Reviews developments in the field of thermal analysis instrumentation. (SL)

"Engineering Report Writing," a required course in the Civil Engineering Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, combines both pragmatic and innovative assignments that teach the techniques of technical writing. Course design and success are discussed. (LBH)

Traditionalists at UCD support the accomplishments of the school's agricultural engineers, chemists, and founding administrators. Opposing them is a loose coalition of environmental scientists and social reformers pushing for change. The battle over UCD's direction extends well beyond the university community. (LBH)

Compares the instructional objectives of teachers, supervisors and engineers in the field of statics, strength of materials and machine parts. (CP)

Provides a rationale and methodology for measuring student attitudes and affective learning. (SL)

Describes several approaches to instructional evaluation for engineering teachers, including a simplified illustration of item analysis. (SL)

Explains and provides examples of test validity and reliability. (SL)

Describes a contract grading technique which includes assigned and optional laboratory work and the grades attached thereto. (SL)

Reviews laws, conditions, and categories of learning and educational theory-building. (SL)

A course is described which gives students experience in creating practical mathematical models of "real" problems, relating the mathematical solutions of the model to the original problem, and recognizing non-mathematical constraints on possible solution approaches. The students assume the role of industrial mathematicians while their tutors play…

Reports cost and academic achievement differences between a traditional course and a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) fluid mechanics course taught at San Jose State University. The PSI course cost 7.3 percent more than the lecture course; grades were 48 percent higher on a 4 point maximum scale. (SL)

Describes a program, Cultural and Technological Studies, created to develop an interdisciplinary, undergraduate curriculum exploring the relationships between technology and culture. (Author/RK)

The importance and problems of evaluating the final-year projects of students in electrical and electronics engineering education are discussed, and guidelines for achieving uniformity in assessment are given. The approaches used in two African universities are also described. (Author/MSE)

Identifies human factor issues involved in the student-computer interface in computer assisted instruction and makes specific recommendations for screen design. Factors considered include simplicity, spaciousness, relevance, standardization, changing display screen contents, color coding, shape and size coding, and brightness coding. (Author/LRW)

A study of prospective engineering majors' college choice compared factors influencing those students with factors influencing other college-bound students; related college choice to student characteristics; and examined the time of major choice, principal influences on that decision, specialization preferences, and career objectives among this…