The research reports listed on this page represent internal and external studies conducted over the years on the BSCS comprehensive multidisciplinary program, BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach. Both reports address results of field tests conducted by BSCS.
Download full report | 2002-2007 Field Test Results – BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach
This 2008 BSCS report provides a summary of field-test results for the instructional program, BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach. Each year of pretest and posttest data has shown significant increases in the percent of correct answers. For all units, in all content areas, 9th-, 10th-, and 11th-grade students made statistically significant gains from pretest to posttest.
BSCS. (2008). 2002-2007 Field-test Results - BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach. Colorado Springs, CO: BSCS.
Download full report | Bridging Research on Learning and Student Achievement: The Role of Instructional Materials
In this article, the authors describe results from two field-test studies conducted by BSCS, both of which indicate a strong relationship between fidelity of curriculum implementation and student learning gains. In 1995, BSCS studied the implementation of BSCS Biology: A Human Approach and found that student gains, pretest to posttest, were significantly higher when teachers taught the program with fidelity than when teachers taught the program with low fidelity. In 2002, BSCS studied the implementation of BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach and found that student gains, pretest to posttest, were significantly higher when teachers taught the program with medium to high fidelity.
Taylor, J. A., Van Scotter, P., & Coulson, D. (2007). Bridging Research on Learning and Student Achievement: The Role of Instructional Materials. Science Educator, 16(2), 44-50.
BSCS programs incorporate a conceptual framework that is clear, progressive and integrated with many pedagogical strategies. The concepts build in a way that students understand. The activities, investigations, and readings engage students in a way that allows them to "have fun" while learning, opening them up to the natural world around them.
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