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Ellis, Susanne D. – 1981
Information on the characteristics of 1980 college graduates in the fields of physics and astronomy and their postbaccalaureate plans is presented. Among the survey findings are the following: a 10 percentage-point increase in civilian employment and a 9 percentage-point decrease in graduate study have occurred since 1975; over 80 percent of the…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice, College Graduates
Australian Council for Educational Research, Hawthorn. – 1978
The Australian Science Item Bank consists of three volumes of multiple-choice questions. Book 1 contains questions on Physics and Astronomy. The questions are designed to be suitable for high school students (year 8 to year 12 in Australian schools). The questions are classified by the subject content of the question, the cognitive skills required…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Astronomy, Foreign Countries, Item Analysis
BURKMAN, ERNEST; MARSHALL, J. STANLEY – 1966
PRESENTED IS AN EXPLANATION OF WHY CURRICULUM REVISION IN THE SCIENCES IS NECESSARY AND CHANGES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE CHANGES IN TEACHER EDUCATION. SEVERAL PERTINENT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW SCIENCE PROGRAMS ARE RAISED. SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE--(1) THE BASES FOR…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
BERGER, RAYMOND M. – 1965
CHARACTERISTICS OF APPLICANTS TO SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. APPLICATION FORMS OF ALL ACCEPTEES AND UP TO TWICE AS MANY REJECTEE FORMS, SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM EACH…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Earth Science
Strickland, A. W. – 1980
The goal of this project was to disseminate materials and information contained in two projects previously funded by the National Science Foundation. "Science Teaching and the Development of Reasoning" (Robert Karplus) and "The Cognitive Analysis Project" (John Renner) were the project materials disseminated in a two-phase effort. The first phase…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, General Science
Feliu, Tom; Lively, Lisa – 1980
Presented are 48 energy education lessons adapted from available materials and published in a standardized format. Intended for the lower elementary grades, these activities are grouped according to subject area which permits a teacher to present energy topics in connection with the subject with which he/she feels most comfortable. Lesson plans…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Energy
Andresen, S. G. – 1976
Presented is a set of laboratory experiments developed to provide students with demonstrations and hands-on experiences with a variety of basic communications methods. These experiments may be used with students who have training in engineering, as well as those with social sciences who have no engineering background. Detailed exercises dealing…
Descriptors: College Science, Electric Circuits, Electronic Control, Electronic Equipment
Technical Education Research Center, Waco, TX. – 1979
This concept module on power is one of thirteen modules that provide a flexible, laboratory-based physics instructional package designed to meet the specialized needs of students in two-year, postsecondary technical schools. Each of the thirteen concept modules discusses a single physics concept and how it is applied to each energy system. In this…
Descriptors: Electric Motors, Electrical Appliances, Electricity, Energy
Lay, Gary A., Ed.; McCurdy, Donald, Ed. – 1978
This collection of 21 teaching units is designed for use in energy education within various disciplines of the secondary curriculum. Each unit is designed to stand alone. Suggested teaching times range from five to fifteen days. No particular order of presentation is implied. Each unit is organized as follows: abstract, recommended level, time…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum, Energy, Energy Conservation
DEL GIORNO, BETTE JOYCE – 1967
ANALYZED WAS THE IMPACT OF CHANGING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1850 THROUGH 1954. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO IDENTIFY (1) MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENCE, (2) IMPORTANT EVENTS IN EDUCATION, (3) THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CLIMATE, (4) THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND SUBJECT MATTER, AND (5) THE APPROACH TO…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Curriculum
BAEZ, ALBERT V. – 1967
A PAPER PRESENTED TO THE SECTION ON EDUCATION (Q) OF THE 1967 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE ANNUAL CONVENTION, THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DIVISION OF SCIENCE TEACHING (DST) OF UNESCO. INCLUDED ARE DISCUSSIONS OF (1) THE OVERALL PROGRAM BUDGET, (2) AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF DST AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Curriculum
Ramsey, Gregor A.; Howe, Robert W. – Sci Teacher, 1969
This is the second of a two-part review of instructional procedures in secondary school science. Analyzed are research studies in the field mainly over the period 1960-67. Studies were reviewed under the following headings: team teaching, programed instruction, audiovisual aids, laboratory procedures, extra classroom activities and field…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, General Science, Individual Instruction
Wedell, E.G.; Perraton, H.D. – 1968
A 1966-67 coordinated National Extension College program in Great Britain combined a series of 32 television programs, a handbook, a kit for experiments, and lecture courses and short residential courses to teach 0 level physics. The average audience for the broadcasts was estimated at 25,000 or more. In addition, 8,941 handbooks were sold, 3,970…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Audiences, Cooperative Programs
Newren, Edward F., Ed. – 1973
One hundred and eighty Japanese 16mm motion pictures, 8mm cartridges, and video tapes produced and judged appropriate for a variety of audience levels are listed in alphabetical order by title with descriptive and evaluative information. A subject heading list and a subject index to the film titles are included, as well as a sample of the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Earth Science, Elementary School Science, Engineering Technology
Zinn, Karl L., Ed.; And Others – 1974
A conference attended by 40 "students" and 20 "teachers" was held to explore the state of the art in computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The school was held in a remote Italian resort, but direct connections with computers in Italy and the United States were made to provide opportunities for demonstrations of existing systems.…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs
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