The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what the nation's students know and can do in various subjects such as mathematics, reading, science, and writing, as well as civics, geography, U.S. history, and technology and engineering literacy. The results of NAEP are…

The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what the nation's students know and can do in subjects such as civics, geography, mathematics, reading, U.S. history, and writing. The results of NAEP are released as The Nation's Report Card. NAEP is a congressionally…

The course "Management of Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders" is an applied physiology course taught using lectures and paper-based cases. The course approaches fluid therapy from both basic science and clinical perspectives. While paper cases provide a basis for application of basic science concepts, they lack key components of genuine clinical…

Describes features and uses of the Geometry Forum, a National Science Foundation funded Internet project which includes a set of electronic newsgroups for people interested in geometry. (MKR)

Presents ways that teachers can gain free or low-cost access to the international electronic network known as the Internet. Discusses activities in British Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Newfoundland, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia. (MKR)

Presents examples of what can be done with CD-ROMs to enhance learning about weather and climate. Topics include hurricanes and tropical storms, climatic studies with CD-ROM archives, and assessment. (JRH)

Presents activities using thermocouples to investigate the temperatures at which candles burn and popcorn pops. (MKR)

Presents an effective way to start a technological revolution in schools by beginning with a single exciting project that incorporates new technologies and then letting interest in the project prompt others to action. (JRH)

Presents a distillation experiment that uses temperature sensors connected to a computer in place of thermometers, and enables the whole class to view the data on a monitor and interpret and discuss the data in real time. (JRH)

Discusses the use of technology in music and music education for teachers. Describes resources that are available presently and how they may be used for performing, composing, research, and administration. Addresses areas where a gap exists between what is or should be available and the technology actually being used in classrooms. (DK)

Discusses the use of various software packages in connection with measurement and scaling activities based on Gulliver's voyages to Lilliput and Brobdignag. (MKR/SW)

Presents study results determining the abilities of sixth graders to work with digital data. Defines digital data as data that can be recorded, used, and stored as numbers. Explains that the research dealt with making and using a digital map. Concludes that sixth graders are capable of using digital data in geography classes. (DK)

A computer assisted technology training program is described. Technological literacy is defined. A course list for the program and a programing model are provided. (CW)

Three rationales are provided for the ideal laboratory facilities needed to teach a technology education course. The equipment and types of activities needed to enhance learning are described. A model that represents the various technologies that make up the components of technology education laboratories is presented. (KR)