Current educational reform calls for increased integration between science and mathematics to overcome the shortcomings in students' quantitative skills. Data Nuggets (free online resource, http://datanuggets.org) are worksheets that bring data into the classroom, repeatedly guiding students through the scientific method and making claims…

The introductory materials science course at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts), while still being regarded as in a state of evolution, has remained nearly constant for the past two years. Since the course is given each term, except summer, to 40-90 students of various disciplines, there has been ample opportunity for continual…

Describes the use of behavioral objectives, computer programs, concept mastery, and activity flowcharts. Explains the evaluation procedure and enumerates advantages to the student. (GS)

Presented is a description of a physics program format used, with a high degree of success, at Boyertown Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania. The program features integration of desirable curriculum innovations such as individualization with a recognized curriculum (Project Physics) while maintaining the quality of a solid first year physics…

This report outlines the rationale by which behavioral objectives for Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials have been generated and their subsequent use in developing the ISCS student self-assessment system. The ISCS project is designed to develop, test, and disseminate a system of individualized science instruction for grades…

Describes a model for a college biology laboratory that is: (1) individualized, (2) self-instructional, and (3) investigative. (See also SE 515 093.) (LS)

Discusses the course content and instructional methods desirable in teaching modern physics in the secondary school. Argues that physics must be taught in a humanistic manner to replace the desiccated, technological, dehumanized, and generally irrelevant manner in which it has been commonly taught. (JR)

Discusses methods used in teaching thermodynamics to students at the University of Pittsburgh. Methods include use of 35mm slides and companion activity book, self-study materials, and instructional objectives. Several examples of student reaction to the methods are provided. (JN)

This study was conducted to determine if the inclusion of a required objective attainment condition would increase student achievement when instruction was structured by a program that utilized student selected objectives. The following null hypothesis was formulated: no significant difference exists in the number of student selected objectives…

The purpose of this book is to help the preservice education student develop into a competent teacher of science at the elementary school level by experiencing a performance-based approach to teacher education. The book places emphasis on illustrating how performance objectives can play an important role in elementary science education as well as…

Lists the disadvantages of having required courses and suggests alternatives dealing with behavioral objectives, problem-solving, individualized instruction and a portfolio replacing grades. (LS)

As a set of seven Learning Activity Packages (LAPs) for individualized instruction in chemistry, the units cover the unit system, matter, energy, atomic structures, chemical formulas, physical states of matter, solutions and suspensions, ionization, acids, bases, and salts. Each unit contains a rationale for the material; a list of behavioral…

As a set of seven Learning Activity Packages (LAPs) for individualized instruction in chemistry, the units cover problems in stoichiometry, energy levels, chemical bonding, matter and its forms, electrochemical processes, chemical kinetics and equilibrium, metals, and non-metals. Each unit contains a rationale for the material; a list of…

Included are performance-based test items for students completing the Unit I, Level 1, Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials. There are 25 specific performance objectives listed in the beginning which are later followed by several test items for each. Correct answers are given for each test question. Observation techniques are…