It is the purpose of this unit of study to acquaint students with the world of engineering. The activities are intended to simulate problems which might be undertaken by engineers and illustrate the sequence of events leading to their solution. The material is intended for use in the eighth or ninth grades as a supplement or for inclusion into the…

The interrelation of science content and process is discussed in terms of analytic and systemic concepts. Analytic concepts identify the type or form of systemic concepts found in particular disciplines. In terms of analytic concepts, science processes such as observation, deduction, and prediction can be identified and defined as operations…

These resource papers encourage the student to discover for himself the contributions to a problem made through original literature. Since some of the papers are controversial or contradict others, the student will need to evaluate these papers to determine his correct approach or position. It is hoped that these papers will also foster an…

Factors related to the decisions of schools to adopt or not adopt an innovation in science education were studied. The investigations tested a five-factor model of the adoption process which was developed by the author and others during a previous investigation. Data were collected from a sample of 219 American physics teachers who had attended…

This study was designed to determine experimentally the relationship between achievement and grade level for 64 tenth-grade students, 48 eleventh-grade students, and 95 twelfth-grade physics students. All students were enrolled in the Project Physics course in their respective schools. The Physics Achievement Test (PAT) and the algebra I and II…

Assessed were the effects of linear and modified linear programed materials on the achievement of slow learners in tenth grade Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Special Materials biology. Two hundred and six students were randomly placed into four programed materials formats: linear programed materials, modified linear program with…

Presented is a methods textbook designed for elementary school teachers to help them improve the teaching of elementary school science. The author has attempted to guide teachers in choosing curriculum to be taught by considering educational objectives, diagnosing learner needs, and then evaluating the success of their teaching in terms of learner…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) materials and the inquiry teaching method on student achievement and retention in biology. Teachers were selected who used BSCS materials with inquiry methods, BSCS materials with traditional methods, traditional materials with inquiry methods,…

The purpose of this study was to determine if any differences exist in inquiry skills between science students using the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials and those using a more traditional approach. The Tab Science Test was administered to seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade science students in both ISCS and non-ISCS groups.…

The Wisconsin Inventory of Science Processes and the Scientific Attitude Inventory were given as pre- and posttests to 34 junior high school science teachers to determine if changes in knowledge of the processes of science and attitude toward science were produced as a result of a formal training program emphasizing a process oriented approach to…

This study was an attempt to determine the relationship between students' performance on an achievement test for a given unit in the Introductory Physical Science (IPS) curriculum program and the time spent teaching the unit. The sample consisted of 974 eighth- and ninth-grade students and five IPS teachers. The SCAT Test and the Standord…

This study was primarily concerned with comparing the performance of two groups of students on the Scientific Curiosity Inventory, the Scale of Attitudes Towards Science and Scientists, and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Figural and Verbal. The group designated as the experimental group had experienced only the Science Curriculum…

In order to determine and analyze the impact and influence that a specific National Science Foundation (NSF) summer institute at the University of Montana had, questionnaires were sent to the 109 participants who obtained the M.S.T. degree for teachers of biology and also to a control group of teachers made up of randomly selected non-NSF trained…

As a part of the unit materials in the series produced by the Australian Science Education Project, this teachers' guide is composed of four parts: introductory remarks, a core relating to bubbles and drops, options, and diagnostic tests. Materials are designed for students working at their own pace, either individually or in small groups.…

As a part of the unit materials in the series produced by the Australian Science Education Project, this teacher edition is primarily composed of three parts: a core, a number of options, and test forms. The core is concerned with seashores, wind, waves, life on seashores, and rocky shore ecosystems. Options are given under the headings: Pollution…