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Chiappetta, Eugene L., Ed. – 1987
This manual is designed to supplement an existing physical science curriculum and to assist in providing the learning experiences required to implement an effective course. The first chapter outlines the purposes of this manual and provides a set of teaching tips. Topics such as electricity, wave motion, light, sound, periodic table and nuclear…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Physical Sciences
Bowers, Patricia Shane – 1987
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the 4MAT instructional system on achievement and attitudes in science. Fifty-four academically gifted sixth grade students in three schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro (North Carolina) City Schools were randomly assigned to two groups, a 4MAT group and a Restricted-Textbook group that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Elementary School Science
Arzi, Hanna J.; And Others – 1987
This paper describes the rationale for, methodology of, and some early results from a longitudinal study on science teachers' knowledge of science. Each of the participants is a university science graduate with a post-graduate university training for secondary school science teaching. The study focuses on two issues: (1) variations that occur in…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1987
This booklet was designed as a reference for teachers and students of physics on various types of data. Included are: (1) formulas for various constants involved in the study of gravity, electricity, magnetism, atomic physics, particles, and trigonometry; (2) a chart containing values of trigometric functions; (3) equations used in the study of…
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Atomic Theory, College Science, Electricity
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1985
This document was developed to provide eighth-grade teachers in New York City with a sequence of instructional activities in science. The major portion of the guide is divided into four instructional units. The first unit, "Chemistry," includes lessons and activities on liquid solutions, suspensions and emulsions, acids, bases,…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Environmental Education
Schoenfeld, Alan H.; And Others – 1980
One module is presented in units 203, 204, and 205, as a guide for students, and presents a general strategy for solving integrals effectively. With this material is a solutions manual to exercises. This document set also includes a unit featuring applications of calculus to geography: 206-Mercator's World Map and the Calculus. Unit 207-Management…
Descriptors: Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, College Mathematics
Frey, Karl – 1984
This document consists of two parts. Part I outlines the general characteristics of science education research in the Federal Republic of Germany (and other German-speaking countries, such as Austria, the German Democratic Republic, and Switzerland). In addition, comparisons are made between research in these countries and research in other…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Dissertations
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1985
Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1983-1984 survey of physics and astronomy bachelor's degree recipients are examined. The information was obtained from individual degree recipients with a focus on their plans after the baccalaureate program. Highlights of the findings are as follows: the proportion of women among 1984 physics…
Descriptors: Assistantships, Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, Career Planning
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC. – 1984
Part I of this report consists of the American Association for the Advancement of Science overview of research and development (R&D) in the fiscal year (FY) 1985 budget and its associated policy issues, together with special analyses of several important topics, such as funding for basic research. A set of overview tables is included. Part II…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Behavioral Science Research, Biology, Budgets
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de la Harpe, Barbara; Radloff, Alex – Journal of Learning Design, 2006
Efforts to ensure that graduates leave university with the skills needed for career wide lifelong learning have been the focus of much activity at universities both nationally and internationally for over a decade. In this paper, we describe three projects aimed at developing student skills as part of the discipline content in line with current…
Descriptors: Skill Development, College Students, Educational Environment, Change Strategies
Hepler, Molly L., Ed. – 1977
CONDUIT reviews and packages computer-based materials as alternative methods of teaching in higher education. Curriculum areas include biology (4 packages), chemistry (3), management science (9), mathematics (2), physics (6), and social science (17). This catalog individually describes the programs including suggested previous coursework, specific…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction
Ganiel, Uri; Hofstein, Avi – 1981
Results of a study conducted to develop and validate an instrument for objective and continuous assessment of student performance in the physics laboratory are reported. Two modes of teacher assessment of student performance were compared: (1) video-tape recording of two students performing experiments; and (2) an instrument for continuous,…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Performance Tests, Physics
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1980
A survey of 1978-79 bachelor's degree recipients in physics and astronomy was undertaken to determine the graduates' postbaccalaureate plans. Information is presented on: changes in four types of postbaccalaureate plans since 1970; the total number of physics bachelor's degrees granted in the United States; seven characteristics of the physics…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
MAGAT, PHYLLIS L.; MILLER, WILFRED H., JR. – 1967
THE PRESCHOOL INVENTORY BEGAN AS AN ANSWER TO THE NEED FOR SOME TYPE OF INSTRUMENT THAT WOULD PROVIDE AN INDICATION O OWMUCH A DISADVANTAGED CHILD, PRIOR TO HIS INTRODUCTION TO HEAD START, HAD ACHIEVED IN AREAS REGARDED AS NECESSARY FOUNDATIONS FOR SUBSEQUENT SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. MEASURING BASIC INTELLIGENCE WAS NOT THE GOAL. RATHER, THE INVENTORY…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Chemistry, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
LIBBEY, MILES A.; ZALTMAN, GERALD – 1967
THIS STUDY OF "PREPRINT" DISTRIBUTION IN THEORECTICAL HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS USED A QUESTIONNAIRE CIRCULATED TO ALL KNOWN HIGH ENERGY THEORISTS. A SECOND QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF "PREPRINT LIBRARIANS" AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. BASED ON THIS DATA, THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT AN EXPERIMENT WITH CENTRALIZED…
Descriptors: Centralization, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cost Estimates, Directories
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