Presented is a discussion of the theory of evolution and the theory of creation as the bases for origin and development of life forms. Five articles entitled, Science, Biology, and Evolution; Evolution as the Central Theme of Biology; The BSCS Position on the Teaching of Biology; The Nineteenth Century Revisited; and John Moore, Scientist or…

This issue of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) newsletter is mainly devoted to reports of the international adaptation of the BSCS materials. The BSCS director provides an overview of the international cooperation program, and a member from most of the adaptation teams contributes a short report on the progress of adaptations in his…

This newsletter presents: an essay by Dr. Bentley Glass recalling his personal experiences with the early development of BSCS; an essay by Dr. William V. Mayer, Director of BSCS, outlining in detail the BSCS process of curriculum development, including detailed flow charts; and a guide to BSCS learning programs and materials. (SL)

This newsletter presents some insight into the program, the Human Sciences, prepared for sixth-grade students with emphasis on the module, Behavior. This module focuses on aspects of the study of interaction between organisms and their environment. Other modules included in the program are: (1) Survival, (2) Sense or Nonsense, (3) The Learning…

This entire issue of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Newsletter is concerned with evaluation. In addition to introductory essays on the function of evaluation in curriculum evaluation, especially formative evaluation, the issue contains summaries of the evaluation studies of three newer BSCS products: "Biological Science:…

This publication presents a discussion of the development, the current status, and the evolution of the Human Sciences Program. The program is designed for students in grades six through nine. The subject matter of the Human Sciences Curriculum focuses on problems explored through multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary activities. A sampling of…

This report describes the wide variety of materials developed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). These materials extend from kindergarten to college and include specific programs for the broad range of student abilities. The currently available BSCS learning programs are listed and described. These descriptions include a brief…

This issue of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) newsletter is entitled "Progress Report" and includes articles on the BSCS program, "The Life of a Curriculum Study" by Wm. V. Mayer; a brief report on the sixth-grade trials of the BSCS Human Sciences Program; a discussion of minicourses, with emphasis on cooperative efforts of Dr. S.…

This newsletter presents a progress report for the 1973-74 year for the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). The program for the Educable Mentally Handicapped is reviewed and a new series of Animal Behavior films is described. Other articles in the newsletter include information on the Human Sciences Program with emphasis on the…

This edition of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) newsletter contains a report of the activities of the curriculum study during 1970-71. Staff changes are noted, current projects summarized, with special reference to the programs for the educable mentally handicapped and to the developing interdisciplinary program for middle school…

This newsletter presents a preview of "Me in the Future," a Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) science program for special education and career awareness. The aim of the program is "to help educable mentally handicapped students develop a broad spectrum of science concepts and skills that will expand their awareness of…

This newsletter presents some insight into the program "Seventy-Six in '76," the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) collegiate minicourse program. This program is one utilizing an audiotutorial, self-paced approach. Information relating to the program's conception, its development, and the product itself is presented. The…

This newsletter reviews declines in achievement test scores. American College Testing (ACT) program, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and National Assessment results are reviewed by geographic regions, age groups, sex, race, community type, and order of birth. Results in subject matter areas for 1965-66 and 1975-76 are also reviewed. Conclusions…

An overview of the new Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) program in special education is presented in this newsletter. The development of this program is traced back to that of the first of the BSCS programs for educable mentally handicapped (EMH) children 11-13 years old. Among the general objectives listed, it is shown that there is…

This newsletter is a special issue on the preparation of teachers. An article suggests the use of the Biology Teachers' Handbook, prepared as part of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) program, as a text in science methods courses. The use of the series of "Invitations to Enquiry" is shown as an example of an effective…