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ScienceQuest: A Program that Works.
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Kyle, William C., Jr.; And Others – Science and Children, 1990
Described are the organization, development, and piloting of this K-6 science curriculum program. Results of the pilot study are presented including the improvement in student and teacher attitudes. (CW)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
An Implementation Study: An Analysis of Elementary Students' and Teachers' Attitudes toward Science in Process-Approach vs. Traditional Science Classes.
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Kyle, William C., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Reports on a study conducted in the Richardson Independent School District (Texas) which was designed to assess the attitudes toward science of students and teachers who have been involved with the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) compared to non-SCIS students and teachers. (TW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Inquiry
Implementing an Effective Elementary Program: The Process of Initiating Change and Its Effect on Students' Attitudes.
Kyle, William C., Jr.; And Others – 1989
In 1987, the Cheshire Public Schools initiated a science curriculum review. Teachers, parents, and students recognized that the existing textbook-based elementary science program was a dismal portrayal of such a dynamic discipline. There was community consensus that reading about science and acquiring scientific vocabulary words were not the same…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research