Type of High School Biology Program and Its Effect on Student Attitude and Achievement in College Life Science

Charles Granger

Type of High School Biology Program and Its Effect on Student Attitude and Achievement in College Life Science

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Abstract

A specially designed questionnaire and a modification of the “Science Classroom Activity Checklist” by L. II. Krockendorfer were used to categorize 299 life science students at the University of Iowa into two groups; those with high school biology backgrounds founded in the BSCS philosophy and those with traditionally oriented backgrounds. These groups were compared with respect to grade achievement in a college life science course, ratings of their bock- ground for the college course, and their attitude toward biology as established by their high school experience. With respect to inquiry and student-centered methods, texts were revealed as poor indicators of types of programs offered.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Volume	7
State	Published - 1970

Keywords

Biology
Curriculum
Curriculum and Pedagogy
High School
Life Sciences
SCIENCE TEACHING
Student Attitude

Disciplines

Education
Biology

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