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Eckert, Bodo; Grober, Sebastian; Jodl, Hans-Jorg – American Journal of Distance Education, 2009
This article describes three connected projects in physics: (1) a very successful course at the university level; (2) a collection of several thousand multimedia materials, its status and evaluation, and its dissemination; and (3) Web experiments--experiments that can be operated remotely from a distance via the Internet. (Contains 4 tables and 10…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Physics, Internet, College Instruction
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Lang, Thomas B. – Science and Children, 1990
Described are projects of the National Sciences Resource Center (NSRC) which are aimed at the improvement of elementary school science instruction. Plans and goals of the project are listed. The Science and Technology for Children project is highlighted. (CW)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials
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Gomez, Frank A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1990
Discussed are the background, objectives, statement of need, target population, program activity, budget, staffing, funding, problems, and evaluation of the project. Suggestions for the initiation of analogous programs are provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Hispanic Americans, Latin Americans, Minority Groups
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Arts and Sciences. – 1984
This document provides information about Science Unlimited (SU), the elementary school science effort of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. (The philosophy and characteristics of SU continue the earlier Pennsylvania science program effort entitled Investigative Science in Elementary Education.) The document includes: (1) a list of SU…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1982
The Milwaukee Project is an attempt to provide science teachers at all grade levels with the background and support they need to involve handicapped students in a regular science class. Goals of the project include the improvement of preservice and inservice teacher training to prepare teachers to include the handicapped child in the mainstream…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary School Science
Duckworth, Eleanor – 1978
The philosophy underlying the African Primary Science Program, according to the author, is that the essence of science is not merely the statement of principles; it involves the struggle to find out about the material world. This program sought to develop the intellectual alertness of the children, and improve their questioning, and problem…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1978
The seven papers in this collection describe projects in English for academic purposes. Analysis of the communication needs of learners is discussed in "English for Academic Purposes: Practice Material for the Listening Comprehension and Writing Needs of Overseas Students," by R.R. Jordon and Alan Matthews. The pedagogic advantages of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Course Content, Course Descriptions, English for Special Purposes