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Peer reviewedGaniel, Uri; Hofstein, Avi – Science Education, 1982
An instrument for the continuous assessment of high school physics students' laboratory performance was developed and evaluated. Physics teachers (N=25) observed students conducting experiments on film to judge student performance against a standard set of criteria. Results suggest increases in observational objectivity and precision as well as…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Evaluation Criteria, Measures (Individuals), Physics
Peer reviewedHofstein, Avi; And Others – Science Education, 1981
Compares a particular student attitude, scientific curiosity, exhibited by different groups of secondary school students (N=322), including (1) boys and girls; (2) from the U. S. and Israel; and (3) those who choose to pursue careers in science. (CS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curiosity, Grade 10, Science Education
Peer reviewedHofstein, Avi; And Others – Science Education, 1977
Presents a comparison of attitudes toward physics and chemistry by 300 eleventh and twelfth grade students. Attitudes toward chemistry were more positive than towards physics; chemistry was considered less masculine, and physics was considered more important. (SL)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Chemistry, Educational Research, Physical Sciences
