This guide is one part of eight instructional units developed by the Human Behavior Curriculum Project. These units provide a systematic study of behavior which can increase understanding of everyday life. They can be used to supplement other courses or as a separate course of study. There are three themes common to the units: (1) Human behavior…

Designed to help educators become aware of the fact that science and mathematics curriculum materials may be viewed as culture laden packages, this bibliography of over 800 references is international in scope. Regions selected for study are Australia and Papua New Guinea, Britain, the Anglophone countries of Africa, and China. (Only items…

The sixth yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) is focused on some of the issues and problems that face science teachers. The publication is divided into three parts with part I containing discussions of topics of concern to society which are either science-based or a function of science teaching. Part II…

DESCRIBED ARE CURRICULUM MATERIALS PREPARED BY 22 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCIENCE COURSE IMPROVEMENT STUDY GROUPS. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION DEALING WITH THE NEW CURRICULUMS DISCUSSES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) CHANGES IN THE ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, (2) COURSE CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION, (3) CURRICULUM MATERIALS…

This investigation focuses on the major erosional forces affecting the shoreline which cause it to wear away and build up. The types of devices that protect the shoreline are also discussed. The investigation is presented in the form of a teachers' guide and a students' guide, both of which are included. In the teachers' guide, an overview of the…

Presented is a bibliography that cites research studies and articles related to Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS), and provides a brief summary of these research studies and articles and some commentary within 5 categories. These 5 categories are: (1) SCIS and teachers, 8 studies or articles are reported within this category which are…

One of a series of monographs providing information about the Delaware Model: A Systems Approach to Science Education (Del Mod System) to several audiences, this monograph is intended for those interested in creating cooperative programs with technical schools or community colleges. Program characteristics are stated showing what a two-year…

This is one of a series of monographs providing information about the Delaware Model: A Systems Approach to Science Education (Del Mod System). The State Department of Public Instruction is the agency that represents the public schools of Delaware. The two branches of the state department with which Del Mod interacts are the Instructional Services…

This study was designed to determine if students taking junior high school science would receive greater understanding and retention of science principles and procedures from the Earth Science Curriculum Project (ESCP) than would students taught grneral science via the lecture-demonstration method. No attempt was made to group the students (28 in…

This is a National Trial Print of a unit on petroleum developed for the Australian Science Education Project. The package contains the teacher's edition of the written material and a script for a film entitled "The Extraordinary Experience of Nicholas Nodwell" emphasizing the uses of petroleum and petroleum products in daily life and…

Reported is a study to identify the degree to which students with reading difficulties could perform if provided with supplementary audiovisual instruction programs. Fifty-two seventh grade students enrolled in an individualized science program developed by the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) were the participants in the study. The…

Reported is a study of the effect of selected modes of feedback on teacher behavior in a microteaching situation. Forty students enrolled in an elementary school science methods course participated in this study. Four groups were randomly organized into three treatment groups and one control group. One treatment group received verbal feedback from…

As a part of the interim unit materials in the series produced by the Australian Science Education Project, this teachers' guide is composed of five sections: an introduction to nature in the balance, tests, excursion activities, options, and research activities. Options are under the headings: The Changing Face, Australian Soils, Distribution of…

This student guide is divided into two sections: "Mice and Men" and "Environmental Balance," and constitutes parts three and four of the first year of the Portland Project, a three-year, integrated high school science curriculum. Part One of the guide deals with topics such as cell, reproduction, embryology, genetics, genetic…

The purpose of this study was to determine if elementary teachers' attitudes toward science and science education would become more positive if: (1) they participated in a four-week workshop on new science curricula; (2) the training they received was directed toward Elementary Science Study (ESS), Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS), or…