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Teates, Thomas Gilbert – 1970
Reported is a study to determine whether 249 ninth-grade students completing the third year of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) instructional sequence performed differently on 19 conservation tasks than did 239 non-ISCS ninth-grade students. The tasks were presented via 35-mm color slides and a tape-recorded protocol. Students in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Rosier, Malcolm J. – 1973
This publication presents the results of research conducted in Australian secondary schools as a part of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Science Project. The aim of the project was to investigate relationships between the science achievement of secondary students and various home, student, school,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, International Programs, Research
Clark, George M., Ed. – 1971
This issue of the newsletter contains reports of three surveys of science teachers in addition to a bibliography of references to Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) materials published in the period 1969-71. The major conclusions of the surveys are listed below. The differences between the objectives of Japanese biology and physical…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bibliographies, Biology, Environmental Education
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Dept. of Science Education. – 1972
This publication was prepared by the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) for orienting inservice teachers for using individualized activity-centered science programs in their classrooms. The publication is designed to help teachers in training themselves to ask open-ended questions. Various questioning techniques are described along with…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education, Questioning Techniques
Wahl, Milan – 1973
This publication describes features of the South Central Kansas Elementary Math-Science (SOCKEMS) project developed as a child-centered program, although the actual teaching materials and methods are not described. Materials are presented in such a way that children learn science by using their perceptual ability to great extent. Considerable…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Program Descriptions
Nuffield Foundation, London (England). – 1970
Nuffield Combined Science, prepared for the first two years of British secondary schools (grades seven and eight, approximately), is described in SE 015 449. Teachers' Guide II and Activities Pack II contain the material developed for the following sections: Water; Small Things (microorganisms and particle theory of matter); Earth; Insects; and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Integrated Curriculum, Laboratory Manuals
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
"Where Humans Came From" is a set of materials designed for use by students (aged 15-16) to assist them in investigating the problem posed in the title. The student book briefly outlines the essential features of four explanations of human origin: special creation (Judeo-Christian, Greek, Australian Aboriginal, American Indian accounts);…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Creationism, Curriculum, Evolution
Hurd, Paul DeHart – 1972
This paper, presented at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in April, 1972, in New York City, emphasizes the need for science to become more humanistic and integrated. The author advocates that the middle school, being unique, will require a major restructuring of the present curriculum. Also included are goal statements,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Humanism
Aikenhead, Glen Stirton – 1972
The test "Measurement About Science and Scientists" (Project Physics, Form 1) was prepared by choosing 101 items from the "Test on Understanding Science" and from the "Science Process Inventory" on the basis of their ability to indicate changes in students' knowledge. The method of building derived tests is described,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Physics, Science Course Improvement Projects
Clark, George M. – 1972
This issue of Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Newsletter reports on several activities in which the BSCS group is engaged. A progress report includes information about revised publications, films and slides, activities abroad, and summer institutes. A progress report of the program for mentally handicapped students is included.…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Development, Exceptional Persons, Middle Schools
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Collea, Francis P. – Science and Children, 1976
An active, materials-centered approach to learning, using the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) is described in its use at a school for the hearing impaired. (EB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Handicapped Children
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Nicodemus, R. B.; And Others – Education in Chemistry, 1976
Describes a survey of a group of British high schools to determine teacher familiarity with and use of two Nuffield chemistry curriculum projects. (MLH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, School Surveys
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Arnold, Lois – Journal of Geological Education, 1975
Numerous excerpts from present day earth science curriculum materials reveal sexual discrimination. In addition, studies of photographs included in the materials reveal a high male dominance. The significant contributions of one earth scientist, Florence Bascom, are remembered. (CP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Earth Science, Females, Feminism
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Harbeck, Mary Blatt – Science and Children, 1978
Reports on the District of Columbia school system's competency-based curriculum plan for education accountability. (BB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Evaluation
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Krebs, Eugene W.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1978
Measures whether pre-school children (ages 34 to 65 months) can master concepts of the first five exercises of K-level science--A Process Approach (SAPA) within seven weeks with four lessons of 10 minutes each week. More than 90 percent of the sample of 226 achieved at the 90 percent competency level. (CP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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