Describes the objectives, intended outcomes, subject matter content, and methods of examining practical and theoretical work in Nuffield A-level biology. Outlines rationale for the organization of the materials produced, justifies using compulsory investigative student projects, suggests procedures for introducing the course and lists relevant…

Describes a small-scale study which indicates that specially designed television programs can stimulate student achievement in later, related, instruction. (AL)

Convinced of the need for changes in the mode of science and engineering education to meet the demands of the modern world, the author proposes that (1) college science and engineering curricula should be flexible enough to permit students to pursue various areas as their knowledge, interests, and abilities develop and change, (2) specialized…

Survey taken of Missouri chemistry teachers indicates that CBA and CHEM Study teachers devoted a greater portion of class time to laboratory work and emphasized quantitative laboratory work and the discovery method more than did teachers of conventional chemistry. (BR)

Presents the procedures, results, and conclusions of a study designed to determine the relative effectiveness of 4 types of laboratory reports in CHEM Study chemistry. Subjects were 75 eleventh and twelfth grade students randomly assigned to four treatment groups. Dependent variables were the scores on a battery of evaluation instruments which…

Author relates his practical testing of the theories of bicycle stability. Investigating the steering geometry of the bicycle, using a Fortran program, led to considering the concept of self-centering p and eventually to the successful construction of an inherently unstable bicycle. (RR)