ERIC Number: ED135864
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-Dec
Pages: 407
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Student Effects of an Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Real Problem Solving: The 1974-75 USMES Evaluation. Final Report.
Shann, Mary; And Others
This document contains the report of the Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) evaluation team on the 1974-75 investigation of the cognitive and affective responses of students to USMES, an interdisciplinary, process curriculum designed to develop the problem solving abilities of elementary school students. Included in this evaluation of USMES are the results of a pre-post control group design to assess the curriculum's effect on students' basic skill development, their attitude change, and their progress in complex problem solving as measured by small group performance on real-life relevant, simulated problem tasks. The results of interviews with USMES teachers and students, unstructured observations during site visitations and field staff's documentation of USMES usage are also included in this report. (Author/MV)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics Curriculum, Problem Solving, Process Education, Program Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Science Curriculum, Student Reaction
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Boston Univ., MA.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A