Discusses methods for integrating mathematics with study of culture and history to encourage awareness of its role in everyday life: comparing number words in foreign languages; discussing number origins, numerical symbols of ancient societies, games of skill and chance; and examining different housing styles to develop geometry and measurement…

Hypothesizes that overloading the working memory may leave no space for thought and organization such that faulty (or even no) learning takes place. Provides examples of this hypothesis and possible remedies. These remedies focus on design of laboratory manuals and equipment and on curriculum content order. (JN)

Results of a survey of all U.S. and Canadian medical schools concerning the extent and nature of instruction in dental topics for medical students also revealed the perceived importance of including such instruction in the undergraduate medical curriculum and barriers to teaching dental topics to medical students. (MSE)

Advocates the integration of online instruction into business school curriculums and presents a curricular model that has evolved from author's experiences--introductory lecture, group planning and development on online search strategy, group online searching. Instructor training, required equipment, and databases and costs are considered. Three…

Teaching music to the early adolescent is a challenging and sometimes difficult task. Characteristics of early adolescence are described, and reasons why some middle level music programs are not effective are discussed. Tips for tailoring instruction to this age group are presented. (RM)

Through graphic art courses, art teachers can provide students with an understanding of how computers work and how to solve problems with them. How to design a graphics program is discussed. (RM)

Describes steps taken to standardize seven sections of a beginning newswriting course and includes the basic grading scale used, with explanations. (CRH)

Even during the reconstruction of general education in the college curriculum there remains great confusion about what general education should be, made worse by a preoccupation with educational process rather than outcomes. Serious attention to institutional, mission, philosophy, goals, and structures is necessary, and will enhance the faculty's…

Some of the concepts and procedures of curricular design and student evaluation utilized by the clinical faculty within the PharmD program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City are described. Specific competencies, curriculum objectives, clinical review conferences, and verbal challenge examinations are appended. (LBH)

Describes a personal development program designed to provide usable skills in the four major areas identified by a federal task force as being important in helping a person become more effective in the work environment and interpersonal relationships: Human behavior, communications, management, and government. (WL)

Author looked at the local authority reaction to the National Foundation for Educational Research report, Primary French in the Balance, and at the continuing debate between the NFER and its critics. (Editor/RK)

A West Virginia educator reviews the MACOS controversy and the 1974 textbook feud in his state. Such curriculum struggles result in part, he says, from growing federal influence on education, dating to the cold war and the civil rights movement. (Author)

The program aims at training veterinarians, with interdepartmental faculty participation the rule rather than the exception. Included in the curriculum are: avian medicine, herd health management, veterinary public health, veterinary food hygiene, and regulatory veterinary medicine. (LBH)

Discussion about (1) introducing young children to global concepts, (2) carefully choosing instructional materials to further global concepts, and (3) how a child's viewpoint can affect his perception of global concepts. (ND)

An approach to the teaching of behavioral science in the undergraduate medical curriculum is described. The course was designed to familiarize the students with the practical application of principles of behavior change to medical problems. (LBH)