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Brown, Talbert W.; And Others – Science and Children, 1975
Describes two research studies that, viewed collectively, provide an assessment of scientific literacy development. The results indicate thatthe Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) program does develop positive attitudes toward science in children and that SCIS children excell in understanding the processes of science. (BR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC. Commission on Science Education. – 1970
This instrument contains activities by which one can determine a child's intellectual development in: (1) observing, (2) classifying, (3) measuring, (4) using numbers, (5) using space/time relationships, (6) inferring, and (7) communicating and predicting. The seven sections of the instrument correspond to those processes defined in Science - A…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
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Perry, Glen Richard, Jr.; Merkle, Dale G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
Riley, Joseph William – 1972
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to develop a paper and pencil science process test for fifth-grade students based on some of the goals for grades 3-5 of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS); and (2) to use this test and other tests to compare fifth-grade students who had been in the SCIS program for five consecutive years…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
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Bowyer, Jane B.; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1978
The development and administration of a scientific literacy test designed to measure achievement of the objectives of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) project is described. Students who had completed the six year SCIS curricula were compared with those who had used other science materials. SCIS subjects scored significantly higher…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science