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The Effect of "Newsday's" Science Education Series Program on Selected Ninth-Grade Students' Comprehension of Science Reading Material.
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Friend, Harold; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Determines how the use of a science education program affected selected ninth-grade students' comprehension of science reading material. The different effects of the program depended on students' reading and mathematics scores. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Grade 9, Newspapers, Reading Comprehension, Science Activities
Attitude Modification in Health Education through an Interventive, Antismoking Program Incorporated within Traditional Science Curriculum.
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Zoller, Uri; Maymon, Tsipora – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Examined is the effectiveness of a smoking-prevention program in modifying high school students' attitudes and values in such categories as health, peer pressure, and social image as related to smoking. The intervention lasted four to six weeks within the framework of ninth- and tenth-grade biology classes. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Biology, Foreign Countries
Factors Influencing Teacher Decisions on School, Classroom, and Curriculum.
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Crocker, Robert K.; Banfield, Helen – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Describes a study designed to explore sources of influence on the judgements made by science teachers related to school characteristics, classroom features, and properties of a science curriculum. Results suggest that teachers' judgments center around concern for student ability and interest, teaching methods, and school spirit and morale. (TW)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries