An attempt was made to identify student characteristics which might lead to greater achievement for an individualized treatment. (Editor)

Part one of a three part report on the historical development of curriculum guidelines for the instruction of chemistry in secondary schools. Part one covers the period 1893-1920. Parts two and three appear in November and December issues of School Science and Mathematics. (SL)

Described are the development, materials, and use of English developed science activities for junior high schools, the Nuffield Combined Science Themes for the Middle Years. The program, when completed will present 24 themes including: color, water, air, plastics, metals, insects, food, light, and electricity. (SL)

Describes several chemistry projects, including solubility, formula for magnesium oxide, dissociation of dinitrogen tetroxide, use of 1-chloro-2, 4-dinitrobenzene, migration of ions, heats of neutralizations, use of pocket calculators, sonic cleaning, oxidation states of manganese, and cell potentials. Includes an extract from Chemical Age on…

The third in a series of four articles, this report includes data on questionnaires given to teachers and students regarding attitudes toward the Nuffield advanced chemistry curriculum and examinations. Data were subgrouped according to mathematics background, science background, and sex of student. (CS)

Summarizes the recommendations of a Conference centered on new approaches in the professional training of chemists. Recommendations are for three areas of higher and inservice education: curriculum, industry-academe interaction, and career programs. (MLH)

Describes a series of 10 courses, funded by the National Science Foundation, that are aimed at individualized teaching of chemists or chemical engineers working in industry through the use of multimedia instruction. (MLH)

Described are science experiments which utilize methylene blue to demonstrate the effects of pH, temperature inhibitors, and concentration on enzyme reactions in yeast enzyme systems. (SL)

Students who are strong in logical-mathematical intelligence have a natural advantage in learning and understanding chemistry, which is full of abstractions that are remote from the material world. Simulations provide more-inclusive learning activities for students who are weak in logical-mathematical intelligence. A second advantage of using…

This study was designed to contribute to the development of science teacher education grounded in a Mozambican context. How well the university system prepares science teachers to teach in a Mozambican context was examined by adopting an auto-ethnographic research approach. (KHR)

This study provides evidence about the feasibility of improving student learning against specified curriculum goals, when the design of that teaching is informed by evidence from science education research. Three teaching sequences were designed by a group of researchers and teachers, drawing upon insights from research on students' learning in…

This document introduces the Alabama Graduation Examination Program (AGEP) which provides learning opportunities for high school students to meet the minimum competency requirements to earn a high school diploma in the state of Alabama. The Alabama High School Graduation Examination (AHSGE) content includes the subject areas of reading…

Recent research indicated that teachers conceive and orient their teaching depending (among others things) on their conceptions about both the nature of science and the construction of the scientific knowledge. This is an important educational issue because the image generally held by students sees science simply as a rhetoric of conclusions.…

The state in which the target school is located recently mandated a standardized examination to assess academic progress in high schools. This sparked the interest of the target schools administration and teachers in finding ways to assist students in improving standardized examination performance. A comparison group of 4 classes of approximately…

This guide provides basic information on the Clean Water Act, watersheds, and testing for water quality, and presents four science lesson plans on water quality. Activities include: (1) "Introduction to Water Quality"; (2) "Chemical Water Quality Testing"; (3) "Biological Water Quality Testing"; and (4) "What Can We Do?" (YDS)