Compares performance of first-year general chemistry college students from 32 institutions with performance of Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry Candidates in 1978 to provide a concurrent validity measure of the multiple-choice section of the AP chemistry examination. Average AP candidates scored significantly higher than average college students.…

Results of a survey of New Jersey private, parochial, and public school superintendents on science teacher shortage in general and chemistry teachers in particular support results of similar surveys. Includes information on starting salaries for inexperienced science teachers and recommendations for their future. (Author/SK)

Presents comments from a symposium at which scientists and science educators agreed that science education should focus more on problem solving and less on mastery of content. Also suggests ways to select textbooks that support a problem-solving approach. (DC)

Presents chemistry activities suitable for elementary students. Lists chemicals commonly used in elementary science, their common names, and where they may be obtained. (DS)

Describes a study which explored some difficulties related to technical and nontechnical vocabulary and the structure of the examination questions in electrochemistry. Includes results from a sample of 1,500 students in the fourth forms. (DS)

Describes how low-cost audiovisual aids are effectively used at the College of Science Learning Resources Center at Texas A & M University. (HM)

Describes advantages and disadvantages of undergraduate research in chemical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Also describes a five-year program designed to eliminate disadvantages and complement the graduate program. (SK)

Presents general and specific guidelines for handling carcinogens. Additional topics include: definition of potential occupational carcinogens; classification of carcinogens; inventory requirements; signs and labels for materials and laboratories; decontamination and disposal procedures; medical surveillance for employees working with controlled…

Describes two computer programs in which students select chemical substances and amounts for use on an imaginary trip. Written in BASIC, the 400-statement program is suitable for use on microcomputers. (SK)

Describes the construction of an apparatus which can be used to demonstrate vapor pressures of solids, liquids, and solutions. (SK)

Presents 15 recommendations to be discussed by delegates attending the international conference on chemical education at the University of Maryland during August 1981, including: exchange of information, new organizations, college instruction, new experiments and low cost equipment, academic-industry cooperation, popularizing chemistry, and…

Describes advances in catalytic determinations and other applications of kinetics in chemical analysis. A section on instrumentation and computers is included. Cites 158 references. (CS)

Presents tabular information concerning recent research in the field of enzymes in analytic chemistry, with methods, substrate or reaction catalyzed, assay, comments and references listed. The table refers to 128 references. Also listed are 13 general citations. (CS)

Presents a 52-item bibliography of works in the ERIC collection dealing with science instruction at two-year colleges. The entries cover the areas of general science, agriculture, biology, chemistry, earth science, economics, engineering, environmental sciences, interdisciplinary sciences, social science, mathematics, physics, psychology, and…

Described are different chemistry curricula that use lecture-experiments. Different components are discussed within the lecture-experiment format, such as determinism, memory, note taking, descriptive chemistry, and holistic chemistry. Also discussed are different personalities in chemistry education. (DS)