DISCUS, A Demonstration of an Improved Science Curriculum for Underachieving Students*

Science for Underachieving Youth Illustrated by the DISCUS Program

“…The results reported prior to 1971 (Bingham, 1968;Bingham and Cronin, 1968, Bingham, Cronin, Cronin, and Paulk, 1970& 1971 have indicated: (1) that a preferential treatment of educationally disadvantaged junior high school students in success-oriented science classes does improve their attitudes toward school personnel and toward the school; (2) that without a hospitable classroom environment as provided in the DISCUS project, the students' attitudes toward themselves, school personnel, and toward the school deteriorates; the students "drop-out" of school until they can legally drop-out;…”

“…Results were analyzed in accordance with the applied Multiple Linear Regression Techniques for use with a computer developed by Bottenberg and Ward (1963) and were presented in the final report of the project (Bingham, Cronin & Paulk 1971).…”

Evaluation of the cooperative college‐school science improvement program to prepare teachers to teach the DISCUS program

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Introduction and Brief Description of DISCUS ProgramThe DISCUS Program is a junior science curriculum which was designed for and taught to underachieving students in the Duval County Public Schools Bingham and Cronin, 1968;Bingham et al, 1970). Teachers and supervisory staff of the county system working with the science education faculty of the University of Florida developed a three-year science program for underachieving students in grades 7,8, and 9.

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