Compared 2,500 13- and 17-year-old students in the United States with 350 13-year-old and 340 17-year-old students in Israel using test items from the 1976 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) efforts. The study was designed to examine the results of school science upon affective outcomes of instruction. (JN)

Discusses: (1) the place of physics in the 11-16 curriculum; (2) the content of physics courses; (3) physics examinations; (4) Manpower Services Commission (MSC) involvement; and (5) resources and staffing concerns. Indicates that there are difficulties in recruiting/retaining adequate physics teachers and that there are inadequate physics…

During the past fifty years movements to reform science education have used the same ideas for changing the context of science teaching. Policies need to be established for identifying the knowledge and skills necessary for reformulating the science curriculum. (MD)

Explains why the United States's academic achievement and interest in science declined in the 1970s. Explains four important aspects of science that prove it is appropriate for all students. Explains the need to promote science literacy for all to maintain the United States position as a major world power. (SB)

Reports results of a survey of college professors (N=146) on the present use of chemical instrumentation in undergraduate chemistry curricula of four-year colleges and universities in the United States. Uses in general, organic, analytical, physical, integrated, and research chemistry courses are noted. (JM)

Presents viewpoints of two teachers about the importance of kinetics and how it contributes to students' understanding of chemistry. Discusses reaction rates, concentration effects, and temperature effects related to an understanding of dynamic equilibrium, molecular structure, and control of reacting systems. (JM)

Describes the chemistry program in a high school which operates on a modular schedule. Each module is 20 minutes long, and there are 21 modules in a school day. Student success in the program is credited to the modular schedule and to use of learning activity packets (which are also described). (JN)

Investigated A-level subject choices of students recorded before taking the O-level examination and the actual choices made. Achievement levels, influence of such factors as sex, overall ability, reasons for selecting O-level, type of school, and subject patterns in the fourth and fifth years were considered. (JN)

Suggests polymer topics for study in inorganic chemistry courses. Commercial materials (including list of inorganic compounds utilized in polymer industry), anchored metal catalysis, polymers modified or formed by coordination, polysiloxanes, phosphazene or phosphonitrilic halide polymers, and hetergeneous polymerization catalysts are considered.…

Identifies the constraints that have shaped existing biology courses and discusses objectives and content for future biological education. Suggests recognizing the importance of biology as a discipline that relates to both the individual and society. (JN)

An open-ended questionnaire was given to 369 students to determine factors which influenced their decision to take 0-level or Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) technology. Indicates that parents and career interests influenced those taking the courses while lack of knowledge about course content influenced those not taking the courses. (JN)

Science, technology, and society (STS) is currently underdeveloped in British secondary education. Indicates that, while integrated curricula present the best opportunity for future STS curriculum design, such models as "product,""inquiry," and "relevance" remain unexplored. These models are considered with…

The faculty of the Department of Anatomy in the University of Nebraska College of Medicine developed a prototype teacher training program for graduate students in anatomy. It includes formal course work and practical classroom experience. Responses have been enthusiastic, and the objectives and structure of the program can be applied to other…

Described is a secondary level physics laboratory course designed to teach analytical thinking. Included is an analysis of a typical activity requiring the student to create and complete his own experiment. (SL)

Presented is a discussion of curriculum planning in science in Australian schools and a review of the Australian Science Education Project. (SL)