This course guide is the fifth in a series dealing with chemistry. The course is specifically designed for students interested in taking the Advanced Placement Chemistry examination and thus is equivalent to a first year college general chemistry course. Included in the guide are performance objectives, visual aids, a course outline, a list of…

An experimental treatment consisting of inquiry laboratory experiences was administered to a group of 41 students enrolled in an introductory college chemistry course. Using a control group of 36 for comparison, students were evaluated to determine attitudinal changes, critical thinking skills, content mastery, laboratory performance skills, and…

Reported is a study of relationships between personal characteristics and achievement in and attitude toward an audio-tutorial (A-T) biology program. A sample of 119 volunteers, participants in a year-long A-T biology program, was included in the study. Data analysis was conducted in three phases: (1) the Attitude Toward the A-T Method…

Investigated were possible relationships between performance in general college chemistry and secondary school preparation in chemistry. The researcher examined achievement in general college chemistry as a possible function of the student's high school science courses, mathematics courses, socioeconomic status, and scores on the ACT tests. Data…

A study on effects of learning physics in English and in Spanish on achievement differences was conducted with two groups of Latin American freshmen students enrolled at the University of Texas, respectively, in 1969 and 1970. The learning materials were categorized into units, and each group was divided into two subgroups. While one of the 1969…

This document supports the use of instructional television particularly as an alternative to the large lecture hall classes. The geology program at the University of Arizona consisting of television presentations from 1962 to 1970 is reviewed, including the history of the program, course description, attendance, course organization, TV facilities,…

Summaries of the recommendations made by action committees established by the Panel on Pre-Professional Training in the Agricultural Sciences are made under the headings "Biological Subject Matter,""Mathematics," and "Physics." The action committees in Animal Sciences, Bioengineering, Food Sciences, Natural Resources, Plant and Soil Sciences, and…

Brief descriptions of 9 marine science programs for students at various educational levels are given in this special issue. Most of the accounts describe the procedures followed by the center concerned, but some specify the objectives that guide the work. Most of the projects described involve students using the facilities in active research,…

Two articles in this newsletter describe programs related to the use of investigative laboratories in college biology; one reports on student reactions to such laboratories; and two articles describe student directed activities concerned with environmental factors. Comments on the changing role of biology in the 70's, and its implication for…

Comparative information about individual departments and programs in colleges and universities is presented for the biological sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, general science, mathematical sciences, physics, and astronomy. Institutions are listed alphabetically within the seven major fields. Department information includes…

College sophomores at the United States Naval Academy were homogeneously sectioned in General Physics I and II during the academic year 1968-1969. The better students were selected for General Physics I on the basis of their QPR in their freshman year. The poorer students were selected for the second semester course on the basis of their grades…

Each physics problem used in evaluating the effectiveness of Randomized Multiple Choice (RMC) tests was stated in the conventional manner and was followed by several multiple choice items corresponding to the steps in a written solution but presented in random order. Students were instructed to prepare a written answer and to use it to answer the…

Students in a junior college microbiology course were randomly assigned to one of two laboratory treatments: one using radiotracer techniques to investigate aspects of microbial metabolism, and the other using conventional techniques to investigate the same metabolic features. An achievement test administered at the completion of the unit and six…

The effects of two different approaches for teaching the physical science laboratory for non-science majors were compared. The control group had a traditional laboratory with assigned, structured laboratory exercises; the experimental group was subjected to a situation where there was more student involvement in choice of experiment, experimental…

Reported is the development of a self-instructional course in engineering statics designed for engineering students that has been implemented in several institutions. There are 15 unit modules in the course divided into three different levels. Each unit begins with a description of general objectives. The unit is then divided into several subunits…