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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC. – 1989
This is an overview report that has been prepared as part of the first phase of Project 2061, a long-term multipurpose undertaking of the American Association for the Advancement of Science designed to help reform science, mathematics, and technology education in the United States. The first section, "Education for a Changing Future,"…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Fundamental Concepts
Download full textSigma XI, The Scientific Research Society. – 1989
This is a report of the National Advisory Groups of Sigma Xi to explore the nature and quality of undergraduate education in science, mathematics, and engineering and to identify the significant topics and issues that should be addressed in charting a policy for undergraduate education. The topics identified are: (1) "Quality of Instruction"…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Environment, College Instruction
Osborne, Roger – 1980
One area explored in the second (in-depth) phase of the Learning in Science Project was "children's science," defined as views of the world and the meanings for words that children have and bring with them to science lessons. The inquiry reported focuses on problems/difficulties of learning about the concept of "force" through…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedBouchard, Thomas J., Jr.; And Others – Science, 1990
Described is an ongoing study of monozygotic and dizygotic twins, separated in infancy and reared apart. Discussed are the procedures and results of this study with interpretations of the results. The effects of parenting, education, and other interventions are considered. (CW)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Biological Influences, College Science, Genetics
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Marine Sciences. – 1987
This report of an international workshop contains recommended guidelines on marine science teaching and training at the first degree level, equated here with a Bachelor of Science, except in those countries in which the first degree corresponds to a Master of Science or its equivalent. Three instructional models are presented: the first model for…
Descriptors: College Science, Degrees (Academic), Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Osborne, Roger – 1980
One area explored in the second (in-depth) phase of the Learning in Science Project was "children's science," defined as views of the world and the meanings for words that children have and bring with them to science lessons. The investigation reported focuses on the concept of "electric current" held by 43 elementary school…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Science, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Davidson, J. – 1987
Uneven economic growth, rapid population increases, and high costs of fossil fuels have caused much of the human race to experience an energy crisis. For the world's poor people the energy requirements consist mainly of firewood. This crisis will be aggravated further as population trends begin to overwhelm natural resources. Future demands for…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, College Science, Ecology, Economics
