Content/format and instructional strategies used in an adult education computer course are described. Instructions were patient, descriptive, and nonthreatening. Presentations were visual and included hands-on experiences. In addition, grades and examinations were eliminated. (JN)

Provides an outline of a 10-session, individualized nutrition/fitness course for junior high school students. Course topics include growth, body composition, exercise, energy, and nutrition. Through the use of worksheets, students assess their own anthropometric measurements, calculate energy expenditures, analyze diets, and compare dietary…

Describes a nonfiction literature unit offered in journalism and lists suggested titles. (AEA)

A six-semester secondary school computer science education program is described. Major program objectives and brief course descriptions are provided. The first course is a one-semester course on basic computer literacy. (Author/JN)

A comparative study was undertaken at the School of Architecture, University of British Columbia, to explore the effective teaching and integration of energy principles in design. Two methods were examined: the structure of a design studio, and a change in the emphasis of a theory course. (MLW)

Describes college level introductory course in human geography built around five computer projects. No previous computer experience is required. The course enables the student to realize that the computer is a fundamental intellectual resource. (Author/KC)

Suggests that college professors might improve their U.S. history survey courses by using a teaching method called "alternativing." The author describes how he uses the technique to help students begin to see and feel the dynamics of history. (RM)

An outline for a fourth grade local history course is presented. A historic study of the local community should focus on social/cultural, political, and economic community roots. An annotated listing of three local history books written specifically for children, which have received accreditation, is provided. (RM)

Describes courses designed to prepare undergraduate students for employment in substance abuse agencies. The courses include a general survey, skills acquisition, and practicum placement. (KC)

Outlines, in a weekly format, major topics and subtopics which could be included in a course on science and literature focusing on attitudes toward science and technology. Lists specific books and topics for background reading for the instructor. (DC)

Discusses how biofeedback is being incorporated into the psychology curricula of undergraduate liberal arts colleges. Two hundred colleges were surveyed. Included is a discussion of biofeedback instrumentation and descriptions of a course, a field experience, and a workshop. Also examinded is a biofeedback innovation in a research-treatment…

Describes and evaluates a college level psychology of aging course which actively involved students in projects that integrated personal experience with cognitive learning. Intellectual mastery is a sufficient goal in many college courses. However, in courses on aging, additional objectives, such as emotional growth and attitude change, must be…

Discusses the rationale for and execution of a senior design course. Includes topics on the development of a senior design project, nature of student assignments, prior training and attitudes of students, and future trends. (JN)

States that undergraduate psychology curricula emphasize abstract, generalized topics which do not reflect changes in the field of psychology or its relevance to real world problems. The author advocates the integration of theoretical concepts into areas of applied psychology and presents a course outline to achieve this goal. (AM)

Describes computer assisted instruction in social history to teach college students to use the resources and methods of the quantitative historian. Using commercially available prepared data sets, students analyze empirical data such as parish records, census data, and other civil records on the European family. (RM)