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Brahmia, Suzanne; Etkina, Eugenia – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2001
Discusses methods for addressing at-risk factors in introductory physics and how they can be implemented. Offers recommendations for creating an effective program within the structure of a research university. (MM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Physics
Soviet Education, 1987
Presents a rationale for the new Soviet biology curriculum. Explains guidelines for teaching methodology. Describes in some detail the goals and tasks for students in the new Soviet biology curriculum for grades six through eleven. (RKM)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
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Li, Guangzhou – Physics Education, 1997
Describes the evolution of the seven major physics syllabi used in all secondary schools in China and analyzes the shifts of these syllabi in terms of objectives, content, instructional hours and teaching methods. Suggests changes for China's future secondary-physics education, including the need for modern experimental equipment such as computers…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Chang, Ching-Kuch – 1998
An investigation-based course on teaching strategies for in-service science and mathematics teachers has been developed. The purpose of this course was to learn how to teach science or mathematics from the constructivist perspective. The course development was based on constructivism, especially social constructivism. Major adjustments concerning…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education
Janke, Bruno; And Others – 1988
A global survey was conducted by Unesco in 1986 on the place occupied by the teaching of science, mathematics, and technology, with the data indicating that mathematics and science are firmly entrenched in school curricula worldwide, but the place of technology is much more tentative. It was decided to probe more deeply into the adequacy of these…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Science, Technical and Environmental Education. – 1988
A global survey was conducted by Unesco in 1986 on the place occupied by the teaching of science, mathematics, and technology, with the data indicating that mathematics and science are firmly entrenched in school curricula worldwide, but the place of technology is much more tentative. It was decided to probe more deeply into the adequacy of these…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries