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Peer reviewedZa'rour, George I.; Jirmanus, Ramzi – School Science and Mathematics, 1977
Describes problems and successes in adapting Science Curriculum Improvement (SCIS) materials for use in the National College of Schweifat, located near Beirut, Lebanon. (CS)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedHarty, Harold – School Science and Mathematics, 1976
Investigates the perceptions of teachers, principals, and consultants concerning the importance of identified inservice activities, provided by a consultant, to implementing teachers. One hundred-forty-five educators participated in a program in which Science--A Process Approach (SAPA) materials were introduced. Collectively, educators considered…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inservice Education
Peer reviewedCoble, Charles R.; Rice, Dale R. – School Science and Mathematics, 1980
Described is a series of two-day Elementary Science Awareness Conferences, funded by the National Science Foundation for science supervisors and general elementary supervisors in North Carolina. The goals for these conferences are discussed. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Conferences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedSpooner, William E.; Simpson, Ronald D. – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
Investigates the impact of a five-day workshop on attitudes of 97 kindergarten through sixth grade teachers toward science and related aspects of science teaching using the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) materials. (HM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBillings, Gilbert – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
Investigates the effects upon concept acquisition of giving second-grade children the verbal labels of science concepts with which they have had concrete experience in a classroom setting using the interaction and evidence of interaction concepts from the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS). (HM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedHill, Douglas M.; Redden, Michael G. – School Science and Mathematics, 1985
Control group students (receiving descriptive, non-inquiry science) and experimental group students (using Science Curriculum Improvement Study-SCIS "Interaction and Systems" materials) were later combined in grade 4 for instruction with SCIS "Subsystems and Variables" materials. Results show similar difficulties in learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHorn, Jerry G.; James, Robert K. – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
Summarizes the results from a questionnaire developed to reflect both local concerns and those of national studies in elementary science education in Kansas. The questionnaire included items concerning methods of science instruction, class time spent on science, teacher preparation, approach to metric system, science textual material, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Questionnaires, Science Course Improvement Projects
Peer reviewedSheldon, Daniel S.; Halverson, Dean – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
Determines if elementary teachers' (N=138) understanding of SCIS concepts and teaching strategies change as a result of a televised inservice program using confidence levels as a criterion for understanding. Findings indicate that an inservice program consisting of televised sessions significantly improves teachers' understanding of SCIS concepts…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
