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SWAN, MALCOLM D. – 1966
THE RESEARCH WAS DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT CURRICULAR CONTENT, TO MEASURE COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS, AND TO DETECT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CERTAIN SCIENCE PROGRAM FACTORS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 3,060 CHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. THROUGH A QUESTIONNAIRE, INFORMATION WAS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
Klopfer, Leopold E. – J Res Sci Teaching, 1969
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, Illinois, February, 1968
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Astronomy, Attitudes, Curriculum Development
Baptiste, Hansom Prentice; Turner, John – 1972
These aspects of the 1970-71 implementation program for a system-wide elementary school science program are discussed: selection of the elementary science textbook adoption committee and an outline of the committee's responsibilities; review of materials by the selection committee, including a list of general strengths and weaknesses of four…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Program Evaluation, Science Education
Dasbach, Joseph M. – 1968
Discussed are two studies undertaken by the Commission: The Cost of Material Study and The Science-Mathematics S"udy. Early plans in The Cost of Material Study were to specifically tabulate costs of introducing and maintaining each of eight "new" science courses in elementary and junior high schools. This was abandoned in favor of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Program Evaluation, Science Course Improvement Projects
Thomson, Barbara S.; Voelker, Alan M. – Sci Children, 1970
Description of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) includes: nature of program psychological bases, learning environment, instructional materials, evaluation, and role of the teacher. Orients the reader to the SCIS program and reviews related literature and research. Bibliography. (BR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Programs, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
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Science and Children, 1981
"Accents on Science" is a new K-6 text which includes pupils' and teachers' editions, activity book (pupil and teacher), and evaluation programs. Content is drawn from life, physical, and earth sciences. "The Way We Are" is a kit of free materials on human sexuality for the emerging adolescent. (DS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Pines, A. Leon – 1980
This paper describes a specific case study of the development of a continued evaluation program in science education. Introduced is the Audio-Tutorial Elementary Science Project (A-TESP) developed by Joseph D. Novak, which provides a model of program development, implementation, and evaluation. Three phases, characterized as the pre-developmental,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Cannon, John R.; Crowther, David T. – 1997
This paper takes a close look at a large county public school in northern Nevada and its implementation of a newly adopted standards-based elementary science program. The study investigates the opinions of elementary classroom teachers about the new hands-on activity-based science program for kindergarten through grade six. The results indicate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski; Sunal, Dennis W. – 1981
This project developed an effective science curriculum, "Science for the Hearing Impaired" (SFHI), through adaption of two Houghton Mifflin science programs for use with hearing impaired adolescents (ages 9-13). This adaption included reorganization of objectives and content within lessons, deliberate and appropriate teaching of science…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Loucks, Susan; Melle, Marge – 1980
One of a series of papers describing a collaborative educational change effort involving the Jefferson County, Colorado Public Schools, and the Texas Research and Development Center, this paper describes the district-wide revision of a science curriculum, grades 3-6. Results are reported of the monitoring over three years of a representative…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Educational Research
Shoresman, Peter B. – 1976
The organization, development, and evaluation of the Project on Elementary School Mathematics and Science are described in detail in this document. Part I covers the five-year history of the project. Discussions concerning the nature of the curriculum materials, the development of the materials, and the publishing and field-testing are presented…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science
Morgan, Ashley G.; And Others – 1979
Presented is a bibliography that cites research studies and articles related to Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS), and provides a brief summary of these research studies and articles and some commentary within 5 categories. These 5 categories are: (1) SCIS and teachers, 8 studies or articles are reported within this category which are…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Shann, Mary H. – 1975
This evaluation report investigates the effectiveness of the Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) program during the academic year, 1973-74. USMES is a curricular program designed to develop the problem solving abilities of students attending grades one through eight. The goal of the program is the development of 32…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1975
Presented is a detailed study of National Science Foundation (NSF) programs in pre-college science education. The development of policies and operational procedures are traced over the past quarter century and their impact on management practice analyzed. The report is presented in two parts: Volume 1, the findings and recommendations, and Volume…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Science
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Goldberg, H. S.; Boulanger, F. D. – American Journal of Physics, 1981
Describes a quantitative hands-on approach for teaching science to elementary school teachers. Program materials have been presented to students in undergraduate elementary teacher education and to teachers in the Chicago metropolitan area. The program has resulted in measured improvement in science skills of elementary school children. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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