Described are some of the activities, roles, problems and projects of the Education (Research) Committee of the Association for Science Education. (PEB)

To obtain baseline information about the relationship among performances in education programs, certification examinations, and working situations, the 358 cytotechnologists who took the 1965 certification examination in exfoliative cytology were selected for study. Based on questionnaires and other information concerning education and clinical…

This publication is part of the Oxford/Council of Europe Study for the Evaluation of the Curriculum and Examinations (OCESCE) Study, and is concerned with aims, objectives, program content, teaching methods, evaluation, and assessment and future trends in the development of curricula for the gifted student at the upper academic secondary level.…

This publication in physics shows the wide diversity that still exists in teaching science at the upper secondary level. One section deals with the teaching aims of physics teachers as actually stated by different countries. These are listed in a table including a total of 53 items. A second table lists the official publications giving programs…

Presents H. Richard Crane's acceptance speech for the 1976 Oersted Medal for physics education in which he discusses problems of teaching college level introductory physics. (SL)

Gives recommendations for the establishment of science laboratory programs in elementary schools, cites research on various types of programs and provides an extensive list of texts that can be used. (MS)

Presents results of a study pertaining to the types of activities used in high school science classes and the academic work of students. Suggests researchers need to study classrooms, construct a picture of classroom life and communicate their findings to those with an interest in curriculum design and implementation. (Author/BSR)

Discussed are three themes related to changes taking place in secondary school education in Great Britain. The themes considered are curriculum, assessment, and school organization. (RH)

Factors which make a science program effective are discussed, including such skills as: observation; data collection; classification; inference; measurement; prediction; communication; relationships; hypothesis; and models. (CB)

Proposes doing away with dimensions and replacing them with base units, extending the checking of feasibility of equations and deriving relationships to base units. (JM)

The paper describes secondary science curriculum extension projects. Individual extension projects are developed from the base of the school curriculum but extend into broader, more unusual areas according to the individual's particular interest. Pupils discuss their intended goals, draw up a plan of action and contract to complete the task.…

Discusses issues related to teaching about orbitals in beginning chemistry courses. Lavoisier's rule, Lewis's orbitals, Pauli's principle, the physics related to chemical concepts are examined. The American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training's position on these issues is briefly addressed. (JN)

Creationism and its attack on science in the curriculum are examined from the perspective of several contemporary theories of science, democratic rights are considered, and the social source of fundamentalism is examined. Creationism is seen as an attempt to restore unity to science. (MSE)

Discusses why polymer chemistry should be added to the general chemistry curriculum and what topics are appropriate (listing traditional with related polymer topics). Also discusses when and how these topics should be taught. (JN)