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Eggen, Per-Odd; Kvittingen, Lise; Lykknes, Annette; Wittje, Roland – Science & Education, 2012
The decomposition of water by electricity, and the voltaic pile as a means of generating electricity, have both held an iconic status in the history of science as well as in the history of science teaching. These experiments featured in chemistry and physics textbooks, as well as in classroom teaching, throughout the nineteenth and twentieth…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy
Vanhelleputte, Michel – Revue des Langues Vivantes, 1971
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Courses, Graduate Study, Language Instruction
Hill, Andrew – 1980
Sociology education at two-year colleges is examined as revealed in a study of science education conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges that involved: (1) a review of the literature, (2) an examination of catalogs and class schedules from 175 institutions nationwide, and (3) a survey of 94 sociology instructors. The report…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Course Objectives
Edwards, Sandra J. – 1980
The interdisciplinary components of science instruction at two-year colleges are examined as revealed by curriculum offerings in environmental science, integrated science, and the history of science. Part I of the report reviews the literature concerning the rationale, objectives, course content, and instructional methods of interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Objectives
Edwards, Sandra J. – 1980
This four-part report examines earth and space science education as revealed in the findings of a study, in which a literature review, an analysis of curriculum data, and a survey of science instructors were undertaken to explore science instruction at two-year institutions. Part I discusses the difficulties encountered in developing earth and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Credits, Community Colleges, Course Content
Edwards, Sandra J. – 1980
One in a series of 12 publications on two-year science education, this four-part monograph examines biological education as revealed by a literature review, a study of the catalogs and class schedules of 175 representative two-year institutions, and survey responses of 160 biology instructors. Part I first presents the findings of a review of the…
Descriptors: Activities, Advanced Courses, Biology, College Curriculum
Beauchamp, Wilbur L. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1932
This investigation of the teaching of science in secondary schools is based upon the analysis of 58 courses in general science, 45 courses in biology, 27 courses in physics, and 30 courses in chemistry. The courses were obtained from schools in response to a request from the Office of Education for courses which had been revised since 1925. Some…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, School Statistics, Secondary Education