Research projects conducted by faculty in STEM departments served as the inspiration for a new curriculum of inquiry-based, multiweek laboratory modules in the general chemistry 1 course. The purpose of this curriculum redesign was to improve students' attitudes about chemistry as well as their self-efficacy and skills in performing inquiry…

This two-part learning module is designed to assist instructors in writing behavioral course objectives that will provide their students with precise statements of what is expected of them in terms of high-level cognitive learning, that is, learning that involves analysis or judgement. Part I of the module defines behavioral objectives as those…

This self-instructional manual shows teachers how to produce self-instructional units for their classes. The five steps outlined are: stating objectives, writing a posttest, preparing the package, testing the material, and revising the material. The package teachers are asked to produce is a 15-30 minute sequence of instruction which provides the…

This learning package assists in selecting learning strategies. Upon completion of this package, the learner should be able to: (a) define the term "learning strategies"; (b) list at least five different examples of learning strategies; (c) locate, within printed context, examples of three different strategies; (d) plan and teach a lesson which…

Two projects of the Ecole Normale Superieure de Saint-Cloud (CREDIF) are described and critically analyzed in this paper: the definition of a threshold level, "Niveau-seuil," in French and a learning module, "Looking for Work," intended to teach necessary written French to migrant workers. The threshold level section is a…