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Science Masters' Association. General Science : introduction, outline of a course, 

 suggested practical work, and specimen papers. Compiled by a Committee of 

 the Science Masters' Association. Murray, 1924. 1/1 post free. Obtainable 

 from Canon T. J. Kirkland, King's School, Ely. 

 Wyss, C. von. The Teaching of Nature Study. Black. 1927. 3/6. 

 Some further references will be found in The Teaching of the Life Sciences published 

 by the Friends' Guild of Teachers in 1927 (undated) and obtainable from the Secretary 

 of the Guild, Bootham School, York, 7d. post free. 



2. Biology, Botany and Zoology Syllabuses in School-leaving and Matriculation 

 Examinations. 



Biology. 

 (o) First Certificate and Matriculation. 



Since the 1928 Report syllabuses in Biology have been provided for the 

 First School Certificate Examination by Bristol, by the Cambridge Local 

 Examinations Syndicate, and by the London Matriculation Board. The 

 Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board is thus the only examining 

 body which has not as yet provided a syllabus in Biology at the School 

 Certificate stage, though the Committee understands that a Committee of the 

 Board has the matter under consideration at the present time ; it has, however, 

 in recent years examined a few schools on their own syllabuses. 

 {b) Higher Certificate. 



Durham remains the only examining body without a syllabus. 



Zoology. 



{a) First Certificate and Matriculation. 



For First School Certificate provision remains as in the 1928 Report, that 

 is to say, ' Syllabuses are provided by Durham, London and Cambridge 

 Local Examinations Syndicate ; in the case of the latter under the title 

 ' Natural History of Animals.' A few schools ofier their own syllabuses 

 for the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board.' 



(6) At the Higher Certificate level a syllabus has been provided by Durham which 

 first examined candidates in 1929. All examining bodies therefore now 

 provide syllabuses at this stage. 



Botany. 

 As indicated in the 1928 Report, syllabuses are provided at both stages by all 

 examining bodies. 



3. The substitution of Biology for Botany is continuing steadily in the schools, a6 

 appeared would probably be the case from the figures given in the 1928 Report. 

 To make this clear Table XI of that Report is repeated here and brought to date by 

 the addition of the percentages for 1928 and 1929. 



(Footnote : The actual figures for the various Examination Boards have been 

 collected and may be obtained from the Chairman of the Committee, Dept. of Zoology, 

 University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.) 



Relative Numbers of Entries in England and Wales for Botany, Biology and Zoology 



respectively, expiressed in percentages. 



School Certificate oe Matriculation. 



