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Johnson, Jennings O. – Sci Educ, 1969
Presents the procedures, results, and conclusions of a research study designed to determine the relationship between selected student characteristics and science achievement. Subjects were 126 seniors in the public high schools of Rochester, Minnesota. Student variables include sex, science preparation, grades in science, and intelligence.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Learning, Secondary School Science
An Integrated Two Year Chemistry-Physics Course Compared with Consecutively Taught Separate Courses.
Johnson, Gordon Phillip – 1968
Compared was the effectiveness of a two-year integrated chemistry-physics course with a two-year sequence of separate courses, in developing understanding of chemistry and physics concepts, understanding science and its methods, and reactions to the study of science. Both groups used the content, materials and instructional approach of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Chemistry, Curriculum Development
The Effect of Teacher Methodology Upon Certain Achievements of Students in Secondary School Biology.
Cook, Robert Earl – 1967
The effects of certain teaching methods upon the development of critical thinking skills, an understanding of science and scientists, and knowledge of subject matter were investigated. An analysis of covariance and rank correlation between teacher behavior patterns and particular student outcomes on the "Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking…
Descriptors: Achievement, Biology, Critical Thinking, Doctoral Dissertations
MCELHINEY, DAVID STANLEY – 1965
INVESTIGATED IS THE INFLUENCE OF NINTH GRADE SCIENCE COURSES UPON STUDENTS' SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT, SCIENCE INTERESTS, AND CAREER CHOICE. APPROXIMATELY 1300 ACADEMICALLY TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS COMPOSED THE INITIAL SAMPLE. RANDOM SAMPLES OF 50 STUDENTS WERE SELECTED FROM EACH OF FOUR SUBGROUPS--THOSE WHO HAD TAKEN BIOLOGY, GENERAL SCIENCE,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Biology, Earth Science, General Science
