Described is an undergraduate biology course which uses exercises for teaching critical thinking. A line-of-reasoning model is presented. Evidence for the effectiveness of this approach is presented. (CW)

Described are modifications made in a traditional introductory biology course and the resulting improvement in student achievement and attitude. The use of cooperative learning groups is stressed. (CW)

Reports on three separate studies conducted to determine a consensus list of psychology's great books. Describes the 3 studies, including 1 of 39 college-level psychology departments, another of 186 psychologists, and a third study of 83 leaders of the American Psychological Association. (CFR)

Describes a senior level chemical engineering course at Purdue University that parallels an industrial process development department. Stresses the course organization, manager-engineer contract, evaluation of students, course evaluation, and gives examples of course improvements made during the course. (CW)

Describes an undergraduate chemical engineering course at Brigham Young University to provide training and experience in oral presentation, familiarity with the chemical engineering literature and exposure to a wide range of engineering topics. Summarizes the course description. Discusses the course evaluation. (CW)

Reports on a distance education undergraduate nursing course offered by Dalhousie University School of Nursing (Nova Scotia) via live interactive television during 1984-85. The delivery method, course design, student achievement and attitudes towards the delivery method, costs, and advantages and disadvantages are described. (MBR)

Description of undergraduate program at the School of Librarianship and Information Studies, Polytechnic of North London, focuses on course objectives, the teaching sequence, and conceptual relationships between the major curriculum elements. Problems of integrating diverse teaching approaches and of forming a taxonomy of objectives in…

Examines the catalog descriptions of 42 undergraduate psychology programs in North Carolina. Reveals that minimum introductory and methodological requirements consists of one-term introductory, statistics, and experimental design courses. A required integrated experience was most often a history and systems course or senior seminar. This is…

Presents the syllabus of an introductory U.S. government course. The course stresses alternative views on government including multiculturalism, grass-roots politics, social issues, class, race, and gender. Specifically, seeks to inculcate critical thinking and a global awareness. Includes a course outline, discussion of grading policies, and list…