We present the most recent steps undertaken to reform the introductory algebra-based course at The George Washington University. The reform sought to help students improve their problem-solving performance. Our pedagogy relies on didactic constructs such as the" GW-ACCESS problem-solving protocol," "instructional sequences" and…

Describes an undergraduate chemistry course for nonscience majors which focuses on the topic of the chemistry of wine. (SL)

Describes the continuing education program for clinical chemistry instrumentation training established at The College of Staten Island, New York. A course consisting of 14 sessions is outlined and discussed. (CS)

Describes three different courses in physics at three different institutions Physics and electronics for four years heading to a joint-honors degree, physics of the senses as an optional unit for one year, and a course system to allow flexibility in timetable and freedom of choice. (GA)

Describes a course in log analysis which discusses academic and industrial applications. (SL)

Presents the outline of an organic polymer chemistry short course, 3-4 weeks. (SL)

Describes an environmental education course which meets during three long weekends at a setting away from campus during each semester. (SL)

Describes a final year undergraduate course in which students use X-ray diffraction to identify clay minerals. (SL)

Described is the use of six self-paced mastery learning units dealing with fundamental concepts found to be difficult for first-year college chemistry students. (CS)

This document presents the outline of a marine biology science unit designed to introduce students to the study and collection of plankton. Extensive details on plankton collections and a seven-item quiz are included. (SL)

Describes a graduate electrical engineering mini-course, computer graphics gaming and simulation, classroom management and student progress records, student reaction to instruction, and computer graphics in undergraduate education. (SL)

Describes a four day, non-graded pre-introductory college chemistry course designed to prepare students in the basic chemical fundamentals. (SL)

Three categories of information are presented in this issue of "Science for Society: Education Review," published by the Commission on Science Education of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. First, as examples of promising innovations in science teaching, there are brief reviews of a secondary school course, Science for…

Highlights six papers presented at the Seventh Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (Stillwater, Oklahoma 1982). Topics addressed included college course using various instructional strategies, American Chemical Society services for secondary teachers, abstract reasoning unit for gifted elementary students, biographies of crystallographers,…