The purpose of this paper is to summarize and review the results of the Harvard Project Physics (HPP) research and evaluation activity to make available to interested science educators the design, implementation, and results of a major curriculum evaluation effort. This activity was conducted during the years 1965-1970 and had considerable support…

Reports on the District of Columbia school system's competency-based curriculum plan for education accountability. (BB)

RESEARCH STUDIES CONCERNED WITH THE APPROPRIATENESS AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM STUDY (BSCS) MATERIALS ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS NEWSLETTER. BSCS TESTS WERE ANALYZED AND RELATED TO OTHER TESTING INSTRUMENTS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BSCS PROGRAMS. DATA COLLECTED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEST NORMS WERE ALSO USED IN A…

This monograph describes a model for curriculum evaluation and reports data obtained from the application of this model to the assessment of Science - A Process Approach. Section 1 presents the assumptions underlying the theoretical framework upon which the model has been constructed. This is followed by a description of the translation of the…

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…

This publication of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) presents an updated report on "Me in the Future," a curriculum development project that started in 1975 for educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students of secondary school age. The report introduces the project and describes its stages of development. The evaluation of…

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…

DEVELOPMENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM REVISION FROM 1950 TO 1963 ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED. SCHOOL VISITATIONS, PROGRESS REPORTS, PROJECT CRITIQUES, AND INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH PROJECT DIRECTORS WERE USED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS GENERALLY INCLUDE--(1) A…