Presents a scenario about Ignaz Semmelweis' work with childbed fever. Provides study questions about the scenario as well as teaching notes. (YDS)

Describes a study on the performance of Internet notes and PowerPoint lecture slides in a physical geology course and compares it with the traditional lecturing method. (Contains 12 references.) (YDS)

Discusses curriculum reforms and appropriate teaching methods for adult learners. Explains a curricular material called "LifeLines Online" which was developed for two-year college faculty to test problem-based curricular materials. Presents a scenario on an alternative way of teaching ecology with Investigative Cased-Based Learning (ICLB).…

Describes a laboratory notebook designed for junior and senior college students for a fish taxonomy course. Discusses the benefits of drawing and close observation on students' learning. (Contains 15 references.) (YDS)

Explains the concept of a journal club and describes a project based on the concept of the journal club as a teaching method which was helpful for undergraduate students to introduce and use new skills such as understanding new literature, interpreting, and presenting new data. (YDS)

Describes a constructivist chemistry laboratory approach based on students' personal experiences where students had the opportunity to develop their own experimental processes. Points out both the fruitfulness and difficulties of using a graduate student as a teaching assistant. (YDS)

Describes a course design which tries to incorporate the investigative approach into the curriculum. Uses a project-oriented approach where students formulate questions and hypotheses and design experiments. Recommends the design for elementary school teachers who trained in science through traditional methods. (Contains 12 references.) (YDS)

Describes distance education in an elementary science methods course using newsgroups and electronic mail discussion groups via computer. Compares the newsgroup to the discussion group and points out the importance of interaction in cooperative learning. (YDS)

Explains the use of ethical scenarios in a college-level nutrition course and other science courses. Defines how to choose ethical scenarios. Integrates a writing assignment into the course according to the Manoa Writing Program. Makes suggestions for the integration of ethics into the science curriculum. (Contains 32 references.) (YDS)

Describes the immersion system using analyses problems which was developed to improve students' critical thinking skills in introductory biology courses. Presents examples for college level problem solving procedures. Analyses students' and faculty members' reactions to analysis problems. (YDS)

Describes the investigative learning method for use in college-level biology courses. Discusses the graduate teaching assistants' roles and the strategies they need to examine such as teaching and assessment. Uses qualitative and quantitative approaches for the evaluation of the program. (Contains 16 references.) (YDS)

Discusses the Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher award which has been presented every year since 1989 by the Society for College Science Teachers and Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company and announces past winners. Gives information about the prize and nominations. (YDS)

Discusses the Edinburgh Zoo. (YDS)

Describes diabetes mellitus and its effects on human metabolism. Presents a procedure for a lab experiment on the endocrine system of rats. (YDS)

Presents a discussion case in which parents must decide whether or not to enroll their sons in an experimental treatment program for muscular dystrophy. Identifies teaching objectives and discusses the key issues of the case--muscle structure and function, muscular dystrophy, scientists and money, scientific method and the FDA, and family health…