The authors engaged nonscience majors enrolled in an integrated science course with a prototype activity designed to change their mindset from cookbook to inquiry science. This article describes the activity, the Warm Little Pond, which helped students develop essential understanding of basic statistics, significant figures, and the idea that…

At RMIT University, students may now elect to study infectious diseases through a course called Outbreak--The Detection and Control of Infectious Disease. Outbreak was designed to simulate in an online class the effective teamwork required to bring resolution to outbreak crises and enable frameworks for future prevention. The appropriateness of…

Describes the Women Scientists in Academe pilot program that aims at achieving significant and lasting improvements for women in scientific disciplines. Focuses on the issue of dual careers and shared positions and adjusting university policy to accommodate academic couples. (JRH)

Individualized instruction is defined and the distinctive elements common to the various modes of individualized instruction are presented. (CS)

Discusses the use of models as an instructional method in science classrooms and makes suggestions on how to use models more effectively. (Contains 28 references.) (Author/YDS)

Describes how Dartmouth College has integrated computers into the total curriculum of that institution with implications for individualized instruction. (CS)

Summarizes proceedings of the Honors Symposium at the twelfth annual International Congress for Individualized Instruction (II) and lists speakers who have been pioneers in the field of II. (CS)

Overviews the present status and historical background of the audio-tutorial (A-T) method, by the innovator of A-T. (CS)

Reviews conditions for effective learning, discusses the limitations on learning imposed by group instruction, and describes methods employed by the author to increase individualization. (CS)

Discusses the functions of the Working Group on Career Issues for Women Scientists. Functions include developing opportunities and support for the recruitment, retention, reentry, and advancement of women in biomedical careers. (DDR)

Surveys various forms of Individualized Instruction (II) at German universities, describes the development of an II program at the University of Koln, and reports the results of a project in which II was transferred to several other universities. (CS)

As a result of the inefficiency of lectures, the increase in scientific knowledge, and today's cooperative work environment, several written assignments for teams were designed for chemistry students. Assignments consist of fundamental topics and definitions eliminated from lectures. Benefits besides the group experience included better textbook…

Presents degree and employment statistics on women scientists and engineers, outlining variations through the years and by fields. Several factors contributing to the difference between women's proportion of degrees and their proportion of the labor force are discussed. Also presents starting salary differences and types of employers. (DH)

Addresses the issue of possible conflict of interest between women's values and the values of science, including such topics as the liberal ideology of science, questioning science as a source of authority, scientific objectivity, and possibilities of a feminist science. (DS)

Describes instructional strategies used in a biology program to develop students' knowledge of biological concepts and skills needed to interrelate and apply the concepts. Discusses student progress in developing desired skills, (using pretest/posttest scores) examining these variables: major (major/nonmajor), sex (male/female), and high school…