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Study guide for a unit on human heredity for the advanced high school biology student
(1962-05)
Scope of Study: Today, more and more people are becoming interested in genetics. Most of the work done in this field does not cover human heredity for several reasons. The most important reason is that men has such a long ...
Unit in ecology for high school biology
(1962-05)
Scope of Study: This report provides a unit in Ecology which can be introduced in High School Biology. It is to be used as an additional unit in a high school biology course. The major objective is to introduce the basic ...
Comparison of traditional and SMSG 7th and 8th grade mathematics texts
(1962-08)
Scope of Study: Unfamiliarity is an inherent cause of hesitancy. Those administrators and teachers who fail to supplement their present mathematics programs or implement a new program involving the contempory concepts and ...
Two famous pests, Plasmodium vivax and Phytophthora infestans
(1962-05)
Scope of Study: Parasites play a large role in shaping the destiny of mankind. One such parasite, Plasmodium vivax, has been and still is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. This thesis points out the ...
Effectiveness of high school laboratories and suggestions for improvement
(1962-05)
Scope of Study: The basis for this study was the understanding principles of education. These principles were stated and modified into specific objectives for science laboratory work in education. The current methods of ...
Geology for the general sciences
(1962-08)
Scope of Study: This study was concerned with the presentation of an outline for teachers to use in a General Science course to supplement that unit covering the earth sciences.
Developing an appreciation of scientific method in biology
(1962-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this report has been to attempt to present an "ideal" method of teaching an appreciation of scientific method in biology. One of the difficulties in trying to reach tenable conclusions ...
Teaching wildlife conservation as a part of biology in the secondary school
(1962-05)
Scope of Study: Conservationists agree that the greatest hope for the disappearing wildlife is education. The study of biology provides a natural approach to the development of conservation concepts and practices. This ...
Highlights in the early history of bacteriology
(1962-05)
Scope of Study: This report deals with three of the most important developments in the early history of Bacteriology: the improvement of microscopes, the disproof of the theory concerning spontaneous generation, and the ...
Analysis of course marks in first-year algebra as an index for forecasting academic success
(1962-08)
Scope and Method of Study: This study was made to provide evidence of a relationship between the grades made by students in the first-year algebra course and their total high-school grade averages to see if academic success ...