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DeRose, James V. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1980
Describes a collection of college chemistry demonstrations designed for self-paced classes. Some of these exercises stem from original ideas; others are adaptations of one or more published demonstrations. Two exercises, as examples, are also included. (HM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, College Students, Higher Education

Tamir, Pinchas – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
Studies the scientific curiosity and inquiry of 226 high school students from grades 10 to 12 who were studying the Israeli adaptation of the Biological Science Curriculum Studies (BSCS) program in eleven different schools representing city and Kibbutz Schools in Israel. (HM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Biology, Cognitive Development, Curiosity

Tebbutt, M. J. – Physics Education, 1981
Summarizes results of a survey on teachers' views of the Nuffield A-level physics course (NAP) including, among others, course content, philosophy, examinations, organization, and individual units. Suggests that most teachers surveyed were satisfied with their NAP course. (SK)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Physics, Science Course Improvement Projects

Bajah, Sam Tunde – European Journal of Science Education, 1981
The African Primary Science Programme (APSP) was one of the three major projects in Africa sponsored by Educational Services Incorporated (ESI), later the Educational Development Center (EDC), Newton, Massachusetts. The problems of introducing this programme in the anglophone African States and its implications for science education are discussed.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education

Stronck, David R.; Koller, Geraldine R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Evaluated the effectiveness of an in-service science program, designed to introduce the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) to 35 elementary schools, by measuring teachers' (N=168) use of living materials available from the school district's resource supply center. Findings include no significant increase in material usage by workshop…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation
Boulanger, F. David – Curriculum Review, 1980
The author surveys the era of science innovation initiated by a bonanza of National Science Foundation funding from 1956 to 1976. He looks at the methods and materials that were developed and considers the extent to which this unprecedented national effort met, or is still pursuing, its goals. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Curriculum Review, 1979
Presents an evaluation of a new edition of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study--American Science and Engineering's SCIS II--with a chart comparing it to Rand McNally's SCIIS and the original SCIS program. Also evaluated are three secondary series or kits, including "Holt Life Science/Earth Science/Physical Science." (SJL)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Science

Esler, William K.; And Others – Science Education, 1979
Investigates the differences in the improvement in communication deficiencies of selected third- and fifth-grade children who participated in a science-based remediation program and of third- and fifth-grade children who did not participate. (HM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Research

Yeany, Russell H.; Capie, William – Science Education, 1979
Presents a description of a set of data processing operations and an instrument for analyzing the teaching of data collection and manipulation. The functions and reliability of the Data Processing Observed Guide (DPOG) developed for this purpose are also included. (HM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Data Processing, Educational Assessment, Educational Research

Levin, Florence S.; Lindbeck, Joy S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Analyzes five biology textbooks in 11 categories identified as current controversial issues and biosocial problems. Quantitative ratings for each category, based on total number of textbook pages, are presented for Darwinian evolution, disease states, drugs, environment, human genetics, human reproduction, man in nature, origin of life, population…
Descriptors: Biology, Books, Educational Research, Instructional Materials

Skoog, Gerald – Science Education, 1979
Ninety-three secondary school biology textbooks, identified in the appendix bibliography, were analyzed to determine the extent of emphasis of 44 topics concerned with the study of evolution. (HM)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Content Analysis, Educational Research, Evolution

Sabar, Naama – Science Education, 1979
Presents pattern of trends in science curriculum reform for elementary and secondary schools that blossomed in the middle of the 1960s. A brief review is also included to show how the society has affected the different stages of the curriculum movement. (HM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials

Eijkelhof, Harrie; Lijnse, Piet – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Outlines the stages of a research-development cycle based on experiences with a Dutch physics curriculum development project (PLON). Discusses two topics: the legitimation of specific contents of the curricula and the attention to lay ideas on scientific concepts. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Foreign Countries, Physics

Hake, Richard R. – Teaching Education, 1991
Indiana University college teacher discusses undergraduate science education and effective teaching in introductory courses. The method recommended by educator Arnold Arons trades passive lecture for hands-on learning and Socratic dialogue. Indiana University began a successful research program which brought Arons' method to large-enrollment…
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Roth, Wolff-Michael; Lee, Stuart – Science Education, 2004
In this paper, we take up and advance the project of rethinking "scientific literacy" by Eisenhart, Finkel, and Marion (American Educational Research Journal, 1996, 33, 261-295). As part of a project of rethinking science education, we advance three propositions. First, because society is built on division of labor, not everybody needs to know the…
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, Scientific Literacy, Lifelong Learning, Ethnography