Teaching inferential statistics in library schools is advocated. Study regarding the use of statistics in the field's periodicals indicates more penetrating analyses could have been accomplished. A description of a research methods course at one school is included. (Author/MBR)

A self-study program in mathematics for undergraduates is described. The units present topics not normally covered in traditional curricula. (MP)

A noncredit course is described in which the logic used in various episodes of "Star Trek" is analyzed to see whether or not it was valid. (MP)

Discusses the results of a survey which collected information from 69 universities in the United States and abroad about educational technology programs. Data collected include course titles, program hours, information available for the applicant, combined degree programs, specific electives, instructional innovations, grading evaluation, and…

A beginning college statistics course which emphasizes nonparametric procedures is described. (DT)

Describes a one-semester elective English course for seniors. (DD)

Describes a ten-week writing elective for seniors. (DD)

Describes a course in fiber techniques, which covers design methods involving fibers and fabric, that students in the Art Department at Sleeping Giant Junior High School had the opportunity to learn. (Author/RK)

Suggests four kinds of knowledge writing teachers should acquire, and describes a course in writing for teachers of writing. (DD)

Describes the design of a new laboratory course that calls for experiments to be grouped in clusters. Each cluster has a unifying theme which gives coherence to the experiments. Other important guidelines in design were the use of computers, introduction of microscale chemistry, and use of instrumentation. Cluster examples include Carbon Is Number…

Describes a freshman laboratory program designed to interface between the substances that surround students in their ordinary lives and abstract principles presented in chemistry classrooms. Course organization is based on the nature of the materials themselves, which include household chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide, food and beverages, pills…

Reports the findings of a study of knowledge management courses included in the curriculum of academic disciplines of business, computing, and information based on a review of course descriptions from Web sites of universities in different countries. Describes level of courses, curriculum areas and topics, and the multidisciplinary nature of the…

Addresses the problem of constructing a syllabus as a pedagogical tool and an artifact of scholarship. States three scholarly syllabus benefits: (1) provides a picture of research and reflection; (2) has potential to organize, integrate, and direct student learning; and (3) aids teachers in planning classroom activities. (Author/KDR)

Describes Operation CHEM1251, an on-going project designed to implement a standards-based approach to instruction in the general chemistry curriculum at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Results indicate that this is the first time in five years that any day-time first semester general chemistry course section scored significantly…

Introduces a course on deep ecology designed with cognitive and experiential aims in mind. Uses conventional methods for the cognitive aim and less conventional class- and home-journal exercises for the experiential aim. (Author/YDS)