Discusses a teaching program for introductory chemistry laboratories that allows for differences in student background and ability. The flexible program involves self-pacing and a classification of experiments; this permits slower students to proceed through remedial loops while advanced students proceed to more difficult experiments. (MLH)

Describes an interpretative experiment involving the application of symmetry and temperature-dependent proton and fluorine nmr spectroscopy to the solution of structural and kinetic problems in coordination chemistry. (MLH)

Describes supplementary audio-visual lessons in inorganic chemistry designed to correct for the wide diversity in educational background by giving the poorly-prepared student additional help in mastering subject matter. In ranking various study aids for their effectiveness, 88 percent of the students ranked audio-visual tapes as most effective.…

Briefly reviews Piaget's theory of cognitive development and explains why students who are not formal operational have difficulty with chemical concepts. (MLH)

Discusses arguments that have been put forward by those who seek radical changes in secondary school chemistry curriculum. (MLH)

Senior lecturer in chemistry and President of the Education Division of the Chemical Society of Great Britain discusses his views on the future of the Education Division. (MLH)

Discusses methods for observing oscillations in a chemical reaction about a steady state en route to equilibrium. (MLH)

Reports recent employment statistics for chemical and related businesses, including the fact that the chemicals and allied products industries averaged 10,000 more employees in the first quarter of 1977 than in the final quarter of 1976 and 19,000 more than in the first quarter of 1976. (MLH)

Examines statistical correlations between six student traits and five measures of course success for 103 college students enrolled in an audio-tutorial introductory chemistry course. Among the conclusions was that the best predictors of success are the measures of prior achievement, notably grade-point average. (MLH)

Discusses a special topics biochemistry course that uses membrance phenomena to illustrate the interplay of many physical chemistry principles. (MLH)

Describes a chemistry course for electrical engineers that uses oral assessment as a terminal assessment method. (MLH)

Presents a graphical method for evaluating complex equilibrium equations representing the solubility of protolyzable salts. (MLH)

Describes a laboratory experiment that uses a programmable calculator and the concepts of activity and activity coefficients to examine the effect of ionic strength on equilibrium constants. (LH)

Describes plastic, skeletal molecular models that are color-coded and can illustrate both the conformation and overall shape of small molecules. They can also be converted to space-filling counterparts by the additions of color-coded polystyrene spheres. (MLH)

Describes three laboratory practice courses offered for chemical technician certification at the South Australian Institute of Technology. (MLH)