Discusses a study conducted at Wilson County Technical College, North Carolina, to assess the study habits and skills of 74 students enrolled in basic science courses in 1987. Student responses to the Study Behavior Inventory-Form D suggest that students had difficulty with time management and keeping up-to-date with assignments. (DMM)

Discusses the methods and findings of a study of associate degree nursing students' (N=48) knowledge and misconceptions about aging. Reports definite knowledge gaps and the acceptance of several common misconceptions about the elderly. (DMM)

Describes a study of the attitudes toward writing and self-evaluation of writing skills of 78 allied health students. Reports negative attitudes toward the writing process and skills deficiencies. Advocates incorporating writing into science course curriculum. (PAA)

Describes a study of the attitudes of adult females enrolled in allied health curricula at Wilson Technical Community College towards computers, which found only a moderate degree of computer anxiety among the 62 subjects and a relationship between the completion of a computer literacy class and positive attitudes toward microcomputers. (DMM)