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Australian Science Education Project: Overview of Evaluation Studies
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Fraser, Barry J. – Science Education, 1978
Provides an overview of the evaluation studies conducted on the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP). Six evaluation foci are used: (1) Curriculum development process; (2) Philosophy; (3) Materials; (4) Learning Environment; (5) Student Outcomes and; (6) Dissemination. (HM)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research
Development of a Test of Science-Related Attitudes.
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Fraser, Barry J. – Science Education, 1978
Describes improvements and extensions made to a battery of the five attitude scales for science teaching to form a seven-scale Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA). (GA)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Behavior, Evaluation
Selection and Validation of Attitude Scales for Curriculum Evaluation
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Fraser, Barry J. – Science Education, 1977
Defines educational importance, multidimensionality, and economy to be essential criteria in the selection of attitude scales for curriculum evaluation. Five scales meeting the requirements are selected and tested with 1,158 Australian seventh-grade students. Scores on the attitude scales and correlations of scores with socioeconomic status,…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Attitudes, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research
Measuring Learning Environment in Individualized Junior High School Classrooms
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Fraser, Barry J. – Science Education, 1978
Describes modifications of the Learning Environment Inventory (LEI) instrument for measuring classroom climate to make it suitable for individualized junior high school classrooms. Reports validation data from a sample of seventh graders. (SL)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Research, Individualized Instruction
Use of Content Analysis in Examining Changes in Science Education Aims Over Time
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Fraser, Barry J. – Science Education, 1978
Reports on a study investigating changes in the relative emphasis given to different stated science aims during the period 1932-1974. (SL)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Objectives
A Retrospective Account of the Development and Evaluation Processes of a Science Curriculum Project.
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Fraser, Barry J.; Cohen, David – Science Education, 1989
Describes the background and 38 steps of the development of the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP) Curriculum. Discusses some implications and eight points using formative evaluation to improve science curriculum materials. (YP)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Development and Validation of Short Forms of Some Instruments Measuring Student Perceptions of Actual and Preferred Classroom Learning Environment.
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Fraser, Barry J.; Fisher, Darrell L. – Science Education, 1983
Describes development/validation of short forms of Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire (ICEQ), My Class Inventory (MCI), and Classroom Environment Scale (CES). In addition to these forms measuring perceptions of actual classroom environment, ICEQ and CES short forms measuring preferred classroom environment were also developed.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Measures (Individuals)
Validity and Use of the My Class Inventory.
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Fisher, Darrell L.; Fraser, Barry J. – Science Education, 1981
Presents evidence that attests to the potential usefulness of the MCI in science education research. Describes the first use of the MCI specifically in science education research and current research efforts that reveal satisfactory internal consistency, discriminant validity, and predictive validity of the MCI scales. (CS)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Development and Cross-National Validation of a Laboratory Classroom Environment Instrument for Senior High School Science.
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Fraser, Barry J.; And Others – Science Education, 1993
Describes the development of the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI) instrument for assessing perceptions of the psychosocial environment in science laboratory classrooms, and reports validation information for samples of senior high school students from six different countries. The SLEI assesses five dimensions of the actual and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Science Education