Analyzes using path analysis models, student attainment of the objectives of a first year university physics course. Four aspects of physics attainment are identified: (1) theoretical; (2) applied; (3) experimental; and (4) attitudinal objectives. (HM)

Investigated was the adequacy of a teaching-learning model for improving the level of achievement and attitudes of culturally deprived children in heterogeneous classes, while offering adequate learning opportunity to those who were not deprived. A seventh grade biology course on aquatic zoo ecology was developed for this model. (Author/HM)

A sample of ninth-grade students utilizing the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) and other materials was used to investigate the relationship between cognitive preferences and science process achievement. The three cognitive preferences examined were: (1) application; (2) memorization; and (3) questioning. (HM)

A total of 207 educable mentally retarded students was involved in this study. Investigated was the effects of the Elementary Science Study Curriculum (ESS) on selected science skills including communicating, observing and inferring. Multivariate analysis revealed that the ESS group performed significantly better than did the non-ESS group. (HM)

Investigates the visual resemblance sorting cognitive abilities of 120 Hawaiian and 100 Malaysian first-grade children using five booklets, each containing seven test drawings. Results revealed that the performance of the two groups was about the same. The difference in scores for four of the five booklets was not significant. (HM)

Reports on procedures utilized by the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) between 1974 and 1977 to define priorities for research in science education. (CP)

Contains recommendations for research priorities of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Study Committee. Promising areas in science education involving antecedent conditions; transactions, and outcomes are identified. Research styles and methodologies are also discussed. (CP)

Provides the results of a Delphi technique process used by the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) to establish priorities in science education research. Approximately one-third of 780 NARST members responded to the first phase of the survey. (CP)

Examines the attainment of Piagetian topological concepts in 100 kindergarten to second graders. Findings reveal a hierarchial pattern of attainment, but one that differs from Piaget's research. Significant differences are found for task performance and grade level but not for task performance and gender. (CP)

Examines achievement levels of elementary school children in field trip settings. One group of students was familiar with the field setting, the other not. Results show that while both groups learned more about the setting, the familiar group achieved significantly greater mastery of concepts being taught. (CP)

Investigates the attainment of abstract and concrete concepts and the use of pseudoexamples to move concrete thinkers to abstract levels in secondary school chemistry classes. Findings reveal abstract students achieve significantly higher means on both concrete and abstract concept attainment and that pseudo examples have no effect on the ability…

A pretest-posttest research design was used with 104 first-grade children to determine if discrimination and classifactory activities would affect transition from preoperational to concrete stages. Findings showed the experimental group exhibited significantly greater transition than did the control group. (CP)

Fifty-nine secondary school physics students were assigned to treatment groups: (1) Project Physics units, (2) Project Physics and verbal learning unit, and (3) a training program in scientific inquiry. Posttest results revealed that, on most aspects of a science inquiry test, treatments 2 and 3 had significantly greater effect on achievement than…

Investigates students' achievement on a Science A Process Approach (SAPA) unit as related to the preparation and grade point average of their preservice teachers. Students of teachers who had participated in lesson strategy sessions achieved at a significantly greater level than did those students whose teachers were in the control (no treatment)…

Using the results of a survey of members of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) (See related article SE 521 919), factor analysis was used to identify six major areas of research priorities. (CP)