Reports on an Association for Science Education (ASE) council meeting focusing on matters of learning, pedagogy, curriculum, professional development, and the role of ASE. (YDS)

The communicative relationship between learners and teachers in higher education, particularly as manifested in assessment and feedback, is often problematic. I begin from an Academic Literacies approach that positions academic literacy as requiring learners to acquire a complex set of literacy skills and abilities within specific discursive and…

Describes the scope and content of a book that examines the teaching of science to mixed ability classes and notes the availability of a bibliography on the same subject. (GS)

Presents reflections on the author's visit to the United States to look at independent learning in the classroom and laboratory. Outlines concerns that the ILIS will have to consider in the future. (GS)

Presents a series of behavioral objectives for a 60 hour science unit designed to train laboratory technicians in safety, basic laboratory skills, laboratory service and fittings, and first aid. (SL)

Briefly summarizes the proceedings of a meeting to consider the implications of assessment for both secondary and tertiary chemical education. (PEB)

Gives a summary of a report on primary schools in England. A comprehensive survey of a representation sample of 7-, 9-, and 11- year-old pupils was conducted. The findings and their implications are considered. Recommendations are presented. (GA)

Reports on a part of a report on primary schools in England. States that science instruction tends to be superficial, and that the teaching and the content require more planning. (GA)

Presented are recommendations of English mathematicians and physicists for ensuring that there is an optimum match in the math/physics interface in secondary schools. Recommendations stress the need for increased cooperation between the disciplines. (SL)

Reports on the Association for Science Education conference April 1-3, 1977. Condensations of addresses to the convention are provided. (CP)

Reports on three studies. One involves a comparison of student achievement between students in a streamed versus unstreamed situation. The second involves a comparison of an individualized versus a class-paced approach. The third involves teacher attitude and teaching technique. (GS)

Describes the work of the Education Committee of the ASE on mixed ability teaching which includes the collection and coordination of information offered by teachers, the dissemination of information, and the preparation of a booklet in this field. (GS)

Reports on the International Congress on the Improvement of Biology Education which was attended by delegates from fifty-eight different countries. The objectives of the Congress were to identify and analyze trends, to prepare a four-year plan for further improvement, and to prepare materials for publication by UNESCO. (GS)

Explains the educational value of computer simulations in general and provides specific areas of computer application in teaching of chemistry, biology, and physics. Explains the application of instructional materials developed in the Chelsea Science Simulation Project. (GS)

Comments on the reports prepared by the Royal Society Joint Committees concerning the need of mathematics in high school chemistry, physics and biology. (CP)