Scientific knowledge is one of our greatest forms of capital," and also forms a part of the total structure of experience and knowledge; hence, it forms an importance component of interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. (AL)

Describes the use of written and practical tests to evaluate achievement of some objectives of the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP). Achievement varied on the two tests. It is argued that good curriculum evaluation needs both types of assessment to accurately reflect student learning. (RH)

Answers to questions in a grade 11 physics examination were analyzed to provide information on the cognitive development of Australian science students. Data from questions concerned with volume, mass and weight, levers and proportion, speed and velocity, acceleration and relative speed are compared with Piaget's findings: many of the students do…

Describes some characteristics of teachers that were significantly correlated with observed changes in students' achievement of some PSSC objectives in Victorian schools. (AL)

Reviews conjectures that were presented when the Fellows of the early Royal Society of London, founded in 1662, carried out investigations into the origins of life. (Author/MKR)

Presents the theoretical advantages of banks of test items from which tests with pre-determined characteristics can be constructed, with particular emphasis on the possibility of providing comparable achievement data concerning students from different schools without forcing all to take exactly the same test. Reviews some related literature. (AL)

Lists some advantages of including science history in secondary school courses. (AL)

Describes a method for identification of gold samples using a laser to vaporize a small sample of the gold. (MKR)

Outlines changes in the relative importance of technological Applications in selection of science course content. Argues that present lack of such examples may be disadvantageous. (AL)