Discusses the percentage of science teaching faculty over 50 years old and the percentage of early retirements. Questions the effects of early retirement of faculty on course offerings, programs, and departmental research. (YDS)

Poses the question, "Who will do science in the 21st century?" Indicates the importance of providing public education for all Americans. Criticizes the lack of women in chemistry faculty positions. (YDS)

Presents a true story of six boys who build a rocket to join a space race. Discusses the effectiveness of using the film "Rocket Boys" in science classrooms. (YDS)

Discusses the implications of the Kellogg Commission's "Report on Curriculum". Presents an historical perspective of the engagement of institutions in curriculum development. Discusses the major changes promoted by the Kellogg Commission and evaluates environmental studies programs. Describes a prototype program by the Institute for Conversation…

Discusses science education reform and changes in teaching and learning processes. Compares higher order cognitive skills to lower order cognitive skills in learning, and gives rationales for advocating higher order cognitive skills. (Contains 38 references.) (YDS)

Explains the phrase "What is Assessment?". Lists the principles of assessment and includes standards and goals, trust, total campus commitment, constant and continuing assessment, and incorporation of assessment research into practice and policy as the ideal components of assessment practice. Recommends the use of scoring rubrics for student…

Hypothesizes how fast the changing computer world might affect humans on Earth in the future based on the books of Ray Kurzweil and Isaac Asimov. (YDS)

Lists the women Nobel Prize laureates and questions why, with the exception of Marie Curie, all these women scientists are not well known by the public. Explains why so few women have won the Nobel Prize in science and medicine as compared to other fields. (Contains 18 references.) (YDS)

Discusses changes in teaching methods and students' learning processes with the development of technology in science education. (YDS)

Discusses the history of the Indiana Medical History Museum, the nation's oldest pathology laboratory building which was used until the 1960s. (YDS)

Introduces jazz and compares case study preparation with the playing of jazz. Discusses several ways of writing teaching notes and presents a sample outline. Focuses on classroom management issues. (YDS)

Reports on students' preexisting knowledge and examines misconceptions among nonscience major undergraduate students. Focuses on evaluating results of misconceptions in selected astronomy courses. (YDS)

Explains astrobiology and indicates the possibility of life on other planets and the interest of humankind in this possibility. Defines topics open to public misconception and their primary reinforcements by television shows. Expresses the need for students to learn the connections between different science majors. (YDS)

Presents an assessment tool for agricultural educators and curriculum specialists to assess the acquisition of knowledge among undergraduate agriculture majors. Points out the increasing importance of agriculture and agricultural education. Explains the design process of this instrument and provides the instrument. (Contains 19 references.) (YDS)

Explains an astronomy course with an alternative teaching method that has students investigate their own understanding of astronomy. Describes the value of journal use and its integration into science courses. Lists major components for the integration of journal writing into the course content and discusses student strategies for journal keeping.…