Discusses the development and analysis of Raven's Test of Logical Operations which uses the same problem solving rules as Piaget's. Indicates that the test is sensitive to the determination of students' difficulties with specific types of reasoning patterns. (CC)

Describes the development of cognitive tests and their administration to four student populations in a cross-nation study on science achievement by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Included are illustrative items, a table of behavior-subject area grid, and test scores by countries. (CC)

Examines the way children learn from each other in the science classroom, and in particular deals with the question: "What can we do in teacher training to help teachers learn how to foster child-child learning?" (JR)

Describes the use of a device, the "Maxwell Demon Bottle," for demonstrating the meaning of entropy and the grainy nature of matter and energy. (JR)

Reports the results of a study designed to analyze and classify the items used in ACS-NSTA High School Chemistry Tests according to the six cognitive levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Over one-half of the test items were found to be in the cognitive levels of Comprehension, Application, and Analysis. (JR)

Describes an introductory astronomy course at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, in which the Keller Plan (personalized system of instruction) is used. Course evaluation results and typical student comments about this self-paced program are provided. (JR)

Reports the results of a study designed to test the hypothesis that successful engineering students would have more positive attitudes toward technology than non-engineering students. (JR)

Reports the results of a study designed to identify and analyze statements that describe aspects of interaction between science and society as found in scientifically oriented articles in a sample of newspapers and magazines in the Middle East. (Author/JR)

The purpose of this investigation was to compare the effects of different teaching situations on the attitudes of sixth grade students toward science. Students working with materials in an inquiring way developed more positive attitudes than students who did not have that opportunity. (JR)

Discusses the need for interdisciplinary environmental education, particularly at the level of higher and continuing education. Suggests a comprehensive environmental education program designed to provide an awareness of the dimensions of current and emergent environmental problems. (JR)

Reports the results of a study of the relationship between cognitive style and achievement in a modern elementary science program. (JR)

Reports the results of an investigation in which the attitudes of Israeli high school students to physics were studied in an attempt to identify variables that may account for the low enrollment in this subject. (JR)

Describes the science teacher education program developed by the faculty of Richmond College of the City University of New York, in which a close working relationship has been established with the cooperating teachers. Both student teachers and the cooperating classroom teachers enthusiastically endorse the effectiveness of this student teaching…

Examines the major characteristics of the proposed second generation of science curricula for secondary schools, outlines the qualities, competencies, and teaching strategies of the "curriculum-proof" teacher, and makes suggestions for future pre-service and in-service teacher training programs. (JR)

Suggests that technology education is an essential component of future science curricula for non-science secondary students. Explores some of the important issues and problems, and suggests directives for action, in moving toward technology education in the high schools. (JR)