Describes two undergraduate courses in primate behavior, which emphasize hierarchy status, learning communications systems, social behavior, and ecological relationships of primates. Included is an extensive listing of resources for primate behavior. (SL)

Reviews a one-credit hour undergraduate inorganic chemistry course. (SL)

Reviews a quantitative analysis course taught by the personalized system of instruction (PSI). (SL)

Describes chemistry programs in four Australian secondary schools. (CP)

Provides some suggestions for improving the quality of science education. (RK)

Provides a rationale for the Soviet chemistry curriculum and offers guidelines for teaching methodology. Details the goals and tasks for students in the Soviet chemistry curriculum for grades six through eleven. (RKM)

Analyzed and classified were Individualized Science Instruction System (ISIS) minicourse performance objectives and criterion-referenced test items according to Bloom's cognitive "Taxonomy" to determine levels of cognition emphasized. The findings indicate that ISIS minicourse test objectives are written primarily at the knowledge and…

Summarizes four "cases" or units taught by three different teachers and uses them to illustrate several conclusions about classroom talk and the role of science curriculum materials in shaping that talk. In particular, the focus is on class discussion and/or patterns of influence among curriculum materials, teacher talk, and student learning.…

Scientific terms and names included in "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know" are analyzed and geology related terms are listed. Some items not listed are considered. (RH)

Described is an acid-leaching facility at Macquarie University in Australia for teaching paleontology. The facility is used for teaching both undergraduate and graduate students and for research by staff and graduate students. Drawings of the facility are included and courses are described. (Author/RH)

Described is the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) project in Great Britain. The project is investigating the possiblilty of accelerating the rate at which secondary pupils' logical thinking develops by using the science curriculum. A pilot project and parts of the curriculum are discussed. (RH)

This section of the journal includes several short notes related to the teaching of science in secondary schools in Great Britain. Notes are included on ways of presenting science, rural science, designing experiments in chemistry, science for students with special needs, knowledge of the metric and imperial systems, and the use of spreadsheets.…

Describes the use of popular science fiction films in high school and college science courses. Holds that young persons' fascination with science fiction can serve as a takeoff point for serious discussion of principles of physics and biology, in particular. (GC)

Discusses features of the "Basic Science" course in Japan; reasons why few students selected basic science; the development of Science I and Science II (results of the curriculum revision); and the relationship between Basic Science, Science I, and Science II. Science I and II objectives are provided in the appendices. (JN)

Offers a rationale for science education that utilizes a science-technology-society (STS) framework. The recommended STS framework can give meaning to efforts to define a K-12 science curriculum, to describe appropriate teaching behaviors and desirable student actions, and to formulate meaningful research questions. (JN)