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ERIC Number: ED278550
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 58
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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A Reassessment of the Effects of 60's Science Curricula on Student Performance: Final Report.
Shymansky, James A.; And Others
A meta-analysis of studies of the impact of new science curricula on the performance of students was initially conducted in 1983 as part of a coordinated program of meta-analysis of research on science education. This paper reports the results of a re-synthesis of the research dealing with student performance in the new science curriculum using refined statistical procedures developed by Hedges and Hedges and Olkin. A comparison of procedures in the previous meta-analysis may have led to misleading results. Descriptions are provided of this study's: (1) problem formulation; (2) data collection and evaluation techniques; and (3) data analysis. Results suggest that the science programs developed during the sixties and seventies were generally effective in improving student performance on cognitive measures and in raising attitudes about science. Data are summarized in 27 tables. (ML)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A