This paper (1) describes 4-year efforts of the Eastern Regional Institute for Education (ERIE) to promote use of various process-oriented curricula in over 50 New York State and Pennsylvania school districts; and (2) presents guidelines for curriculum installers based on documented successes and failures in participating schools. (Author/LLR)

This collection of papers is intended to provide a means for the exchange of information on hydrological techniques and for the coordination of research and data collection. The objectives and trends in hydrological education are presented. The International Hydrological Decade (IHD) Working Group on Education recommends a series of topics that…

This guide contains factual information about the status of science education in the public, private, and parochial schools of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The content reveals an organization of material, grades 6-12, arranged alphabetically by district. The items of information are letter-coded, and a list showing the letter-code and its…

A description of the course and the facilities for the course are given. The Course Log which lists the lectures, cruises, and other activities available to students is also given. The abstract or the paper of each students' individual research project has also been printed. The subjects of these projects range through all fields of earth science…

This monograph outlines the impact of competency-based teacher education (CBTE) on the science program for prospective elementary teachers at the University of Georgia and the conversion to a model which reflects CBTE philosophy. The introduction describes the general trend in science courses toward CBTE, starting with the establishment of a…

At the eighth Western Regional Conference on Testing Problems, the following speeches were given: (1) "Background for Recent Curriculum Developments" by Ralph W. Tyler; (2) "Recent Curriculum Developments in Mathematics" by Robert E. K. Rourke; (3) "Recent Curriculum Developments in Science" by Kenneth E. Davis; (4) "Changes in Measurement as a…

This study was conducted to obtain educational background information of secondary school students who take the College Board Chemistry Achievement Test. In 1965-66, data were gathered from 49,752 students who took the CEEB Chemistry Achievement Test. Questionnaires from 2,395 of these students were studied primarily for (1) the types of chemistry…

This handbook, compiled by the Oklahoma State Science Committee, presents the basic philosophy of a school science program. Curriculum models in the publication are taken from several elementary science course improvement projects. Program organization and evaluation, relationships of science to the total school program, preparation of elementary…

This document describes a grade 10-12 biology course designed to increase student interest by introducing topics in space biology including: the book "Andromeda Strain"; weightlessness; centrifuge; cosmic radiation; space research; origins of life; extraterrestrial life; and the Mars Viking Mission. (SL)

Presents a simulation model approach to the study of evolution. This model combines both practical and theoretical aspects of evolutionary biology course work. The author has used laboratory hardware for this simulation with 20 working groups of students. (HM)

A review of topics and undergraduate programs in physics with medical applications at Queen Elizabeth College, London, is given. (MDR)

Describes a computer assisted instruction project, used with a basic chemistry course, to increase student understanding of chemical concepts. The project has two sub-systems: Student Response, and Independent Laboratory, together with two modes for evaluation, an "Opinion" mode and a "Quiz" mode. (GA)

Describes a career oriented physics curriculum tested in Dallas. Students can tailor a physics course to meet their personal interests, needs, and abilities. (SL)

Describes a freshman level physics laboratory course which includes elements of mathematical statistics. (SL)

Science is foremost among the factors that affect the welfare and social change of all people. Discusses the contribution of science to society, its place in education, including different areas of the curriculum, and some social implications of science study. (Author/RK)