Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of profile assessment of students in chemistry. (SL)

Describes a course in environmental chemistry which assumes no chemistry background of participants and which prepares students as technicians in resource management or water treatment. (SL)

Describes the computerization of student academic records for a science course with multisection laboratories. (SL)

Second of a two part series discussing the nomenclature of organic derivatives of oxo acids. (SL)

Describes a chemistry laboratory activity for determining the best procedure for analyzing iodide in seaweed. (SL)

Describes a method of determining the molecular weight of a weak acid. (SL)

Describes a magnetic resonance laboratory experiment for a biochemistry course. (SL)

Discusses precaution in handling laboratory chemicals and research animals. Gives references, suggested readings, and a table showing fire hazard properties of some flammable liquids. (MLH)

Lists the sponsors and committee members for this conference on participant-paced programming in chemical education and provides general remarks about the conference from both the General Chairman and Report Coordinator. (MLH)

A participant at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education describes some of the topics covered: chemistry courses for nonscience students, components of "real-world" chemistry in courses, ethical considerations in chemistry teaching, and the communication skills of chemistry students. (MLH)

Summarizes nine papers given at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that dealt with increasing the relevance of chemistry courses. (MLH)

Summarizes 18 papers given at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that dealt with innovative instructional methods or theories, including instructional objectives, audiotape-slide programs, and criterion-referenced evaluation. (MLH)

Summarizes seven papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that dealt with the use of non-computer visual aids in teaching chemistry, including slides and molecular models. (MLH)

Summarizes 13 papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that dealt with computer-assisted tutorial and graphical instruction of chemistry. (MLH)

Summarizes 11 papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that dealt with the uses of history in teaching chemistry. (MLH)