This study demonstrated that abstracts composed with the aid of a computer were rated higher than those without a computer. Categories assessed included spelling/punctuation, organization/design, sentence structure, clarity, and overall quality. Subjects were 68 students participating in the 1984 Secondary Student Training (SST) Research Program…

A questionnaire was sent to the 385 public schools in New York State that had indicated they offered at least one advanced science course. A summary of data provided from 232 questionnaires returned is presented. One finding is that the most common advanced course offered was in the biological sciences. (JN)

Focuses on improving geometry teaching by: (1) identifying the meaning of "transforming spatial operations into logical ones;" (2) embodying this meaning in several exemplary experiences; and (3) commenting and reflecting on the significance of the geometrical operations underlying the experiences. (JN)

Provides an abridgment of a section of a chapter on "Environmental Education Research Related to Issue Awareness" for the 1984 National Commission for Environmental Education Research Report. Major emphasis is on the section dealing with instructional strategies for developing awareness of environmental issues. (JN)

Offers a rationale for science education that utilizes a science-technology-society (STS) framework. The recommended STS framework can give meaning to efforts to define a K-12 science curriculum, to describe appropriate teaching behaviors and desirable student actions, and to formulate meaningful research questions. (JN)

An inservice course was developed to a large extent in a Logo-oriented environment. Evaluation results show that teachers were successful in creating Logo programs and that the course fostered positive views about computers and growth in certain mathematical concepts. However, ongoing support from curriculum coordinators and/or administrators is…

Presents a developmental taxonomy which promotes sequencing activities to enhance the potential of matching these activities with learner needs and readiness, suggesting that the order commonly found in the classroom needs to be inverted. The proposed taxonomy (story, skill, and algorithm) involves problem-solving emphasis in the classroom. (JN)

Stamps were used in a study which assumed that the frequency with which topics (in this case the water environment and its characteristics) were depicted on stamps would be a reflection of the interest that society as a whole held for that topic. Implications for science teaching are addressed. (JN)

Presents a list of favorable reviewed microcomputer software for K-12 student instruction. It is not a buying guide, but an aid in locating programs for review. Software are listed under such headings as computer awareness, advanced mathematics, algebra, arithmetic, problem-solving/logic, biology, astronomy, chemistry, environmental…

This study explored questions about the effect of lesson structure and cognitive development on science achievement of 42 students in grades four and five in British Columbia. Increased lesson structure did not significantly increase achievement, and interaction effects were generally nonsignificant. Conservation ability significantly affected…

The relationship between eight skills and one concept used on maps and their companion spatial abilities in mathematics are presented and discussed: symbols, perspective, location, direction, distance, relief, elevation, scale, and territoriality. (MNS)

Some impressions derived through a two-week study visit to the Soviet Union are presented. Background information, kindergartens, curriculum, various types of schools, and mathematics teacher-training are each considered. Finally, mathematics problems from various grade levels are presented. (MNS)

Discussed are three recent psychological experiments that demonstrate (1) how students can be instructed to falsify on two tasks that model scientific reasoning and (2) how the possibility of error in the data affects their attempts to falsify. Games were used in the treatments. (MNS)

Information from materials supplied by Indiana mathematics teachers nominated for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching was analyzed. Twenty-six characteristics cited most often are listed. (MNS)

The Science Attitude Scale, published in 1974, was revised to attain a better estimate of its validity. Six principles adhered to in the revision are discussed, and data from 83 preservice elementary teachers explained. (MNS)