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The Effect of the Use of Outside Facilities and Resources on Success in Secondary School Science Fairs.
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Gifford, Vernon D. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
A study was conducted to determine whether their were significant differences in effects of outside facilities and resources of winners (n=69) versus nonwinners (n=169) in high school science fairs in the state of Mississippi. Results indicate that access to a university and resource dollars positively enhances chances of winning. (MDH)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Competition, Extracurricular Activities, Parent Influence
Take the Search out of Research.
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Giese, Ronald N.; And Others – Science Teacher, 1992
Provides a model that maps out five stages of relating library and scientific research: (1) establish an interest; (2) narrow a topic; (3) clarify the variables; (4) refine the procedures; and (5) interpret the unexpected. Provides a student questionnaire for selecting a topic and a format for general note taking. (MDH)
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Library Research, Library Skills, Models
Student Questionnaire. [Harvard Project Physics]
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Welch, Wayne W.; Ahlgren, Andrew – 1968
This 60-item questionnaire was designed to gather general background information from students who had used the Harvard Project Physics curriculum. The instrument includes three 20-item subscales: (1) attitude toward physics, (2) career interest, and (3) student characteristics. Items are multiple choice (5 options), and the introductory material…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Physics, Questionnaires, Science Course Improvement Projects
Welch Science Process Inventory, Form D. Revised.
Welch, Wayne W. – 1966
This inventory, developed for use with the Harvard Project Physics curriculum, consists of 135 two-choice (agree-disagree) items. Items cover perceptions of the role of scientists, the nature and functions of theories, underlying assumptions made by scientists, and other aspects of the scientific process. The test is suitable for high school…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Process Education, Questionnaires, Science Course Improvement Projects
The Use of Laboratory Instruction in High School Biology.
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Beisenherz, Paul C.; Olstad, Roger G. – American Biology Teacher, 1980
The results of using laboratory instruction as part of the total biology program in the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study are reported. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Curriculum Evaluation, Questionnaires, Science Course Improvement Projects
Personal Opinion Survey.
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA. Harvard Project Physics. – 1967
This questionnaire, developed for use in evaluation of the Harvard Project Physics curriculum, consists of 90 Likert scale items selected to measure seven psychological variables: (1) dogmatism, (2) authoritarianism, (3) rigidity, (4) need-achievement, (5) order, (6) affiliation, and (7) change. Items were taken (with permission) from other scales…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Educational Research, Opinions
A Study of the Concerns of Science Teachers Regarding an Implementation of ISCS.
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James, Robert K.; Hall, Gene – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
A conceptual model, which provides insight into the individual concerns that teachers adopting a new program may express, was employed in a study of science teachers (N=139) adopting the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). Results from a 35-item instrument (Stages of Concern Questionnaire), demographic data, and recommendations are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Junior High Schools, Questionnaires, Science Course Improvement Projects