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Torop, William – 1971
Reported is an evaluation study of elementary school children's achievement of Science A Process Approach (SAPA) in grade four. A group test consisting of several tasks, providing immediate feedback on overall class performance was undertaken. The tasks focused on behaviors and provided for assessment of transfer of learning and ability to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Evaluation

Johnson, Clifford C.; Sherman, Jack E. – Science Education, 1975
Reports a study to determine if pre-knowledge of behavioral objectives affected students' achievement in the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study course (ISCS). Results indicated students of low science ability showed significant gain while students of high science ability did not. (EB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Research, Instruction
Gunsch, Leonhardt Maurice – 1972
Student achievement and attitude changes resulting from two different approaches to teaching of physical science were studied among 94 non-science freshmen enrolled at Valley City State College during the 1970-71 winter quarter. Thirty-four students were taught the laboratory-oriented Physical Science for Nonscience Students (PSNS) Project course…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Science, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
GROBMAN, HULDA – 1965
THE SUITABILITY OF THE BLUE, GREEN, AND YELLOW VERSION BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM STUDY (BSCS) FOR THE UPPER 75 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS TAKING TENTH GRADE BIOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES IS EXAMINED AND PROCEDURES USED IN ASSIGNING SLOW LEARNERS TO CLASSES USING BSCS SPECIAL MATERIALS ARE SURVEYED. THE SUITABILITY STUDY INVOLVED 12,602 STUDENTS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Evaluation, Grade 10
Wilson, George Franklin – 1968
Investigated were (1) how participation in a particular program in biology affected student attitudes toward science and toward the study of science, and (2) whether the student participants in this program developed an understanding of the processes of science. Students in six high schools were involved in this investigation. An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Catholic Schools, Doctoral Dissertations
Moody, John Charles – 1970
Assessed were the effects of linear and modified linear programed materials on the achievement of slow learners in tenth grade Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Special Materials biology. Two hundred and six students were randomly placed into four programed materials formats: linear programed materials, modified linear program with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations
Kral, William Kevin – 1972
This study investigated the effects of the addition of a supplemental science program to existing curricula in selected elementary schools. A supplemental science program, the Elementary Science Study (ESS), was introduced to the treatment group (four of eight classes randomly selected, with a total population of 189 sixth-grade students) and a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Theobald, John Hamilton – 1977
Using a specially-constructed category system (CATS), biology lessons are analyzed for attribute-treatment interaction (ATI) and the data submitted to analysis. Relationships between fifteen individual predictors (general ability, four personality factors, two cognitive preferences, treatment, and seven first-order attribute-treatment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Siddiqi, Mohammed Nasim – 1973
The problem in this investigation was to determine if there is a significant difference in the mean level of achievement in Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) physics between students using autoinstructional materials, supervised by a physics teacher, and students studying PSSC physics without such materials, under the guidance of a physics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Autoinstructional Aids, Doctoral Dissertations
Zerr, Rita Gregorio – 1970
Reported is a study to determine whether selected variables characterizing disadvantaged pre-school children and teachers related to achievement in a Science - A Process Approach curriculum. Two groups of children were considered in this study. The primary instructional group of 466 Head Start children received instruction in Science - A Process…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research

Bar-Tal, Daniel; And Others – Science Education, 1978
Investigates the effect of The Individualized Science (IS) program on sixth and eighth graders' perception of locus of control. Findings suggest that the structure of the environment can affect the perception of locus of control. (HM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Environment, Individualized Instruction