Evaluating the Impact of a National Curriculum on Content-Free Cognitive Outcomes.

Fisher, Darrell L.; Fraser, Barry J.

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Publication Date: 1980

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Evaluating the Impact of a National Curriculum on Content-Free Cognitive Outcomes.

Fisher, Darrell L.; Fraser, Barry J.

European Journal of Science Education, v2 n1 p45-59 Jan-Mar 1980

Describes some of the conceptual, measurement, and methodological problems associated with evaluating science curricula in terms of their impact on students' content-free cognitive outcomes. A study of the effects of including ASEP (Australian Science Education Project) materials into a seventh-grade program revealed several significant relationships. (Author/SA)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Course Content, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Inquiry, Instructional Materials, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science

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