Relates results of analyses of student performance on the final course examination to differences in sex, previous educational background, concurrent studies, attitudes toward the course, reasons for studying biology and career aspirations. (AL)

This is the fourth publication in the series of Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Special Materials program with its emphasis on preparing teachers for teaching underachievers. The publication is divided into eight parts, providing adequate background on BSCS materials and procedures to be used by teachers. Included are three chapters…

Six papers are presented related to the problem of curriculum evaluation and the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS). The findings of feedback from teachers on units of material produced for the project are discussed. An examination is made of the dynamics of classroom behavior when SCIS is taught. Also included is a discussion of…

This study examined specific student characteristics in seventh-grade students and attempted to make comparisons of these characteristics as a function of their science course program. A total of 109 students participated in Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) classes and 106 students participated in non-individualized science classes.…

The materials of Science - A Process Approach (1966) were evaluated in terms of strategies of classifying, observing, using number relations, and recognizing and using space/time relations. Ninety-five students in grades 4, 5, and 6 in Austin, Texas representing a range of tested intelligence, academic ability, interest in science, and…