Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1970 Student achievement in biology 101 at Iowa State University Roy Marshall Bennett Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons Recommended Citation Bennett, Roy Marshall, "Student achievement in biology 101 at Iowa State University " (1970). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4284. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/4284 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 71-7245 BENNETT, Roy Marshall, 1927- STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY 101 AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. Iowa State University, Ph.D., 1970 Education, curriculum development University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan THIS DISSERTATION HAS BEEN MICROFILMED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY 101 AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY by Roy Marshall Bennett A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Major Subject: Education Approved: Signature was redacted for privacy. In Charge of Work Signature was redacted for privacy. Signature was redacted for privacy. Dej Iowa State University Of Science and Technology Ames, Iowa 1970 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 1 Need for the Study 6 Statement of the Problem 8 Null Hypotheses 8 Purposes of the Study 10 Objectives of the Study 11 Limitation and Scope of the Study 12 Basic Assumptions 13 Definitions of Terms and Symbols 14 Organization of the Study 16 CHAPTER II.