Reports a study designed to assess the correlation of science knowledge and science attitude of third-year preservice elementary teachers (N=92) using Christman's Science From Concepts Achievement Test (SFCAT) and Shrigley's Science Attitude Scale for Preservice Teachers. A low positive correlation was found to exist between science attitude and…

Reports an attempt to infer from official statements and from course materials some of the assumptions and theoretical positions which underlie four high school physics courses: Nuffield Physics, ECCP's "The Man Made World," Harvard Project Physics, and PSSC Physics. (PEB)

The major objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the perceptual preferences of elementary school children and their performance on pictorial model-based tests of selected science concepts. Perceptual preferences for size and shape did not significantly influence performance. Preference for color did appear to be…

Discusses the criterion referenced test and focuses on such questions as What is it? What are the advantages to be gained from a performance-based curriculum and criterion reference evaluation procedures? What are the disadvantages? The Science - A Process Approach program is identified as the most complete and tested example of the use of…

Discusses an investigation of relationships between academic achievement in science, as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress science exercises, and self-concept as measured by the Self Appraisal Inventory, using Iowa public school pupils in grades four, seven, and twelve but excluding pupils enrolled in special education…

Investigated was the retention of the skills of observation and comparison in junior high school students in a rural junior high school and an urban setting. Data obtained showed a consistently high degree of retention for both skills (although degree of retention was higher for observation than for comparison skills) regardless of treatment…

This is a continuation of the report on a study of skill retention (observation and comparison) in junior high school students. (See SE 511 538 for additional information.) Reported in this article is an investigation to determine if the skills retained could be transferred to a new set of scientific objects. Results appeared to show that both…

Reported is an investigation to determine if the ability of student teachers to focus spontaneously on the noncontent aspects of unexpected situations could be increased by appropriate classroom experiences combined with visits to schools and subsequent analyses of the actual teaching situations. Results from post-tests supported the conclusion…

One of a series (see SE 511 542 - 544) of articles dealing with views of individual science educators concerning the future of secondary science education as exemplified by developments at the individual's college or university. Discussed in this article are implications arising from competency based teacher education programs. (PEB)

One of a series (see SE 511 541, 543, and 544) of articles dealing with views of individual science educators concerning the future of secondary science education as exemplified by developments at the individual's college or university. Briefly described in this paper are some developments at Governors State University which serves an urban,…

One of a series (see SE 511 541, 542, and 544) of articles dealing with views of science educators concerning the future of secondary science education as exemplified by developments at the individual's college or university. This paper explores ways by which preservice teachers could gain experience in the public schools while inservice teachers…

One of a series (see SE 511 541 - 543) of articles dealing with views of individual science educators concerning the future of secondary school science education as exemplified by developments at the individual's college or university. Described in this paper is a program aimed at preparing science teachers for work in innercity schools. (PEB)

Described is an approach to assessment of intuitive and analytic modes of thinking in physics. These modes of thinking are associated with Ausubel's theory of learning. High ability in either intuitive or analytic thinking was associated with success in college physics, with high learning efficiency following a pattern expected on the basis of…

The general purposes of this study were to analyze responses on five Piagetian formal operational tasks in a test-retest situation to determine the extent to which taking a pretest effected scores on posttests and to determine task and examiner reliabilities. Significant test score gains on Piagetian tasks appeared to result from test-retest…