Describes a microbiology course which involves the students in a project requiring the isolation and characterization of microorganisms from selected habitats. Outlines the instructional technique employed, possible difficulties with the project, and advantages of the project approach. (GS)

Describes an interdisciplinary kinesiology course which incorporated a minicourse on the physics of sports. Outlines the topics treated in the minicourse and reports findings of student gains in both the affective and cognitive domains. (GS)

Outlines a teaching method using graphs for explaining phase changes and the effect of pressure and the relationships between temperature, entropy, enthalpy, energy, Gibbs function, Helmholtz function and volume. (GS)

Points out misunderstandings between the scientific community in the United States and the majority of elected representatives. Reviews the confrontation between the Congress and the scientific establishment over grant procedures used by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the degree of control that Congress exerts over the awarding of…

Identifies and discusses some areas of research and practice that are of current interest or utility at the college level. Areas discussed include instructional objectives, advance organizers, self-pacing and audio-tutorial systems, teacher behavior, and evaluation instrumentation. (GS)

Describes a natural science program that offers twenty-five or more different topics each semester. Presents examples of the topics available and outlines the advantages of this approach. (GS)

Describes a senior seminar course in chemistry in which each student was instructed to write a 200 word article describing his senior research project to the general public. Explains the objectives and advantages of this approach. (GS)

Describes a two-course program in which students are required to undertake self-initiated and self-developed assignments to collect problem-oriented information from community officials, civic leaders, industrialists, and other citizens. (Author/GS)

Explains one instructional technique designed to achieve a synergism between self-motivation, good management of time, and goal orientation for the organic chemistry student. (GS)

Explains a computer exam format used with pharmacy students in a clinical biochemistry laboratory course. Student attitudes were assessed. Students felt that their final grade reflected their comprehension, exam pratical facilitated learning, exam format fostered retention and the questions were appropriate. (GS)

Reports on a study which attempts to evaluate the extent to which students can learn from a film and to show some ways in which the learning process can be improved. (Author/GS)

Discusses the hierarchy of awareness levels through which a learner may pass, and emphasizes that science teachers, particularly at the college level, should attempt to use teaching methods that are compatible with the awareness of students. (JR)

Describes a semester-long field trip in which 26 students of the University of Colorado studied the geology of the western United States. Only four of the participating students were geology majors. (JR)