Reported is a study to ascertain the status of science education and to identify ways in which the educational department of the synod could aid in the development of these science programs. There were 47 schools in the study enrolling 7,809 students. Questionnaires were used to gather data from teachers of sciences, grades three through eight, as…

Investigated were operative comprehension differences between 239 sixth and eighth grade pupils in activity oriented science programs and 249 students in a textbook oriented science program. Results indicated no differences among sixth graders, but activity oriented eighth graders scored higher than textbook oriented students. (SL)