Several potential safety problems are identified relative to science teaching: the use of bottled gas or alcohol lamps as heat sources, the hazards of Millon's Reagent for testing for proteins, and the use of silicon tetrachloride to demonstrate properties of chlorides. Science teachers are also warned about potentially dangerous procedures…

The first stage of an evaluation and academic management project to be carried out at Bath University is presented. Included are the background to course evaluation, a proposed model, the development and testing of the model in the context of an innovative biology course at Queen's University, and the transferability of the model to other courses.…

Factors which influence the interaction between teachers and students in the classroom were studied. The possible effects of age, expertise, class size, grade level, and subject area on the level of self-concern expressed by student teachers were investigated. (Author/SA)

Describes a unit developed to introduce chemical technology students to basic library research using the resources related to chemistry. The unit consists of a lecture on basic library organization, bibliography and abstracting, a lab with hands-on bibliographic searching, and a follow-up independent exercise in research. (BT)

Details a summary presented by a distinguished high school chemistry teacher at the close of the symposium on the High School Instruction Interface dealing with the modernization, restructuring, and improvement of chemistry teaching. (BT)

Describes six laboratory procedures for preparing polymers which have been used in a course for undergraduate industrial arts students, who have a concentration in plastics technology but have not taken more than one year of college chemistry. (BT)

Describes a volunteer tutoring program coordinated by associates of the Exxon Corporation to help middle and high school students with math and science homework. Enumerates the successes of the tutoring program and highlights other outreach activities of the company in Baton Rouge. Stresses that the future of high-technology companies depends on…

Ball State University has developed a diverse offering of courses available by interactive television as one way to increase access to higher education and provide lifelong learning opportunities. Explains how to develop a general studies biology course for interactive television. Topics include course formats, course design, copyright issues, the…

A study investigated electronic mail use in three groups of freshman biology students: learning team members with laptop computers and e-mail support provided; learning team members without personal computers but with e-mail support; and students not in learning teams, with no personal computers. Results indicate e-mail use promoted cohesiveness…

Reflects on the achievement in math and science of Australian students in an immersion French program. The immersion math students outperformed mainstream students at a level not significantly different, and by the end of the first year, the science students performed as well as their mainstream counterparts, indicating that immersion students…

Describes the implementation in Arlington (Virginia) schools of Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) science and mathematics programs for secondary students learning English as a Second Language. Discusses program goals, curriculum and materials development, teacher education, instruction, native-language support, parent…

Discusses the use of computer-aided instruction (CAI) packages in promoting active student learning. Describes the development of a CAI package that highlights discussion of real engineering cases and students' ability to transfer knowledge to new engineering problems. Concludes that the students' problem-solving skills can be improved with the…

Explored how preservice elementary teachers incorporated technology into a microteaching activity that was a component of their science education, mathematics education, and educational technology courses. Participants displayed varied levels of technology use. Four uses emerged: knowledge source, data organizer, information presenter, and…

Used data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond study to examine different paths to teaching grades 6-12 math and science taken by recent U.S. college graduates and differences in experiences and commitment toward teaching. Only 46.6 percent of new teachers were minimally qualified. Those with math or science certification were most likely to be…

Investigated the effects of science lessons, framed as persuasion, on middle school students' knowledge, beliefs, and interest. Students received participated in teacher- or student-led lessons. Their knowledge, beliefs, and interest were compared to those of students in other science classes. There were significant differences between persuasion…