This report is from Task Force VIII of the COSINE Committee of the Commission on Education of the National Academy of Engineering. The task force was established to formulate subject matter for an elective undergraduate subject on computer operating systems principles for students whose major interest is in the engineering of computer systems and…

This paper focuses on Computer Managed Instruction (CMI), the use of computers in managing the instructional environment. Discussed topics include: the uses, levels, and need for CMI; the relationship between CMI and technology; CMI and adaptive or individualized instruction; and operational aspects of CMI. Science and nonscience uses of CMI…

In this experiment, 376 undergraduates studied five instructional units through the audio-tutorial method during a five-week period. Instructional unit sequences included a Structure Based Unit Sequence (SBUS) and a Test Determined Unit Sequence (TDUS). The SBUS was based on an analysis of major concepts; units including concepts considered…

This publication, published quarterly by the American Institute of Biological Sciences, focuses on biology education in colleges and universities. Included in this issue are articles dealing with adapting available materials to an individualized instructional format, science seminars for liberal arts freshmen, the role of physiology in anatomy…

This document includes contributed short papers and summaries of recorded remarks from four meetings of the 1968-1969 Two-Year College Chemistry Conferences. Topics include the two-year college chemistry teacher, chemistry laboratories, teaching first-year college chemistry, a sophomore level chemistry course for both majors and nonmajors, organic…

This publication, issued twice per year, includes proceedings from Two-Year College Chemistry Conferences and papers of special interest to the two-year college chemistry teacher. This issue contains discussions concerning the content of first-year, second-year, and other introductory courses in chemistry, such as special courses for nonscience…

This student booklet is one of a set of eight designed to be used in a self-paced introductory chemistry course in conjunction with specified textbooks and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) modules. Each topic is introduced with a textbook reading assignment and additional readings are provided in the booklet. Also included are self-tests (and…

This student booklet is one of a set of eight designed to be used in a self-paced introductory chemistry course in conjunction with specified textbooks and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) modules. Each topic is introduced with a textbook reading assignment and additional materials are provided in the booklet. Also included are self-tests (and…

This booklet is one of a set of eight designed to be used in a self-paced introductory chemistry course in conjunction with specified textbooks and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) modules. Each topic is introduced with a textbook reading assignment and additional readings are provided in the booklet. Also included are self-tests (and answers),…

Describes a cooperative research and construction project suitable for undergraduate physics students. Steps involved in the development of a device to demonstrate the distribution of molecular velocities in gases are detailed. (CP)

Describes a computer program that teaches the concept of spatial distributions of atoms in a molecule and another program that simulates the kinetic progress of a chemical reaction. (MLH)

Describes a laboratory experiment in which the students prepare an antichap lipstick from basic ingredients and demonstrate solubility relationships between these ingredients and water. (MLH)

Reports on the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) physics department. Surveys the philosophy and objectives of the program, its organization, rules, funding, growth, atmosphere, problems, and accomplishments. (Author/CP)

The pedagogy and an extensive listing of topics suitable for large scale demonstrations are provided. (CP)

Describes a no lecture, laboratory oriented approach to the teaching of the Tech Physics Project. Evaluates success of this approach and identifies alternative formats which have been used in instances in which students needed a more structured mode of presentation. (CP)