Continuing the emphasis of this issue on elementary school science, this article presents information on the Minnesota Mathematics and Science Teaching (Minnemast) Project, the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES), and the Science 5/13 Project (which evolved from the Nuffield Junior Science Project). (PEB)

Describes an introductory college biology course in which the student's rate of progress, goals and instructional procedures are individualized. (PEB)

The appropriateness of the National Board of Medical Examiners Part I examination was determined as an internal evaluation of second year students at a midwestern medical school. Review of the June 1974 examination by 37 faculty revealed that 85 percent of the items reflected the content of the second year curriculum with information necessary to…

Urges that more applied science and technology be included in college science curricula. Reviews courses which are working toward this end, such as an engineering course which requires the student to spend a week in an industrial environment and to produce a report on his visit. (MLH)

Reports a study of trends noted in science course selection methods. Information gathered is thought to be useful to college planning committees and administrators at college level in attracting the stereotyped, fearful nonscience majors to science courses. (EB)

Summarizes a report issued by a National Science Foundation (NSF) review team concerning pre-college science curriculum projects and recommends a redefinition of NSF's role in implementing natural and social science curricula in the future. Suggests a more systematic approach to the monitoring of curricula projects and awarding of funds. (BR)

The innovations include: an inquiry-oriented physical science course for prospective elementary teachers; a self-paced introductory physics course for biological science majors and premeds; a liberal arts physics major which emphasizes the historical and social side of physics; a program in which physics students have the opportunity to produce…

This report presents the findings of a statewide census of basic science curriculum data in the state of Illinois. This census, conducted in 1977, was designed to produce normative data relative to science course offerings, enrollments, and curricular activities in Illinois public secondary schools and to establish a data base on secondary school…

DIRECTIONS FOR CONDUCTING A SERIES OF SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS ARE PRESENTED. THE EXPERIMENTS CONCERN THE STUDY OF HEAT AND MOLECULAR MOTION, HEAT EXCHANGE IN A MIXTURE, SPECIFIC HEAT, HEAT AND SIZE, EXPANSION OF LIQUID, EXPANSION OF AIR, HEAT OF FUSION OF ICE, HEAT OF VAPORIZATION OF WATER, LIGHT AND SOUND, LAW OF REFLECTION, PLANE MIRROR IMAGES,…

AFTER AN EVALUATION MADE BY THE TEACHERS OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 6, THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CLARIFICATION, REWRITING, OR ADDITIONS WERE INDICATED--THE PURPOSE AND USE OF THE SCIENCE GUIDE, EVALUATION OF THE UNITS BY GRADES, ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE UNITS, A REWRITING OF PARTICULAR UNITS, HEALTH UNITS FOR GRADES 1 THROUGH 5, THE USE OF…

IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES, MANY PUBLISHERS ARE NOW PRINTING PROGRAMED MATERIALS IN COMMUNICATIONS. TWENTY-TWO PROGRAMS IN SUCH SUBJECTS AS ENGLISH GRAMMAR, SPELLING IMPROVEMENT, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ARE REVIEWED. THE DISCUSSION…

Affective behaviors among 20 gifted students in day-to-day science classroom and laboratory situations were investigated. The course studied was developed at the University of Illinois with the support of the Illinois Demonstration Program for Gifted Children. Data were collected by direct observation, an interview, and a written test. Students…

Major considerations in planning and implementing curriculum changes in science education are presented in this handbook. Steps for building a general framework for curriculum planning are related to key questions which should be considered in applying this framework to an approach selected. Presented are characteristics of the major approaches to…

Described is a conceptual model for comparing, synthesizing, and evaluating present instructional strategies and for research and development of new instructional programs. The model is based on the assumption that instructor's behavior can be categorized according to observable characteristics and that these categories will be subsumed under the…