Three separate but related topics are discussed. These include the status of analytical chemistry in academia, the decline of science education in the United States (offering possible solutions to the problem), and the future of computers in analytical chemistry. (JN)

Describes the Personalized Admissions and Advisement System introduced at Triton College, Illinois, to administer student recruitment, admissions, advising, and initial orientation. The article compares the old and the new systems and points out the benefits of the computer-assisted method, particularly as related to speed and ease of data…

The University of the Pacific School of Dentistry's program to withstand the economy's downturn and reduced patient pools included frequent resource and expense projections, increased student and faculty productivity, increased clinic income, public relations efforts, improved money management, and computerized administrative systems. (MSE)

Schools of education must go beyond public school teacher preparation to prepare men and women to work in a variety of learning settings. The C.W. Post School of Education at Long Island University has developed innovative programs and cooperative arrangements to meet the needs of the postindustrial society. (Author/MSE)

Because advanced students had difficulty in interpreting cleavage patterns obtained by gel electrophoresis related to rapid sequencing techniques for DNA and RNA, several formats were developed to aid in understanding this topic. Formats included print, print plus scrambled print, interactive computer-based instruction, and high-resolution…

A populace illiterate in science and technology results from attitudes and values nurtured by the public educational system. To change the attitudes of educators in the U.S. requires changing public attitudes toward learning standards, student responsibility for learning, and the importance of fundamental skills. (MLW)

Describes nine-week computer literacy course offered to seventh graders of the Freeport, Illinois, School District, which teaches students how to operate a computer, input a program, process the program, and identify output. Sample activities involving predicting output, and modifying and writing a program are appended. (EJS)

Describes Clarkson College's Educational Resources Center, which is the hub of a campuswide system to provide computerized integrated information services and support systems for the instructional, research, and administrative activities of the college. Information on facility planning and services is included. (JJD)

Discusses the differences between computer-assisted and computer-managed instruction (CMI), identifies the central themes running through CMI, presents a general definition of CMI, gives a functional overview of CMI, and develops definitions pertaining to CMI functions and systems. (Author/JL)

The invasion of the microcomputer technology into the schools has implications that permeate every aspect of school management or instruction. The modern school administrator has a responsibility to foresee and direct orderly change. (AH)

Discusses new demands in education resulting from rapid advances in information technology and the role of the Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) in meeting this need. The MEP-funded Consortium Information Project is meeting specific information technology challenges by offering a variety of skills and backgrounds to 9- to 13-year-old…

Discusses developments which should occur in the Wales region by the end of the Microelectronics Education Programme (1984). Indicates that a major curriculum project has been started to enable developments in information technology to be reflected in classrooms, focusing on the production of software and resource materials. (Author/JN)

Describes 20 National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded projects, emphasizing those from which earth science instructional materials are replicable and available. Included are the general nature of the project, type of materials produced (audio-visual aids, computer programs, learning modules, earth science equipment, and others), grade/educational…

Discusses the importance of computer studies and various problems that will arise in implementing computer science education in Malaysian secondary schools. Reviews French experiences in computer education (emphasizing modeling and simulation as a teaching mode), suggesting that these experiences be examined before embarking on a Malaysian…

Briefly outlines how computers can be useful in teaching nine different subjects and in managing the central office. (JM)