Presents experiences of participating in the Conference on the Teaching of University Chemistry attended by representatives of 14 countries south of the Sahara. Indicates that the universities and schools still adhere closely to the English system of education. (CC)

Describes a demonstration experiment designed to estimate the equilibrium constant by comparing the conductivities of acetic and hydrochloric acids. (CC)

Describes a one-semester course which consists of undergraduate-oriented talks by faculty members and industrial scientists, reading assignments concerning human elements, and an introduction to chemical literature. Indicates that the course has the flexibility to change as other areas of need are identified. (CC)

Examines the need for preparative evaluation (identifying important preliminary concepts and measuring their attainment) of a number of physical and mathematical concepts in chemistry. It is frequently incorrectly assumed that beginning chemistry students have mastered basic concepts. Consequently students are unlikely to achieve success in more…

Describes the development and use of behavioral objectives and related criterion-referenced tests in a high school chemistry course. A complete set of objectives and the related criterion-referenced test items for a single unit of Nuffield Chemistry are presented. (JR)

Discusses several problems in the teaching of Nuffield A-level chemistry: content organization, shortage of time, finances and treatment of selected topics. Believes the rewards of the overall approach are very worthwhile. (PS)

Usually the textbook descriptions of analytical methods fall short of making comparisons among several methods employed for analysis. Emphasis should be placed on making decisions about using a particular method on the basis of its merits. Listed are experiments that could be used for instruction. (PS)

Describes an indirect laboratory method of calculating pi by using circular aluminum foil pieces as reactants with sodium hydorxide solution in a eudiometer, and indicates the presence of errors ranging from +0.05 percent of 3.1416 to +0.5 percent of 3.142. (CC)

Graduate education should be concerned with the preparation of chemistry teachers. Suggestions are made to improve the education of future college teachers with greater emphasis on teaching while in graduate school. (DF)

Describes a course based on laboratory use of three skills as a way of teaching a general method of problem solving. (DF)