A Study of the Relationship Between the Biology Teachers' Attitude Toward the BSCS Biology Program and the Students' Perception of the Type of Laboratory and Classroom Activities.

The attitudes of 32 teachers, in 30 schools, toward Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) courses were compared to their students' perceptions of laboratory and classroom activity measured by the Biology Classroom Activities Checklist and the Biology Laboratory Activities Checklist, respectively. The results indicate no relationship between teachers' attitudes toward BSCS biology and students' perceptions of the laboratory activities; male and female students do not differ in their perceptions of the classroom and laboratory attitudes; and teachers' attitudes are significantly related to student perception of classroom activity. (Author/AL)