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Martin, Megan; And Others – Science Teacher, 1995
Reports on research results from California's Golden State Examinations science portfolio projects. Findings discussed include gender variations; prior course grades; student ethnicity; multiple-choice questions; laboratory performance tasks; and open-ended questions. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Portfolios (Background Materials), Program Evaluation, Science Education
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Ham, Sam H.; Krumpe, Edwin E. – Journal of Interpretation Research, 1996
Outlines a theoretically driven approach to identifying strategic audiences for nonformal environmental education and communication efforts. Offers a rationale for determining message content for site-based interpretive programs. Contains 18 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audience Analysis, Audiences, Behavior Change
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Kirkup, L.; Johnson, S.; Hazel, E.; Cheary, R. W.; Green, D. C.; Swift, P.; Holliday, W. – Physics Education, 1998
Explores the issue of physics laboratory work for engineering students and discusses the design, implementation, and evaluation of a laboratory program developed for first year engineering students. (DDR)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Laboratory Training
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Voyles, Martha; Charnetski, Deborah – Science and Children, 1994
A college professor who desired to practice what she preached and an elementary teacher who wanted to observe a hands-on science curriculum on a day-to-day basis form a teaching partnership. They offer insights on their successes, obstacles, and methods for improving hands-on science programs. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Improvement, Program Descriptions
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Taylor, Rosemary – School Science Review, 1997
Describes how a unit on drinking water from the Association for Science Education's (ASE) project, Science across Europe, is used as the basis for incorporating assessable key skills into GNVQ Science assignments. Provides examples of worksheets and data analysis. (DDR)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Environmental Education