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A socio-economic studies program for the twelfth grade

Creator:: Bauder, George Emil
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: PROBLEM ••• 1 II . COURSES OF STUDY •••••••••••••• 7 III . CONCLUSIONS AND RECO.I\'IME.NDATIO.r-s 19

A comparative analysis of three approaches to in-service education designed to change the behavior of classroom teachers in the social studies (K-12)

Creator:: Adams, Warren Samuel
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an in-service project for teachers of the social studies (K-12). The project was sponsored by the Region II Committee of the Oregon Council for Curriculum and Instruction (O.C.C.I.) during the period from November 1, 1966 to April 1, 1969....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: methods, and (2) teaching strategies that are applicable to the objec- tives of the social studies. 2

Some basic science concepts of prospective elementary teachers in Oregon

Creator:: Shoemaker, Vernal Patten
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: --nature study and systema- tized science teaching, each of which had its weaknesses and stiengths, the

Evaluation of multi-level reading materials, intra-class discussion techniques and student experimentations on achievement in fifth grade elementary science

Creator:: Fryback, William Herbert
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to statistically evaluate one kind of new elementary science curriculum materials. The materials; (1) are written at five reading levels to partially meet the reading ability spread found in the intermediate grades, (2) provide ways to stimulate class discussion, and (3) provide three levels...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Physical Science Study Committee, the Biological Science Study Corn- mittee, the chern study committee and

Science education in public high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Cummins, Ernie Lee
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Science Teaching to be their Career and Type of Secondary School 3k 26. Jumber of Science Classes

A survey of the status and the needs opinion of science education in Oregon during the 1973-74 school year, grades K-12

Creator:: Thompson, Thomas Edward
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: often environmental materials were brought into the classroom and used for science study ETQ-I. 32

Science education in a Philippine village

Creator:: Brush, Edwin Graham
Abstract:: Research was undertaken to describe the teaching and learning of science in a non-Western village with particular attention paid to cultural parameters. Cognitive elements in a Philippine (Tagalog) village and school were analyzed. The local language was studied for its capacity of transmitting scientific information. Verbal interaction in the science...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: undertaken to describe the teaching and learning of science in a non-Western village with particular

The effects of the science curriculum improvement study (SCIS) on science achievement of selected sixth grade students

Creator:: Hoover, John Michael
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this investigation was to measure some of the effects of an elementary science program, the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) on science achievement of certain sixth grade students. Important to the problem was how the SCIS students compared with students exposed to a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: theories to good teaching. The Effects of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) on Science

The effects of two selected elementary science study units on divergent-productive thinking and nonverbal cognitive abilities

Creator:: Fick, Donald Leonard
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ELEMENTARY SCIENCE STUDY UNITS ON:DIVERGENTPRODUCTIVE THINKING AND NONVERBAL COGNITIVE ABILITIES Abstract

Group achievement tests developed for two basic processes of AAAS Science--a process approach

Creator:: Beard, Jean
Abstract:: The major purpose of the study was to determine whether science process achievement tests could be developed for administration to groups of primary grade students. Six Basic Science Process Tests (BSPT) were constructed as samples of the format proposed. Each BSPT was designed to assess one of the basic science...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and better work in building evaluation instruments to assist in science teaching. The present study

Automated science curriculum : an experimental science program

Creator:: Hutchinson, John Stuart
Abstract:: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine statistically the effects of an automated science curriculum on the science learnings of eighth grade students. This curriculum involved the use of Keysort cards as a flexible handbook for teachers and included in the directions for use a teaching method which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Environment 5 Social Values 6 A Learning Pattern for Science 9 Scope and Sequence 9 Classroom Pattern 12

A comparison of theoretical model construction between primary students using science curriculum improvement study materials (SCIS) and non SCIS primary students

Creator:: Harms, Kenneth Kiely
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate one of the effects of the SCIS program in the Corvallis Public Schools. The investigation was based on a comparison of students ability to construct a logical theoretical model from a discrepant event. The total sample consisting of 289 students, was obtained...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Between Primary Students Using Science Curriculum Improvement Study Materials (SCIS) and Non SCIS Primary

Correlating science instruction with health instruction in a junior high school

Creator:: Neptune, Doris Ellen
Abstract:: A study concerning the correlation of health and science instruction in the junior high school was undertaken for the following reasons: 1) Boys and girls in junior high schools need instruction in science; 2) The need for interesting students in health is well recognized; and 3) In many schools there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: science topics. Many nature study, agricul- tuTe, health, social study, and geography classes have dealt

A physical science survey course for high schools

Creator:: Ziegler, Robert George
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Oregon rusent many roblerns in the teachIng of science in tthe :levonth and twelfth years. In a

A survey of science teaching in the high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Luebke, James Monroe
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: teaching Subject each subject Genera]. science 137 Social Sci Appear Alone and Sabj eats requercof

Teaching load of teachers of science in Oregon

Creator:: Thaw, Richard Franklin
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: social science and its application in the study of issues of today. Here again, a fused or survey

The outcomes of participation in science project activities among ninth grade science students in Multnomah County, Oregon

Creator:: Hale, James Robert
Abstract:: This study was designed to reveal the outcomes of participation in science project activities such as Science Fair projects among ninth grade science students in Multnomah County, Oregon, during the second half of the 1963-1964 school year. A stratified sample of five public schools was selected to participate in this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Programs and Science Fairs Summary Project Method Summary DESIGN OF THE STUDY Sample Selection

The effects of new science materials and inservice training on teaching styles in the Ciskei, South Africa

Creator:: Macdonald, Mary Allyson
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to analyze and compare the teaching styles of a trial group of junior secondary science teachers trained to use and using new materials, and a control group of teachers using traditional materials. The new materials consisted of portable science kits, demonstration apparatus, teacher's guides,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: effects of new science materials and inservice training on teaching styles in the Ciskei, South Africa

Determinants of student intention to engage in laboratory versus non-laboratory science learning behavior

Creator:: Ray, Brian Daniel
Abstract:: The purpose was to gain information about the determinants of student behavior with respect to laboratory (lab) and non-laboratory (non-lab) science learning activities. Fishbein and Ajzen's (1975) theory of reasoned action was used to investigate students' salient beliefs, correlations between determinants of intention, and the relative weights of determinants of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: science/technology-related social issues, and decision making skills (National Science Teachers

Managing subject matter : does it really matter?

Creator:: Latz, Mark S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the management demands that may be unique to science classrooms. The sample consisted of three biology teachers and three language arts teachers from two high schools located within the same school district. To establish a basic framework, two quantitative questions were addressed:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: emphasizing facts and terminology to the same degree. For the science teacher, a constructivist teaching

Evaluation of the implementation of Benin new elementary science curriculum

Creator:: Kouton, Adjoke E. J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current status of the implementation of Benin's new elementary science curriculum. The study used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), a model designed to evaluate the implementation of educational innovations. Specifically the study attempted to ascertain teachers' concerns about the science curriculum,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: new science curriculum in selected Benin's third and fourth grades. The focus of the study is to : 1

Biology teacher's perceptions of subject matter structure and its relationship to classroom practice

Creator:: Gess-Newsome, Julie
Abstract:: Current reforms in science education advocate instruction which capitalizes on broad, integrative understandings of a few underlying concepts. Such recommendations imply that science teachers already hold integrated conceptualizations and will use such understandings to guide practice. However, little research exists which delineates the global content understandings of biology teachers (herein...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Structures 258 Limitations of the Study 259 Implications and Recommendations for Science Teacher Education

The culture of undergraduate computer science education : its role in promoting equity within the discipline

Creator:: Howell, Kathy
Abstract:: Although a concern for gender equity provided the framework for this research, the results of this study highlighted the fact that the question of equity should be broadened to include concern for the tier of talented women and men who currently choose not to persist in an undergraduate computer science...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). The study of computer science involves the student in a distinctive set of contexts, contents, and

A comparison between science education in the secondary schools of the United States and the Republic of China

Creator:: Lu, Tai-fu Perkin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA 29 PART I. The Development of the Objectives of Science Teaching

Critical thinking abilities and understanding of science by science teacher-candidates at Oregon State University

Creator:: Craven, Gene Francis
Abstract:: This investigation was designed to determine the extent to which students who are completing planned curricula in science education are proficient in aspects of critical thinking, and possess understandings of science consistent with those of the practicing scientist. The effects of science curricula upon the development of these abilities and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: freshmen, (c) elementary teacher -candidates, (d) social science teacher -candidates, and (e) in

The need for an industrial arts-related science program for Oregon secondary schools and a proposed method to fill this need

Creator:: Easley, Charles Richard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: SCIENCE TEACHING CAREER 69 14 COOPERATION OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT $1 15 HOW

Water, water, everywhere... a guide to marine education in Oregon

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Osis, Vicki J.
Abstract:: Second revised edition. Revised January 1986. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: works 5 Science and marine education 5 Art and marine education 6 Social studies and

The value of laboratory work in the natural sciences for students in programs of general education

Creator:: Postl, Anton
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: gratitude to -'. H. P. Hansen, Ùean of the Graduate School and Ohairman of General Science, for his

The comparative effects of three seventh-grade science programs with different laboratory materials

Creator:: Stronck, David Richard
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Study and Textbooks Grades 1-9 published by the National Science Teachers Association (73, p. 17

The influence of selected supplementary materials on standardized science achievement scores

Creator:: Frieske, Robert John
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to determine if the use of selected supplementary instructional materials, in the form of either computer assisted instruction or additional readings and worksheet presentations, could influence test scores relating to science achievement for fifth grade students, and (2) to determine whether...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: participating in the study. The science section of the Survey of Basic Skills - Level 34 (SRA) versions P and

A field study of a social cognition training program for deaf adults in vocational rehabilitation

Creator:: Blankenship, Jonathan Charles
Abstract:: The study was designed to assess the efficacy of Lou and Charlson's (1991) social cognition training program for deaf adults. Sixteen deaf adult subjects who were vocational rehabilitation clients, and who had been identified as experiencing difficulties in social functioning, were assigned to receive a eight-week training program designed to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Serfdelbaugh The study was designed to assess the efficacy of Lou and Charlson's (1991) social cognition

Teacher perspectives in ocean sciences education : a look at the SMILE-CIOSS partnership

Creator:: Rice, Bronwen
Abstract:: The Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies (CIOSS) partners with The Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) Program to bring ocean sciences and satellite oceanography to high school students and teachers around the state of Oregon. This study was conducted as a formative program assessment during the third year...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: study of science communication and research outreach. In a 1998 evaluation Rowe studied “unproblematic

A training aids plan based on army experiences, with applications to Oregon

Creator:: Eby, George Samuel
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Signal Corps officers would be assigned to the Air Forces to study their teaching needs and then

Social capital in engineering education

Creator:: Brown, Shane
Abstract:: A theoretical argument is presented to suggest that engineering curriculum be designed to develop social capital. Additionally, the value of social capital in the retention of students in the College of Engineering, and the development, role, and value of social capital in an electrical engineering laboratory is evaluated. Data collected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: social capital in engineering education. She also allowed me to work with teaching assistants and

Methods in evaluation of science courses practiced by secondary schools of northern California

Creator:: Neilson, Donald Wilbert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Franklin . Zeran for his suggestions and constructive criticisms of this study. Due acknowledgement

An adaptation of parent education methods to meet the needs of the changing status of Chinese families

Creator:: Liu, Yu-Chen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ~ this study; and to Dr. Katherine E. Roberts, Psychologist at the Merrill-Palmer Sc~ool, Detroit, Mi

Gender differences in learning physical science concepts : does computer animation help equalize them?

Creator:: Jacek, Laura Lee
Abstract:: This dissertation details an experiment designed to identify gender differences in learning using three experimental treatments: animation, static graphics, and verbal instruction alone. Three learning presentations were used in testing of 332 university students. Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA, binomial tests for differences of proportion, and descriptive statistics. Results...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Attitudes toward and achievement in science of secondary students in Kasetsart Demonstration School, Bangkok, Thailand

Creator:: Tunhikorn, Bupphachart Photisaro
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to develop a valid and reliable attitudes toward science instrument in the Thai language and determine the differences in attitudes toward science and achievement in physical and biological science of Thai boys and girls in lower secondary education. The population consisted of 709 students,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of this study were to develop a valid and reliable attitudes toward science instrument in the Thai

Effectiveness of integration of internet technologies in support of teaching and learning computer science programming

Creator:: Hajebi, Mojgan
Abstract:: In spite of wide spread adoption of the internet technology in teaching and learning, little research exists on the use and the effect of web incorporation in teaching and learning. Immediate clarification of how, when, and for whom the web integration in education is beneficial is needed. This qualitative study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: support of teaching and learning computer science programming AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mojgan

Hatfield Marine Science Center: Magic Planet Installation Evaluation Findings August, 2010

Creator:: Rowe, Shawn, Stofer, Katie, Barthel, Céleste, and Hunter, Nancee
Abstract:: This is an evaluation report for the installation of the Magic Planet exhibit at the Hatfield Marine Science Center. The report is on file with NOAA and is Oregon Sea Grant Publication ORESU-S 10-04.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: teractive activities, puzzles and games that demon- strate marine science concepts linked to marine and

The nature of home economics curriculum in secondary schools

Creator:: Baldwin, Edith E.
Abstract:: As with other areas of the curriculum home economics tends to respond to the objectives of powerful interest groups rather than to the work of recognized scholars and the ideals of democracy. The philosophical orientation of this study is derived from the work of Jurgen Habermas, a dominant figure in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Background of the Study 1 Social theory and theory of knowledge 3 Socialization of the adolescent Knowledge

Saudi and non-Saudi Arab male students' attitudes toward science and science achievement in secondary schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Creator:: Al-Shargi, Mohammed Rashed
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was (a) to develop a valid and reliable attitude toward science instrument for use with Arabic male students at the secondary school level, (b) to determine the differences in their attitudes toward science and in their achievement, and (c) to determine the relationship between measures...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Evans The purpose of this study was (a) to develop a valid and reliable attitude toward science

A follow-up study of Oregon State College secretarial science graduates, 1938-1948

Creator:: Scholtus, Jay Liberty
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: STUDY From the Secretarial Science Department and Oregon State College Alumni Office files were

Czech Libraries and Librarianship: An Oregon Librarian's Perspective

Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard
Abstract:: Czech libraries have undergone significant changes since the fall of communism in 1989. All facets of Czech librarianship have been affected and continue to evolve as the country adopts international practices and standards. OSU catalog librarian Richard Sapon-White's presentation covers the state of Czech libraries, drawing on his six months...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: student doing senior thesis re: American and Czech baccalaureate degrees in library science. I told her

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