This is an empirical study of selected learner characteristics and their relation to academic success, as indicated by course grades, in a structured independent study learning program. This program, called the Audio-Tutorial System, was utilized in an undergraduate college course in the biological sciences. By use of multiple regression analysis,…

This is the third in the third series of general bibliographies developed to disseminate information on documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are some 366 citations of selected documents related to instructional equipment and materials in science and mathematics education. The documents included…

This is the eighth in the third series of general bibliographies developed to disseminate information on documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are some 39 citations of selected documents in the areas of (1) legislative acts and reports, (2) administration and supervision, and (3) science…

Compared were attitudinal characteristics and achievement in a college chemistry course offered by two different instructional methods. The experimental group received closed-circuit television instruction, and the control group was instructed by lecture and recitation. All students were pretested with the American Chemical Society-National…

This study describes the framework of a curriculum plan for the preservice education of elementary school teachers, utilizing a conceptual schemes-processes approach to instruction and based upon the philosophical set described in the 1970 AAAS publication, "The Preservice Science Education of Elementary School Teachers." Major goals of the…

A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) physics lesson on magnetism was supplemented with slides and film loops to provide a simulated encounter with simple magnetism experiments. Two groups of students took the CAI lesson, but one group viewed the simulated experiments, while the other group performed the actual laboratory experiments. Since…

The history of the use of laboratory work in teaching science is traced from the 18th century to the present laboratory-centered curricula. Major rationales and objectives for laboratory work are presented, and different types of laboratory activities are discussed from the standpoint of learning theories and research findings. Also discussed is…

This study investigated the development of effective large-group instructional materials which are relevant and meaningful to the general studies biology student. The criterion of student interest guided the selection of birth, birth control, and genetic counseling as topics for developing relevant prototype instructional materials. These…

This issue is divided into three sections: (1) British Science Activities; (2) Overseas Science Activities; and (3) International Science Activities. Presented in a newsletter format are many items of interest to science and mathematics educators. Included are materials on: (1) Nuffield science, (2) evaluation, (3) college science courses, (4)…

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

Urges chemistry teachers to have students annotate the chemical reactions in aqueous-solutions that they see in their textbooks and witness in the laboratory. Suggests this will help students recognize the reaction type more readily. Examples are given for gas formation, precipitate formation, redox interaction, acid-base interaction, and…

Discusses many of the distinctions that chemists draw between theoretical chemistry and descriptive chemistry, along with the tendency for chemical educators to adopt the type of chemistry they feel is most important to teach. Uses examples to argue that theoretical chemistry and descriptive chemistry are, at the bottom line, the same. (TW)

Describes the goals and organization of the first in a series of courses that have an interdisciplinary concentration at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Also discusses three of the upper-level courses in the series and highlights the educational goals of this approach. (ML)

Describes a simple thermodynamics experiment recommended for use in beginning chemical engineering laboratory courses. Outlines the theory behind the experiment, which determines the specific heat of a liquid. Discusses the construction, operation, and maintenance of the apparatus involved, along with the experimental procedure. (TW)

Discusses the possibility of having chemistry students do their own computer programing that could then be used to solve problems in general chemistry. Describes such an effort at Eastern Washington University. Provides examples of some of the student programs and printouts. (TW)