Discussed is the value of marine education and its place in the enhancement of the curriculum. Marine education is characterized by an interdisciplinary activity-oriented program in which the students are encouraged to read, write, do acts and crafts, sing, cook, and think about marine education issues. (Author/DS)

Described is a junior high science curriculum which lists two purposes, emphasis on activities and studying science topics which are meaningful to early adolescents. A curriculum that offers opportunities for adolescents to explore each of the five senses and their attributes is outlined. (Author/DS)

Presents the results of a survey on the status of inorganic laboratory courses. Indicates that they are in a continuing period of evolution and all stages of the evolution are represented in schools across the country. (Author/JN)

Describes a study which evaluates the effectiveness of the Thai biology curriculum developed by the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST). Investigates were classroom activities, student affective behavior, and teachers' attitudes toward the curriculum involving 40 teachers and 1,400 students. (Author/DS)

Describes a one-week unit in Earth science for the elementary science classroom. The concepts included are land formation, erosion, the water cycle, and human impact on the Earth's surface through planning and building a massive outdoor drainage model. (Author/DS)

Described is a program in applied chemistry within a classical chemistry department of a university located in a Third World country. The course was designed to provide student with knowledge and skills used by chemists in Jamaican industry. Summer employment is required as part of the program. (DS)

Describes the use of science fiction in the science classroom to introduce and teach scientific concepts and theories, to demonstrate relevance, and to encourage further study. Included are suggestions for incorporation of science fiction in the science curriculum and sources of science fiction stories. (DS)

Discusses modular courses in technology, their aims, materials used, resources, and the philosophy behind their design and implementation. (GA)

Attempts to correlate students' evaluation scores of professors to final examination scores. Data given strongly indicate that there is no correlation between instructor effectiveness and final exam marks. Results are applicable only to large freshmen classes where most of the factors are common to all students. (Author/SA)

Outlined are some considerations for designing curricula for children of low educational attainment. Appreciation of such children's characteristics and the underlying causes of low educational attainment may contribute to better accommodation, in curricula, of the needs of these children. (Author/RE)

Describes a series of computer tutorial programs which are intended to help college students in introductory physics courses. Information about these programs, which are either calculus or algebra-trig based, is presented. (HM)

Described is the use of six self-paced mastery learning units dealing with fundamental concepts found to be difficult for first-year college chemistry students. (CS)

It is important that gifted science students be identified early and curricula designed to meet their special needs. Both parents and teachers should participate in nurturing their development. Special attention must be given to talented female students. (RLV)

This article supports the learning theory and intellectual development model of Jean Piaget as a theory base for science education. (Author/MK)

Describes the Career Oriented Pre-Technical Physics (COPP) curriculum. This curriculum, comprising 29 modules, uses a hands-on, practical, nature to stress the career-vocational aspects of physics. Students design their personal curricula and proceed at their own pace. Evaluative information, comparing this program with other physics curricula, is…