This study was designed to determine if an adapted version of Physical Science for Nonscience Students (PSNS), a physical science course used for nonscience majors in college, significantly contributes to an understanding of the scientific enterprise, positive attitudes toward science and scientists, and knowledge of solid matter and the…

Two problems were considered in this study: (1) to determine if there were combinations of variables in the population studied that were predictive of science-teaching practices and/or teacher satisfaction with teaching science; and (2) to determine if models could be developed to explain possible directional effects of selected teacher variables…

This study describes the rationale of using microfossils in an instructional program to reveal earth history in public schools. Five foundation skills activities, plus 20 micropaleontologic inquiry activities and the Illustrated Catalogue of Common Foraminifera, are the Learning Resource Nucleus (LRN). The foundation skills activities provide…

The major purposes of this study were to evaluate the effect of the use of slide/tape units as an instructional aid for the teaching of laboratory technique in the college general chemistry laboratory and to determine if special instruction in creativity would effect creativity in chemistry. The units were evaluated under three conditions of…

The investigator, after surveying 70 leading teaching institutions throughout the United States and concluding that there were no environmental science education programs that were both inter- and intra-disciplinary in approach to preparing teachers to teach environmental education at the secondary level, developed such a program. Using a course…

An instructional method used to bring about significant growth in the understanding of the nature of science and scientists was investigated. A concurrent purpose was related to ability level of students and, also, to achievement in chemistry and biology. The sample of 216 seventh-grade students was grouped into four "average" ability groups and…

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…

The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the breakdown of Newtonian classical physics and the new concepts of modern physics have changed the treatment of elementary physics in undergraduate college textbooks and to evaluate implications of the change. Forty-three textbooks published between 1910 and 1966 were examined and placed…

Reported is a study to determine whether or not teacher-interns were aided by a summer science course in reducing discrepancies between ideal and actual science classroom practices. The population consisted of eight fifth- and seven sixth-grade teachers and their students in the so-called New School and a similar population from nonmembers of the…

Students enrolled in the introductory physics laboratory at New Mexico State University participated in this study. A stated set of objectives, developed by Dr. John M. Fowler of the Commission on College Physics, was used in the laboratory. This study attempted to measure student achievement based on the use of these objectives as opposed to the…

Two instructional methods were identified and compared to determine if any significant differences could be noted on three criterion measures. Measurements were conducted in the areas of achievement in biology, science attitudes, and critical thinking ability. Student ability was measured using pre-tests and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Students…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the posture of and practices associated with science supervision in the public high schools of the parish and city schools of Louisiana. Among objectives of the study were to identify science supervisory practices that experts in science education considered relevant to the improvement of science…

The objective of this research was to contrast the effects of two instructional techniques (programmed vs. conventional) used in beginning college biology courses. The experimental technique involved the use of programmed textbook units within the typical course syllabus. Ninety students were involved in the study. Four programmed texts were used.…

This was a quantified study on the learning of certain theoretical topics in general chemistry as influenced by two methods of visual technique (single concept films, overhead projections). Four classes of chemistry students (non-science majors) registered in sections on a random basis, participated. Objective, multiple choice tests on each of the…

The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of an individualized earth science course designed as a general education course for nonscience majors at the University of Dubuque. The population of students consisted of all freshman and sophomore nonscience majors who entered the university in 1969 and 1970 as full-time students. The…