Evaluating the Impact of a National Curriculum on Content-Free Cognitive Outcomes
Titel:
Evaluating the Impact of a National Curriculum on Content-Free Cognitive Outcomes
Auteur:
Fisher, Darrell L. Fraser, Barry J.
Verschenen in:
International journal of science education
Paginering:
Jaargang 2 (1980) nr. 1 pagina's 45-59
Jaar:
1980-01
Inhoud:
English This paper elucidates some of the conceptual, measurement and methodological problems associated with evaluating science curricula in terms of their impact upon students' content-free cognitive outcomes. In particular, a report is given of an investigation of the effects of incorporating ASEP (Australian Science Education Project) materials into the science programmes of a large sample of seventh-grade students in Tasmania. In this investigation, the content-free outcomes were assessed at the beginning and end of a school year by means of three measures of understanding of the nature of science and four measures of enquiry skills. It was found that a significant relationship emerged between the curriculum variables and one learning outcome, between sex and six learning outcomes, between socio-economic status and one learning outcome, and between school type and all seven learning outcomes. All together, the curriculum shows a continuous influence on the general cognitive-learning results in the scientific field, as far as they are not related to specific subject matter.
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