Describes and provides evaluation of a one semester minicourse curriculum for undergraduate earth science instruction. (CP)

Discusses a physical science course developed for college nonscience majors. This course, which is approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, investigates how muscles operate using the process of inquiry. Course content, instructional strategy, and course assessment are also discussed. (HM)

Summarized is the need for and development of this project. Key features of the project including self-programming, support materials, student choices, and relevance of materials are discussed. Evaluation procedures are outlined and the preliminary conclusions of the evaluation procedures are summarized. (AJ)

Discusses the objectives and design of a five-year degree program leading qualified people to teach in Portugese secondary schools, focusing on integration of educational and subject matter courses and curriculum and course organization. Includes brief comments on evaluation and development of the program. (SK)

Explains how an environmental education course using a small group format was successfully modified for a large class setting through the use of whole class lectures and small group sessions (N=20-25) led by graduate teaching assistants. Includes course format and evaluation results. (DC)

Describes an interdisciplinary program consisting of two courses. The first course deals with the chemistry of drugs and poisons; the second course focuses on fictional works in which these drugs and poisons are central to the plots. (SK)

Audiovisual methods used in an analytical chemistry course covering the theory related to six instrumental analysis techniques are described. Evaluation through student surveys indicates that the methods are good substitutes for conventional lectures. (SK)

Discussed are similarities between college courses described as exemplary by the Society of College Science Teachers. Various strategies used to teach problem solving based on a three-stage model are highlighted. The process of identification of exemplary programs is discussed. (CW)