The first interim report on the Eisenhower State Curriculum Frameworks Projects examines the progress grantee states have made in completing mathematics and science curriculum frameworks and developing new approaches to teacher education, certification, recertification, and professional development. In addition, the report describes many of the…

The objective of the study was to examine the relationships between various academic and professional factors and the attainment of selected elementary school science teaching competencies. The correlations were determined between various academic and professional factors and the selected science teaching competencies. (Author)

The evolution of the chemical engineering discipline motivates a re-evaluation of the process dynamics and control curriculum. A key requirement of future courses will be the introduction of theoretical concepts and application examples relevant to emerging areas, notably complex biological systems. We outline the critical concepts required to…

As a result of rapid growth and changes in the student body, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has been engaged in a complete review and revision of its educational system since 1978. As part of this process, the Arts and Sciences Task Force (ASTF) was formed in 1980 to revitalize the liberal arts and science. The ASTF has…

Describes the development of a science program in a New York high school to make the study of science more humanistic. (RH)

GRADES OR AGES: Not specified. SUBJECT MATTER: Marine sciences. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has 39 chapters, each set out in a similar pattern but with minor variations: 1) to the teacher, 2) to the student, 3) problem or purpose, 4) materials, 5) procedure, 6) questions for consideration, and 7) references. Major topics…

A close look at the development of the Science Foundation Course as an example of course evaluation procedures. (Author)

Describes the use of microcomputers to develop a comprehensive K-12 science curriculum. Claims that the use of computer-assisted curriculum development reduces the cost of designing original curriculum. (JK)

Offers a rationale for and definition of science education, namely, the discipline concerned with the study of the interaction of science and society, the impact of science upon society, as well as the impact of society upon science. (JN)

This position paper is written to outline recommendations for a quality science curriculum for schools. Among the recommendations made are that the science curriculum needs to stress excellence; that inquiry approaches are important in helping students to become curious learners who identify problems; that observing natural phenomena in the…

By expanding curriculums to include applied science, schools may eventually ease the shortage of engineers that currently plagues the country. (Author/DN)

Discusses the reasons why basic science courses are taught in all-university departments'' and the clinical experience is provided in cooperation with community health services, rather than a clinical teaching hospital, in the programs for Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Osteopathy. (AL)

The Nuffield Secondary Science Project is concerned with teaching science as a significant human activity to boys and girls. This project involves no course as such but rather material from which teachers can select. The approach is interdisciplinary and the framework consists of eight broad themes to be covered over a 3-year period. (JK)