As part of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program's commitment to continually enhance alignment with current best practices in college-level learning, the AP Program is currently evaluating and redesigning courses and exams, one of which launched during the 2013-2014 academic school year: AP chemistry. The history of the AP chemistry course and…

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) mission is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching. Embracing the notion that physics understanding is critical to the wellbeing of society, AAPT is committed to serving its members and the larger community by promoting effectiveness in physics teaching for…

Convinced of the need for changes in the mode of science and engineering education to meet the demands of the modern world, the author proposes that (1) college science and engineering curricula should be flexible enough to permit students to pursue various areas as their knowledge, interests, and abilities develop and change, (2) specialized…

Describes a project intended to discover whether a tangible problem exists for physics students in the transition from public school to a university. (PR)

Describes three recommended physics programs (minor, basic, and advanced) for prospective high school physics teachers. Provides descriptions of the expected content of the courses in the programs. (AL)

Directors of a program to increase the number of black and Spanish-speaking students enrolled in physics courses explain its organization and their conclusions. (DS)

Four contributors on curriculum development explain philosophic aspects of Nuffield Advanced Science Projects, a course in science and education, a conservation course, and an audiovisual method for self-teaching. (PS)

The teachers in a program to increase the number of black and Spanish-speaking students in physics courses explain the problems, techniques used, and advantages. Included is an outline of the syllabus drawn from HPP, PSNS, and computer programs in BASIC. (DS)

Suggests that the curriculum include a balance of both science and non-science and that the thought process of science be applied in non-science situations. Schools and colleges must expose students to this application of scientific thinking. Knowledge in breadth does not necessarily mean lower standards. (PS)

This second volume of UNESCO's series on New Trends in Chemistry Teaching presents papers originally published during 1966 and 1967 in leading chemistry-teaching periodicals of the world. The papers have been grouped in sections - structure, energetics and kinetics, acids and bases, organic chemistry, electrochemistry, chemistry and industry,…