Describes the development of a test instrument designed to predict a student's ability to use the processes of science. Seventh grade students took the objective test, which had a significant positive correlation with actual performance on the corresponding subtest of criterion measures. (MLH)

Showed that Piagetian measures of formal reasoning ability are significantly related to achievement, aptitude, and knowledge of the processes of science in a sample of college freshman and sophomore elementary education majors. (MLH)

In a sample of secondary science teachers and students, a significant relationship was found between nine teacher variables (subject matter knowledge, attitudes, and other descriptive characteristics) and three measures of student achievement and attitude. (MLH)

Showed that integrated science process skill achievement of prospective elementary teachers can be significantly improved by studying self-instructional materials providing instruction in these skills. (MLH)

Two groups of fourth graders performed a science activity. The treatment group first watched a filmed explanation of the activity by selected students from the class; the control group did not watch the film. The treatment group generated significantly more positive behaviors and less negative behaviors in the activity. (MLH)

Discusses the six volume "Reviews of Research in Science Education," which contains the digests of 400 studies and 623 extensive annotations of studies, and provides a comprehensive guide to the research literature in science education through the year 1957. (MLH)

Seventy-six undergraduate students in an introductory science methods class for prospective teachers were randomly assigned to either a student directed or an instructor directed section. Using analysis of variance, it appeared that neither approach had an overall advantage in the attainment of course objectives, although interaction patterns…

Students enrolled in an introductory, audio-tutorial biology course were randomly assigned to either the control group, which followed the regular program and took pre and posttests designed for this study, or to the experimental group, which followed an identical program with additional exercises specially designed to teach higher cognitive…

This study investigated interactions between student traits and treatments. Engineering and physics majors were enrolled in either a lecture-recitation-laboratory section, or an audio-tutorial section of an introductory physics course. No significant differences were found between the two groups, but an interaction was found between two traits…

High school biology students were randomly assigned to one of two auto-tutorial sections. One section of students received immediate reinforcement and feedback; the other section did not. Using multiple linear regression, it was shown that the immediate feedback section scored significantly higher in cognitive learning. (MLH)

A sample of 228 elementary school children in a large eastern city was administered tasks which tested visual perceptions of solid objects, and photographs and drawings of these objects. Results showed that children in grades one, four, and six demonstrate a tendency to perform more efficiently on observation and comparison tasks employing solid…

Two hundred students in an undergraduate physical geography course were assigned to a group which received either factually oriented quizzes or quizzes which stressed higher level behaviors such as application and analysis. Evaluation of the results indicated that the variation in testing procedures had no discernable effect on student scores in…

Describes a study which investigated the criteria which judges use to assess biology teachers. Chi-square analysis of the answers on a questionnaire sent to judges of the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award program revealed that specific criteria exist which are significant to competent judges. Also, various judges do value specific criteria…

First graders who had been exposed to the Child-Structured Learning in Science curriculum (CSLS) were compared according to their achievement on a cognitive test instrument to two groups who had not had the CSLS treatment. Results revealed that a greater percentage of children in the CSLS treatment group performed on a concrete-operational level,…

High school students in South Australia were administered in group fashion the pendulum and the chemical color change developmental tasks. The major conclusion of this study is the fact that it is possible to translate into group form, administer, and assess rapidly and with considerable reliability Piagetian problem indicators of developmental…