A COLLECTION OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN OHIO FOR GIFTED CHILDREN IS PRESENTED. THE AKRON SUMMER PROGRAM HAS CREATIVE LEARNING CENTERS, ENROLLING PUPILS FROM FIFTH TO TWELFTH GRADE. CLASSES ARE PROVIDED IN ART, MUSIC, SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, WRITING AND DRAMATICS. CREATIVITY IS EMPHASIZED. AKRON BUCHTEL LITERATURE SEMINAR IS A COURSE FOR ADVANCED…

Creatively gifted science students, selected through a special examination and according to demonstrated ability in the previous year, are provided with a 3-year research honors course at the Bronx High School of Science. (BB)

Through the author's home science program, MOS, the author aims to widen the walls of the school lab. MOS stands for "My Own Science." It is work that students choose and carry out on their own about once a week throughout the year. They are also responsible for keeping track of the time spent working on the activities using log sheets. With a…

This report provides state-, regional-, and district-level decisionmakers in the Northeast and Islands Region with a description of the "Compendium of Strategies to Reduce Teacher Turnover in the Northeast and Islands Region," a searchable database of selected profiles of retention strategies implemented in Connecticut, Maine,…

The authors report relations between entrance criteria and study success in a program for a master of science in business. Based on the admission criteria broadly used in European business schools and the findings of prior research, the present authors measured eight criteria for study success in the master's degree program. The authors applied…

Describes an elementary school summer program designed to allow children to develop their fullest potentials for logical thinking and structuring their own knowledge. In particular, the activities of the science center are discussed. (JR)

Describes and examines the effects of the eight-week Summer Science Training Program at the University of Iowa. There was no significant differences between students who had completed high school physics and those who had not on the final course examination, course grade, and attitudes toward physics. (Author/YP)

Two research studies sponsored by the Centre for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS) investigated the programmes informal science institutions (ISIs) currently provide to support K-12 science education, particularly in the area of teacher professional development (PD). The first study was a large-scale survey with 475 ISIs responding about the…

This newsletter summarizes the movement of transfer students from British Columbia (BC) colleges, university colleges, and institutes (sending Institutions) into BC universities from the Fall of 2006 into calendar year 2007. Predictions for 2008 are also provided along with trends from Fall 2003 to the present. Transfer students are classified…

Learning to question is essential for determining pathways of conservation and development in southwestern Amazonia during a time of rapid global environmental change. Teaching such an approach in graduate science programs in regional universities can be done using play-acting and simulation exercises. Multiple working hypotheses help students…

Describes institutes and field stations available for teaching tropical marine biology. (SL)

Describes a successful two-week summer program for children in grades four through six of above average ability. Discusses the purposes and syllabus for the program. Provides a summary of a typical daily agenda and discusses events that occurred during the two-week period. (CW)