This document reviews the literature in the collections of the Library of Congress on electric vehicles. Not intended as a comprehensive bibliography, this guide is designed as the title implies, to put the reader "on target." This is of greatest utility to the beginning student of the topic. (AA)

Little is known about the intrinsic characteristics that distinguish single- and mixed-sex classrooms at the secondary level. To address this gap in knowledge, 19 Grade 11 students who were in a mixed-sex Physics 10 (during Grade 10) and a single-sex Physics 20 (during Grade 11) class were asked to compare the two environments. Twenty-four Grade…

Discussed is one "quite general" attribute that can differentiate problem representations: the kinds of entities that are included -- the cognitive objects that the system can reason about in a relatively direct way, and that are included continuously in the representation. The ontology of a domain is significant for four reasons. First,…

This report, which examines expected major trends in ocean research up to the year 2000, focuses on the most important ocean research problems that should receive particular attention during the next decades, what major advances should be expected and what kinds of research should be encouraged for them to be achieved, and impediments to achieving…

This article discusses ways for improving the curriculum and methods of Russian secondary polytechnical education in the teaching of physics. (Author/RM)

Examines the traditional role of textbooks in physics teaching, looks at new trends in physics teaching, examines use of books in new courses, and describes the Danish physics project. (GS)

Comments on events, materials, and publications of interest to teachers. (RH)

Provides a description and evaluation of a university's recently instituted physics learning center. Photos and text reveal some uses of the facility. (Author/CP)

Considers teaching to be the synthesis of a body of knowledge and the art of presentation. Comments on the American science teacher education process, particularly at the graduate level. (CP)

Advocates increased emphasis on job availability for physicists with bachelor degrees so that lack of positions does not cause a greater decrease in undergraduate physics enrollment. (CP)

A three-year general physics program which uses a single text from which a sequence of one-year courses have been constructed is described. It is organized on a modified spiral approach and requires laboratory work culminating in an experimental project during the sixth semester. Discussion includes implementation and administration of the…

Provides student credit hour (SCH) production data and full-time equivalent (FTE) faculty values for physics departments for eight state institutions in Illinois. From this data a SCH/FTE "efficiency" ratio is calculated and implications for present staffing patterns and maintaining faculty size are discussed. (Author/CP)

Discusses aspects that are often lacking in preservice training for high school physics teachers. Lists ten features of a preservice program that would enhance physics teaching, including laboratory-centered training, the history of physics, inquiry skills in science, and a familiarity with high school physics curriculum programs. (MLH)

Indicates that to explore the relationship between the teaching of science and mathematics in the secondary school, it is necessary to examine the basic issues of the curriculum in some depth. Examines the justifications for the school curriculum and the distinguishing characteristics of physics and mathematics. (GS)