A term paper on a science theme was used to achieve goals common to both science and English programs in a rural school. (AL)

Instructors continually asked lower level and memory questions despite efforts to change their behaviors by encouraging the use of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation questions. (AL)

The number of observations made by 3-year-old students increased following a series of science activities emphasizing observational skills. (AL)

Examines the relationships between mental maturity and achievement in three types of science concepts-classificational, correlational, and theoretical. (AL)

Although there was an increase in the proportion of students using the logical principle of exclusion" from grades 7 to 9 to 12, there was little relationship with IQ and socio-economic measures. (AL)

Teachers who accept" the BSCS rationale are generally more humanistic in their pupil control ideology than those who reject" the program. Acceptors" scored higher on personality scales determining the capacity for independent thought and action. (AL)

The total number of questions asked by pupils about an experiment appears to be determined more by their creativity level than by their intelligence. Other relationships between type of question asked and level of intelligence or creativity are also discussed. (AL)

Describes the Individualized Science" program being developed as part of the Individually Prescribed Instruction program of the University of Pittsburgh Learning Research and Development Center. The use planned for mainstream" and alternative pathways" is described and illustrated by examples of units. (AL)

An abstract of a doctoral dissertation which reviewed and evaluated seven science programs designed for junior high school students in terms of objectives, methods, materials, content, skills, and relation to other school levels. Strengths and weaknesses of the programs as a group and individually are listed. (AL)

Describes a set of presuppositions concerning teacher education associated with curriculum reform, including the roles of planning, school involvement, universities, educational technology, and educational research. Strategies of leadership and diffusion of responsibility are also discussed. (AL)