Reports on a part of the National Science Foundation sponsored Project TAPE. In particular, the methods by which elementary teachers learned about their science curricula and their satisfaction with the curricula are presented. The responses of the 600 teachers participating in the survey are divided into those using NSF supported curricula and…

Describes the operation of the computer program and a sample print-out is provided. (CP)

Compares the mean number of semester hours of mathematics required for certification as a secondary teacher with a major in mathematics for different accreditation areas of the United States in 1957 and 1974. (CP)

Cites ways in which elementary school science may foster the development of healthy self-esteem in children. (CP)

Geometry and a hand-held calculator are used to find a value of pi accurate to five decimal places. (CP)

The paper describes cooperative school/university science teacher training program that is evolving at Indiana University. It requires approximately four to five semesters of study. (Author/CP)

Reviews pertinent science education literature on comparative studies of individualized self-pared instruction with conventional teacher-centered, lecture-demonstration instruction. (CP)

Provides a metric area model which may be used to explain the square root algorithm. (CP)

Cites examples from medical research, medical ethics and genetic counseling to point for the need of a secondary school course in values clarification in bioethics. (CP)

Questions the reliability of the normal Cloze Technique in which every fifth word is deleted in printed materials. Determines that students' mean replacement rates for passages are dependent upon word length; thus providing widely ranged scores for different passages. (CP)

Reports that 172 science educators ranked: a) adequate personal relations with students; b) enthusiasm in working with students; c) adequate teaching methods; and d) knowledge of subject matter as the four most important attributes of an ideal science teacher. Compares these findings with the 1968 Research on Science Education Survey (ROSES) in…

The use of small groups of students (usually four members) as an alternative instructional unit is described. Classroom procedures, teacher role, instructional materials, pacing, and discipline associated with this arrangement are discussed. (CP)

Reports on a study in which 116 science educators were asked to rank 100 misconceptions concerning science according to the degree of acceptance the general public had for the misconception. Compares the findings with Hancock's 1940 study which used the same misconceptions and a similar procedure. (CP)

Encourages elementary and secondary school mathematics teachers to foster skill development in approximation, estimation, interpolution and orders of magnitude. (CP)