The purpose of the 1968-69 investigation was to determine the applicability of a curriculum evaluation model to investigate high school students' achievement in three physics courses (traditional physics, Physical Science Study Curriculum, and Harvard Project Physics). Three tests were used to measure student progress: The Dunning-Abeles Physics…

In this study a partially-developed category system was modified, and a set of categories was established for describing content instruction used in the classroom by Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) and non-PSSC physics teachers. Seven physics teachers in the first phase of the study were videotaped to develop the instrument for recording…

Describes the interactions of high school girls and boys during coeducational science lessons. Analyses of the audiovideo recordings of 144 lessons taught by 12 male teachers indicate that girls were more likely to initiate classroom discourse. Findings did not support the hypothesis that gender disparity in science achievement in favor of boys…

This is the second of a two-part review of instructional procedures in secondary school science. Analyzed are research studies in the field mainly over the period 1960-67. Studies were reviewed under the following headings: team teaching, programed instruction, audiovisual aids, laboratory procedures, extra classroom activities and field…

This is the tenth in a series of general bibliographies which are being developed to disseminate information concerning documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are over 40 citations to selected documents in the areas of (1) teacher characteristics, and (2) student characteristics. The documents…