This study examined the impact of college general education science-technology-society (STS) and Physics courses on students' views about STS interactions. Two samples of convenience took part in the investigation, one consisting of 138 students enrolled in an STS course, and the other of 122 students enrolled in a physics course. Data were…

This book is written for people who tend to sit toward the back of the classroom during scientific lectures. It assumes that students remember nothing of what happened in their science classes. The book is divided into seven sections: (1) Magnetism; (2) Bending Light Waves; (3) Bacterial Stories; (4) Light Wave Craziness; (5) Homemade Science; (6)…

Project AIMS (Activities to Integrate Mathematics and Science) has as its purpose the integration of subject matter in grades K-9. Field testing of the curriculum materials produced by AIMS indicates that this interpretation produces the following beneficial results: (1) mathematics becomes more meaningful, hence more useful; (2) science is…

The 36 tests in this bibliography are physics achievement measures for the secondary level. Several mechanical comprehension tests, which include knowledge of physical laws, are also described, as well as item banks that contain text questions related to physics and physical science. Although there are 2 tests for primary education, the rest of…

This document is intended for anyone having the responsibility for the policy or the practice of examination and selection systems in physics, whether at the completion stages of secondary education, or the entrance stages of higher education. The book contains 13 chapters written by authors from 11 different countries. Each chapter was written…

Young children in Australia enter early childhood education settings eager to make sense of the world that surrounds them. Their interest in every day experiences is evident in the range of questions asked, many of which are scientific in nature. Intended as a resource for adults working with 4-to 8-year-old children, this booklet provides an…

The nature of qualitative understanding and associated learning processes in the context of a computer simulation called the "Envisioning Machine" (EM) are investigated. The questions focused on in this paper include the following: What sorts of knowledge do students' construct? What role does prior knowledge play in the construction of…

Piaget (1968) and Michotte (1963) studied children's perception of physical causality. While emphasizing perception, they deemphasized thinking. The present study extends research by these authors by identifying types of verbal thinking in preschoolers on the basis of judgment of three fundamental physical laws: the first law of static, the law of…

The research described in this paper leads to an instructional design approach which is an alternative to the consideration of such issues as mathematical skills or level of cognitive development. The approach uses an analysis of traditional instructional tasks to specify the underlying cognitive processes and structures necessary for the…

This manual was prepared for use by Peace Corps Volunteers in solving field problems requiring mathematical calculations. It contains problem examples and data pertinent to the needs of volunteers, with many of the problems and exercises developed from on-the-job problems. Primary emphasis is given to providing answers and procedures for solving…

Describes techniques and equipment intended to both improve laboratory measurements and also form a background for more advanced work by introducing the concepts of electronic and digital circuits. (GS)

Presents the advantages and disadvantages associated with the canned computer lab from the educational and software aspects. Summarizes two years of experience with canned labs and gives an example of a program and a typical student output. (GS)

Reports on the status of physics teaching in Montana in 1972-73, compares the results to 1958 and 1959 status studies to determine the effect of past attempts at change, and makes comparisons to recent findings in Wisconsin and New England. (Author/GS)

Relates the advantages of using child-child and adult-adult transactions in the physics classroom and laboratory including implications for laboratory instructional strategy. (GS)

Describes a method for the measurement of the velocity of sound in various liquids based on the Raman-Nath theory of light-sound interaction. Utilizes an analog computer program to calculate the intensity of light scattered into various diffraction orders. (CP)