The study presents the frequencies of students' conceptions of growth and cell division before and after one hour of instruction. The investigation supplements qualitative results by directing attention to those conceptions which might occur most frequently to students: teachers can then concentrate their preparation on practical requirements. A…

States that instruction in pedagogics at the lower level of secondary education within the German school system is usually offered as a compulsory optional subject for grades nine and ten and is taught under the name of pedagogics, educational science, socio-pedagogics, social work, or basic pedagogics. (CMK)

This curriculum guide presents nine units for the study of western cultures in the tenth grade. The units contain up to 13 lessons each and comprise a two-semester course. Content includes ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, Great Britain, France as a case study of revolution, Russia, and nationalism and the…