This issue, number 42 in the series, is divided into the sections of: (1) British science activities, and (2) overseas and international science activities. Presented in a newsletter format, numerous topics of interest to secondary school science and mathematics educators pertaining to British education are presented. Reports on the engineering…

SOURCES OF PHYSICS INFORMATION ARE INCLUDED IN THIS GUIDE. IT WAS WRITTEN FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF PHYSICS, AT BOTH THE COLLEGE AND SECONDARY LEVELS, PHYSICISTS, LIBRARIANS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MATERIALS QUOTED WERE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO 1963 AND WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCE AS AN INFORMATION SCIENTIST. DEWEY DECIMAL…

SUGGESTIONS AND A CHECKLIST FOR THE EVALUATION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAMS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS UNITED STATES OFFICE OF EDUCATION BULLETIN. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION DEALS WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF (1) BROAD FACULTY PARTICIPATION, AND (2) UP-TO-DATE CONTENT AND METHODS IN PROGRAM EVALUATION. EXPLANATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION…

THE RELATIONSHIP OF ACHIEVEMENT IN PSSC PHYSICS TO EXPERIENCE IN SMSG MATHEMATICS, CHEM STUDY CHEMISTRY, CBA CHEMISTRY, AND BSCS BIOLOGY WAS DETERMINED. DATA WERE GATHERED IN 25 HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS CLASSES IN SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS. ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE WAS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF THE DATA. PSSC TESTS FIVE AND TEN WERE USED AS CRITERIA OF…

THE ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE STUDY COMMITTEE PHYSICS IS COMPARED WITH THAT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN TRADITIONAL PHYSICS. GROUPS OF STUDENTS WERE PRETESTED FOR MENTAL ABILITY AND SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE. AFTER COMPLETING THE RESPECTIVE COURSES, BOTH GROUPS WERE GIVEN THE COOPERATIVE PHYSICS TEST AND THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE STUDY…