS BASED ON REPORTS THAT APPEARED AS JOURNAL…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
