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Wareing, Carol – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
This study examined whether a relationship existed between field-dependence-independence and scientific attitudes of sixth-grade students in SCIS. Findings indicated that such a relationship was not statistically significant. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Education
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Theobald, John H. – Journal of Biological Education, 1980
An investigation of the relationships among student attributes, styles of teaching, and outcomes in a BSCS-based secondary school biology course is described. Two teaching styles, individual and small group teaching and whole group teaching, were investigated as were student attributes including general ability, personality characteristics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Biological Sciences, Individualized Instruction, Science Course Improvement Projects
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Tolman, Richard R.; Barufaldi, James P. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Reports a study of the effects of teaching the Elementary School Sciences Program (ESSP) on attitudes towards science of elementary school teachers. (SA)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Strickland, A. W., III; Lucas, Keith – Science Education, 1979
Presents the Nuffield Junior Science Project (NJSP), an elementary science program developed in the United Kingdom. Some learning activities that are contained in Nuffield Junior Science Teacher's Guide I are described. (HM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science
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Bethel, Lowell J.; George, Kenneth D. – Science and Children, 1979
Presents basic guidelines for classroom control and discipline for teachers using new science programs that encourage independent study and hands-on activities. (MA)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Leonard, William H.; And Others – American Biology Teacher, 1996
Describes the philosophy, development, content structure, and general instructional strategy of BioCom, an introductory biology curriculum for the heterogeneously mixed high school science classroom. Discusses recent recommendations by national commissions and science education research and similarities and differences between BioCom and ChemCom.…
Descriptors: Biology, Community, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Leonard, William H.; Speziale, Barbara J.; Penick, John E. – American Biology Teacher, 2001
Presents a study that compares an introductory high school biology curriculum, Biology: A Community Context (BACC), with traditional curricula. Discusses the differences between standards-based BACC and traditional instruction. Identifies the instructional method in BACC as investigative inquiry and the activities proceed from concrete to more…
Descriptors: Biology, High Schools, Inquiry, Performance Based Assessment
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Falk, Constance L.; Pao, Pauline; Cramer, Christopher S. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2005
An organic garden operated as a community supported agriculture (CSA) venture on the New Mexico State University (NMSU) main campus was begun in January 2002. Students enroll in an organic vegetable production class during spring and fall semesters to help manage and work on the project. The CSA model of farming involves the sale of shares to…
Descriptors: Gardening, Class Activities, Agricultural Production, Community Support
Miller, Gloria I.; Jaciw, Andrew; Wei, Xin; Ma, Boya – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
This research project consists of a randomized experiment in a few of the Reynoldsburg City Schools. The primary purpose of this research is to produce scientifically based evidence of the comparative effectiveness of the "Scott Foresman Science" ("SFScience)" program. The question being addressed by the research is whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Evidence, Outcome Measures
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Hilliard, Alan – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2006
The "virtual mobility" project was created as part of a joint Canadian and European Commission funded project to explore cross-cultural clinical curricular developments in the radiation sciences. The aim of the project was to facilitate student learning of the cross-cultural differences in the delivery of healthcare within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Course Improvement Projects, Online Courses, Health Education
Bureau of Social Science Research, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1960
This report focuses on the long-range (i.e., two and one-half years later) effects of the National Science Foundation Summer Institutes of 1957 on the high school mathematics and science teachers who participated in them. Of the 4,600 high school teachers who had taken part in the Summer Institutes, 2,628 were involved in this study. Data were…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Federal Programs, Followup Studies, Inservice Teacher Education
Welch, Wayne W.; and others – Sch Sci Math, 1969
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Evaluation, National Surveys, Physical Sciences
Torda, T. Paul, Ed. – 1977
Volume II of the Education and Experience in Engineering E3 Program is a collection of 21 appendices related to this program which provide information on funding, participants, meetings, and communications among participants. Appendix V, an E3 Handbook for students, contains information on student advising, placement, and evaluation. Appendix VI…
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Champagne, Audrey B.; And Others – 1978
The research reported in this paper concerns the design of instructional materials that represent the content structure of a science discipline and the development of methods of probing and representing the knowledge structure in a student's memory. The science discipline selected for the study was geology. Specifically, the conceptual structures…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Research, Geology, Grade 8
Gillmor, Mary S.; And Others – 1971
This booklet was written for anyone interested in growing mosquitoes and experimenting with them. There are three major sections: (1) rationale for studying mosquitoes, (2) raising mosquitoes, and (3) some scientific findings. The first section describes basic information about mosquitoes. The second section includes information about materials,…
Descriptors: Animals, Biological Sciences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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