Described is a program in applied chemistry within a classical chemistry department of a university located in a Third World country. The course was designed to provide student with knowledge and skills used by chemists in Jamaican industry. Summer employment is required as part of the program. (DS)

Describes the use of science fiction in the science classroom to introduce and teach scientific concepts and theories, to demonstrate relevance, and to encourage further study. Included are suggestions for incorporation of science fiction in the science curriculum and sources of science fiction stories. (DS)

Discusses modular courses in technology, their aims, materials used, resources, and the philosophy behind their design and implementation. (GA)

Attempts to correlate students' evaluation scores of professors to final examination scores. Data given strongly indicate that there is no correlation between instructor effectiveness and final exam marks. Results are applicable only to large freshmen classes where most of the factors are common to all students. (Author/SA)

Outlined are some considerations for designing curricula for children of low educational attainment. Appreciation of such children's characteristics and the underlying causes of low educational attainment may contribute to better accommodation, in curricula, of the needs of these children. (Author/RE)

Describes a series of computer tutorial programs which are intended to help college students in introductory physics courses. Information about these programs, which are either calculus or algebra-trig based, is presented. (HM)

Described is the use of six self-paced mastery learning units dealing with fundamental concepts found to be difficult for first-year college chemistry students. (CS)

It is important that gifted science students be identified early and curricula designed to meet their special needs. Both parents and teachers should participate in nurturing their development. Special attention must be given to talented female students. (RLV)

This article supports the learning theory and intellectual development model of Jean Piaget as a theory base for science education. (Author/MK)

Describes the Career Oriented Pre-Technical Physics (COPP) curriculum. This curriculum, comprising 29 modules, uses a hands-on, practical, nature to stress the career-vocational aspects of physics. Students design their personal curricula and proceed at their own pace. Evaluative information, comparing this program with other physics curricula, is…

The controversy between the Evolutionists and the Creationists is presented. The impact of the Creationists' activity on public school science teaching is discussed with particular emphasis on the selection of biology textbooks by school districts. (SA)

Reports on the recent controversy involving two organic chemistry textbooks. The charge of plagiarism and the court litigations are the object of interest in the chemical community since many prominant scientists are planned as witnesses. (SA)

Biochemical engineering as a scientific discipline is becoming accepted in England and is drawing many young men and women to its ranks. This article focuses on how engineering came to embrace the biological sciences. (Author/SA)

Discusses several questions concerning the nature of cognitive preferences and their measurement. These questions are of two types: logical, pertaining to matters of principles; and methodological, pertaining to matters of procedures. (HM)

Describes a study unit on the Titius-Bode Law of planetary distances designed to be used in undergraduate astronomy courses. The format of the guide is based on a Piagetian learning cycle of exploration, conceptualization, and application. (HM)