Reports 1978/1979 survey results which determined degree of importance Malaysian schools (n=90) and science teachers placed on laboratory safety. Results of 40-item questionnaire (included in an appendix) focusing on laboratory rules, safety precautions, equipment storage, and teacher attitudes, indicate high concern for safety, continuing…

Discusses teaching History of Mathematics as a subject in itself, and as a supplement to general classroom lessons in mathematics. Includes specific suggestions and references for developing instructional strategies. (Author/SK)

Instructions (with diagrams and parts list) are provided for constructing an eye model with a pliable lens made from a plastic bottle which can vary its convexity to accommodate changing positions of an object being viewed. Also discusses concepts which the model can assist in developing. (Author/SK)

Discusses uses of calculators and microcomputers in mathematics education with particular reference to their impact on the teaching and learning of mathematics in Hong Kong schools. Indicates that teacher training in software design and production is essential because of the lack of adequate, well-designed mathematics software. (Author/JN)

Discusses the importance of computer studies and various problems that will arise in implementing computer science education in Malaysian secondary schools. Reviews French experiences in computer education (emphasizing modeling and simulation as a teaching mode), suggesting that these experiences be examined before embarking on a Malaysian…

A multi-phase computer aided instruction (CAI) scheme for Malaysian Secondary Schools and Matriculation Centres attached to local universities is presented as an aid for improving instruction and for solving some problems presently faced by the Malaysian Secondary Education System. Some approaches for successful implementation of a CAI scheme are…

Summarizes four stages in the development of causality obtained from interviews with Filipino children (N=1,228), reporting how they responded to questions and effect of grade/age levels on their characteristic responses. Includes a fifth stage, a logical analysis of what would be required of an adolescent trying to understand the sciences.…

Mathematics is a hierarchial build-up of concepts and the process of this systematic building up of concepts is of prime importance in the study of mathematics. Although discovery approaches are currently used, there are limitations. Ausubel's "meaningful learning" approach is suggested as an alternative to discovery learning in mathematics…

Mathematics is a language -- a way of describing, recording in mathematical sentences, and interpreting the symbols used to denote relationships. It is also an activity involving a way of thinking and a means of using relationships to solve problems. Opportunities must be provided for these activities in mathematics teaching. (Author/JN)

Outlines advantages derived from constructing and using a Projectable Basic Electronics Kit and provides: (1) list of components; (2) diagrams of 10 finished components (resistor; capacitor; diode; switch; bulb; transistor; meter; variable capacitor; coil; connecting terminal); and (3) diode and transistor activities. (JN)

Examines what makes a problem a problem. Whenever someone decides that a problem exists, there is implied a consciousness of a physical, social, psychological, or intellectual situation. This situation must have something about it that is undesirable and that is believed to be difficult; and it must be solvable. (Author/AM)

Presents the text of and selected responses to John Dewey's lecture on the evolution of the automobile presented to the Etherial Cosmological Research Society. Dewey argues that the automobile became the dominant type of transportation because it provided the best answers to human, social, political, and economic needs. (AM)

Discusses areas of conflict resulting from the implementation of the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act." The impact of the act on class size, teacher preparation time, special assignments, and training and licensing is considered. A strategy for increasing teacher union influence on future federal policy development is proposed. (AM)

Discusses how the histories of people, ideas, and concepts can be useful for the improvement of education today. Examples of historical analyses of curriculum development, compulsory education, vocational education, and teachers' roles are included. Historical studies comparing stated educational goals to actual outcomes are discussed. (AM)

Describes and analyzes the conflicting historical images of the community junior college. The historiography of the junior college movement is evaluated. None of the histories examined was based solely on historical evidence; each reflected its writer's social values. (AM)