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PDF pending restorationGranger, Charles R. – 1986
Because of a consistently high failure rate of freshmen in a required introductory biology course, numerous strategies to improve the success rate of students without compromising academic standards were explored. The major underlying cause of lack of success was perceived to be the level of thinking skills possessed by the incoming freshman. The…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Course Content
Seifert, Mel – 1978
Covering the period July 1 thru December 31, 1977, the seventh semi-annual report summarizes the first half of the third year of operation of the educational and hatchery programs. The first section details the educational component, i.e., academic program, high school visitation program, educational and operational activities, student…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Course Content
Download full textWest, Rinda; And Others – 1991
In 1989, Oakton Community College (OCC) in Des Plaines, Illinois, began developing an honors core seminar in the sciences. The course was to be an interdisciplinary, laboratory-based science and humanities seminar, designed to explore the nature, process, and methods of science and the place of science in society. Rather than mastering a body of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content
Bergen County Vocational-Technical High School, Hackensack, NJ. – 1985
A project was conducted in Bergen County, New Jersey, to develop a technical high school for students who are gifted and talented in science, mathematics, and the technologies. Through a hands-on approach to learning, the curricular disciplines were integrated to bring life and meaning to abstract principles and theories and to give students an…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning
Kalra, R. M. – 1974
The project aims to illustrate the extent of Native Indian scientific achievements and to correlate this information with the science concepts taught in schools; to make some practical suggestions to teachers and prospective teachers, in order to make science education more meaningful to Native Indian students; to propose a model of the process…
Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Community Influence, Course Content
Tubtimtong, Wanpen – 1995
A study at Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), in response to administrator and employer concerns about the quality of English second language instruction, investigated aspects of language program design. Concerns had been expressed about the level of English language skills among science and engineering graduates. The survey consisted of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Curriculum Design
