Teachers are highly reliant on textbooks for teaching. In the Republic of Korea, science textbooks help students to understand scientific terms through inquiry activities. However, there is a lack of analysis on whether the inquiry activities suggested in these textbooks appropriately cover the terms included in the main text. Therefore, this…

A STATEWIDE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE PREPARED THIS VOLUME CONTAINING TEACHER GUIDE MATERIALS FOR LIFE SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, ADVANCED BIOLOGY, AND NONGRADED BIOLOGY. A GENERAL RATIONALE FOR EACH OF THE COURSES IS PRESENTED. COURSE TOPICS AND AN EXTENDED TREATMENT OF A SAMPLE LABORATORY ACTIVITY ARE LISTED FOR EACH COURSE. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS AN EXTENSIVE…

This study attempted to determine which combinations of student, teacher, curricular, and task factors characterize effective life science instruction, where effectiveness is defined as the acquisition of scientific literacy. The framework of scientific literacy used includes five teacher behavior components: (1) explaining science content; (2)…

Described is the integration of individual student inquiry investigations into a seventh grade life-science course. Student projects and problems encountered are discussed. (SL)

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 6-9. SUBJECT MATTER: General science, life science, earth science, and physical science. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into separate sections for each grade. Each section is further subdivided into units. The major portion of each unit is laid out in four columns; column headings are concepts,…

Assessed the level of cognitive demand inherent in the manner in which students were held accountable for activities and tasks in seventh grade life science classes. Notes that most tasks placed minimal cognitive demand on students, as they involved copying or simple step-by-step procedures. (SKC)

Describes Waunakee Community School's six-week Summer Science Program for students entering the seventh grade. Students are selected for this science enrichment program on the basis of interest, ability, and maturity. Program content includes wetlands, forests, prairies, and animals, concluding with a camping trip. (DS)

REPORTED IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE LEVELS OF ABSTRACTION (VERBAL, SKETCH, MECHANICAL MODEL) IN THE USE OF THE CONCEPTUAL SCHEME OF EQUILIBRIUM AS AN ADVANCED ORGANIZER APPLIED TO INSTRUCTION WITH REFERENCE TO ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. LESSONS WERE TELEVISED TO CONTROL THE INSTRUCTION OF PUPILS IN GRADES 7 AND 9. THE…

This 10-chapter report provides detailed information on a study which examined what combinations of teacher, student, and curricular variables were associated with more effective life science instruction at the intermediate level. The conception of effectiveness was guided by the normative framework of scientific literacy and by student growth on…

This study examined two major areas: (1) evaluation of the characteristics, interactions, problem-solving strategies and achievement of seventh- and eighth-grade junior high school students (N=66) as they interacted with a microcomputer in three problem-solving sessions, and (2) determination of the effectiveness of three original microcomputer…