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Science and Children, 1975
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Science, Instruction, Instructional Materials
Damaskos, Mickander J. – Sci Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum, Engineering, Instructional Materials

Lawson, Chester A. – American Biology Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Ecology
Owen, John – South Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1976
Presented is a discussion of curriculum planning in science in Australian schools and a review of the Australian Science Education Project. (SL)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Course Improvement Projects
Wailes, James R., Comp.; Lampert, Harlan, Comp. – 1975
This bibliography relates the various experimental studies done in elementary school science. Every attempt was made to provide a bibliography that is as comprehensive as possible. Only a selected number of the publications put out by the projects themselves are listed. Bibliographical information is provided for obtaining a continuous source of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum, Elementary School Science

Holton, Gerald – Physics Education, 1976
Describes the Project Physics curriculum, including its origins, content and structure, current level of use, and philosophy of its approach. (MLH)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Physics
Walker, I. S. – South Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1972
Elementary Science Study (ESS) materials provide ample opportunities for inquiry teaching in large number of content areas. List of some units is given with brief description of the scope of activities therein. (PS)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, General Science

Palmer, L. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instruction, Laboratory Procedures, Program Descriptions
Ameduri, Robert Arthur – 1971
This study was initiated based on the premise that it would yield relevant data that could be used in evaluating research to give directions for future studies. The author developed a Role Survey Instrument to measure the degree of impact that certain factors pertinent to the study had on the researchers and on the cooperating chemistry teachers…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Wideen, Marvin F. – 1975
This document describes an empirical study on the patterns of teacher behavior and a comparison of student outcomes from two settings where different programs (types of curricula) were used. The two psychological positions identified within the curricula were stated to have been operationalized in the two programs developed for the elementary…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum, Educational Research, Elementary Education

Sherratt, W. J. – Physics Education, 1978
Argues for the inclusion of additional science history in the Nuffield physics curriculum. (SL)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Enrichment, Instruction, Physics
Willson, Victor L. – 1975
This study is based on a questionnaire survey of teachers trained over a three-year period in a program centered at the University of Wyoming, the Portal School Project (PSP), and a similar survey of a random sample of teachers in Rocky Mountain States neighboring the region served by the PSP. Teachers were asked certain demographic questions and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
A Retrospective Account of the Development and Evaluation Processes of a Science Curriculum Project.

Fraser, Barry J.; Cohen, David – Science Education, 1989
Describes the background and 38 steps of the development of the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP) Curriculum. Discusses some implications and eight points using formative evaluation to improve science curriculum materials. (YP)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1975
Presented is a detailed study of National Science Foundation programs in pre-college science education. The development of policies and operational procedures were traced over the past quarter of a century and their impact on management practice was analyzed. The report is presented in two parts: Volume 1, the findings and recommendations, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Science
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
Contained in this package are two pieces of literature related to the Australian Science Education Project: A Guide to ASEP/Introduction to ASEP (leader edition) and A Guide to ASEP/ASEP Units and Their Use. The Guide to ASEP is a set of teacher education materials designed for use by teachers and others who wish to learn about the Australian…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Instruction