Secondary science students were tested, using Piagetian tasks to determine their level of intellectual development, and then tested on scientific concepts classified as concrete or formal. Results showed significant multiple correlations between the scores on the tasks and the subject matter tests. (MLH)

Conclusions include that, between Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) courses and non-ISCS courses, there is no difference between the students' perception of both classroom activities and teacher personality traits. (MLH)

Describes two types of computer-based experiments: simulation (which assumes no student knowledge of the workings of the computer program) is recommended for experiments aimed at inductive reasoning; and modeling (which assumes student understanding of the computer program) is recommended for deductive processes. (MLH)

Analysis of teacher questionnaires sent to all public elementary schools in the Mideast, New England, and Southwest regions of the United States showed that an adequate budget for supplies and equipment may not be sufficient to get the teachers to use innovative teaching techniques; inservice training appears to be necessary. (MLH)

Identifies 20 out of 108 science misconceptions, selected by 30 percent or more of a sample of 1,444 high school and university students in Lebanon. (MLH)

Concludes that the group taught by the audio-tutorial method made significantly higher scores than did the lecture-laboratory group on both (1) achievement tests and (2) a retention test administered 11 weeks after the termination of the college Animal Biology course. (MLH)

Discusses recommendations for doctoral programs in science education, including that the doctoral student should author at least one research paper before the dissertation, participate in apprenticeship work with other agencies, such as the teacher education faculty or the audiovisual aids department, and be well-advised of all options available…

Studied two groups of preschoolers taught observational skills by the Montessori method or Science-A Process Approach (SAPA) curriculum. Found no significant difference in competence level between groups, but the SAPA children acquired observational skills in a shorter period of time. (MLH)

Describes the development of a test instrument designed to predict a student's ability to use the processes of science. Seventh grade students took the objective test, which had a significant positive correlation with actual performance on the corresponding subtest of criterion measures. (MLH)

Showed that Piagetian measures of formal reasoning ability are significantly related to achievement, aptitude, and knowledge of the processes of science in a sample of college freshman and sophomore elementary education majors. (MLH)

In a sample of secondary science teachers and students, a significant relationship was found between nine teacher variables (subject matter knowledge, attitudes, and other descriptive characteristics) and three measures of student achievement and attitude. (MLH)

Showed that integrated science process skill achievement of prospective elementary teachers can be significantly improved by studying self-instructional materials providing instruction in these skills. (MLH)

Two groups of fourth graders performed a science activity. The treatment group first watched a filmed explanation of the activity by selected students from the class; the control group did not watch the film. The treatment group generated significantly more positive behaviors and less negative behaviors in the activity. (MLH)

Discusses the six volume "Reviews of Research in Science Education," which contains the digests of 400 studies and 623 extensive annotations of studies, and provides a comprehensive guide to the research literature in science education through the year 1957. (MLH)

Seventy-six undergraduate students in an introductory science methods class for prospective teachers were randomly assigned to either a student directed or an instructor directed section. Using analysis of variance, it appeared that neither approach had an overall advantage in the attainment of course objectives, although interaction patterns…