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Review of the research and evaluation program of harvard project physics

Review of the research and evaluation program of harvard project physics WAYNE W.WELCH University of Min nesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Introduction During the 1960’s, a number of national curriculum development projects were supported by the federal government. Although the greater share of effort was directed toward developmental activities, a few projects were involved with active programs of research and evaluation. One of these was Harvard Project Physics, a humanistic approach to the study of physics at the secondary school level. With considerable financial support from the U.S. Office of Education and the National Science Foundation, an extensive program of research and evaluation was conducted during the last half of the decade. As a result of that activity, nearly 60 articles, monographs, and dissertations were produced. It is the purpose of this paper to summarize the major findings of the Harvard Project Physics research and evaluation activity t o make available to interested science educators, the design, implementation, and results of a major curriculum evaluation effort. It is hoped that bringing together in one place a glimpse of a multifaceted research and evaluation program will help to reduce the communication gap that all too often exists between the researcher and the practitioner. Background The group given the responsibility of evaluating http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Research in Science Teaching Wiley

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Copyright © 1973 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0022-4308
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1098-2736
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10.1002/tea.3660100411
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WAYNE W.WELCH University of Min nesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Introduction During the 1960’s, a number of national curriculum development projects were supported by the federal government. Although the greater share of effort was directed toward developmental activities, a few projects were involved with active programs of research and evaluation. One of these was Harvard Project Physics, a humanistic approach to the study of physics at the secondary school level. With considerable financial support from the U.S. Office of Education and the National Science Foundation, an extensive program of research and evaluation was conducted during the last half of the decade. As a result of that activity, nearly 60 articles, monographs, and dissertations were produced. It is the purpose of this paper to summarize the major findings of the Harvard Project Physics research and evaluation activity t o make available to interested science educators, the design, implementation, and results of a major curriculum evaluation effort. It is hoped that bringing together in one place a glimpse of a multifaceted research and evaluation program will help to reduce the communication gap that all too often exists between the researcher and the practitioner. Background The group given the responsibility of evaluating

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Published: Dec 1, 1973

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