Reports a study to determine if pre-knowledge of behavioral objectives affected students' achievement in the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study course (ISCS). Results indicated students of low science ability showed significant gain while students of high science ability did not. (EB)

As a part of the Individualized Teacher Preparation materials, several ideas and suggestions for objective and individual evaluation of student progress are presented in this 1973 version of the module designed for in-service teachers to prepare themselves for teaching the individualized and activity-centered Intermediate Science Curriculum Study…

This study compared the achievement and attitudes of twelfth-grade PSSC physics students when they were given lists of behavioral objectives as compared to when they were not given these lists prior to instruction. Five classes of students were involved, one class remaining a control group throughout the 20-week experiment. Students were…

Included are performance-based test items for students completing the Unit I, Level 1, Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials. There are 25 specific performance objectives listed in the beginning which are later followed by several test items for each. Correct answers are given for each test question. Observation techniques are…

This publication provides examples of test items which can be used to test the performance of students after completing activities of Unit 1, Level II, in the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials. A total of 30 performance-based objectives are listed by several question items. Correct answers are provided. The publication is…

This study compared three one-year courses in high school chemistry. One of these, entitled Modern Chemistry, represents the "traditional" precollegiate chemistry course. The others are the Chemical Bond Approach (CBA) and the Chemical Education Material Study (CHEM Study). These are the two major revisions in high school chemistry which emerged…

The purpose of this study was to prepare a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate the objectives dealing with the behaviors expected in Part 1 of the Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) physics course. There were six phases to the study: (1) identification of the processes, (2) selection thereof, (3) construction of instrument, (4) pilot…

In this study, a set of behavioral objectives was developed and validated for an undergraduate science program for elementary teachers. The behavioral objectives contain both inquiry and content items which were based on analyses of the COPES, SAPA, IDP, SCIS, ESS, and MINNEMAST elementary school science programs. Some measure of validity of the…

Reported is a study of the generalizing of process skills developed in elementary science to objectives of Florida history. The study involved the comparison of two groups: one which had highly systematic instruction in the development of process skills in science having had the program Science - A Process Approach and one which had no direct…