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Davies, Ronald E.; Fowler, H. Seymour – 1978
This is a comparative study of a school utilizing a mini-course science elective curriculum and one using a conventional textbook program in order to investigate the effectiveness of mini-course programs with respect to students' achievement and attitudes toward science. Two suburban junior high schools were selected, and different instructional…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Courses, Curriculum
Download full textWarren, Louis L.; Allen, Michael G. – 1994
This study surveyed the nature and extent of exploratory programming in intermediate schools. A 22-item questionnaire was sent to all 285 of the state's middle and junior high schools. Of the 163 respondents, 160 indicated that they had some form of exploratory programming. The latter number included: (1) 155 schools with traditional exploratory…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum, Discovery Learning, Educational Attitudes
Hawke, Sharryl – 1974
Since 1971 Edison Junior High School in Janesville, Wisconsin, has developed and used an innovative social science curriculum for junior high students. Process of the Social Scientist (POSS) is a 2-year program for the combined sixth/seventh grade which places primary emphasis on the process used by working social scientists rather than on the…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
