Describes the procedures, results, and conclusions of a study which involved (1) the development of computer programs for use in an introductory college chemistry course, (2) an evaluation of the programs, (3) an analysis of the extent to which the programs provided for individual differences, and (4) a description and evaluation of the…

"Curriculum proposal for expanded industrial arts, Enterprise proposes to teach students to understand greater varieties of work and ways to prepare for it. A new curriculum development, it has distinct application to high school occupational orientation. The major categories of the program are: (1) electronics and instrumentation, (2)…

Looks at some of the key organizations and activities in the effort to revitalize the humanities at American community colleges. Reviews major projects undertaken by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges with National Endowment for the Humanities support and their success in increasing awareness of the humanities. (AYC)

The regular education inservice initiative (REGI) is a program to train school personnel to integrate handicapped students. The University of Kansas REGI project trains teams of vocational and special educators to apply the curriculum development process to the development of inservice education. (SB)

The development of an economics course that uses Apple computers and videodisc players is described. The course was chosen because it is one that is frequently eliminated when school budgets are tightened and enrollments drop, and it was felt that the new technology could offer a solution. (MP)

Sections of this article deal with (1) the first quarter of a beginning mechanics course, (2) development of computer based learning materials in other parts of physics, (3) production strategies, and (4) the future of computer based learning in physics and other areas. (Author/CMV)

The current status of statistics education at the secondary level is reviewed, with particular attention focused on the various instructional programs in England. A description and preliminary evaluation of the Schools Council Project on Statistical Education is included. (MP)

Presents the history of a graduate course on the teaching of technical communication, its content, goals and achievements. (RL)

The article describes the Chapel Hill Gifted Handicapped Project (housed at the University of North Carolina) designed to develop a model and field tested curricula for gifted and handicapped preschoolers. (SBH)

Describes five steps which instructors at Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation follow in preparing one-hour training courses on engineering assurance procedures. (CMV)

Describes the approach taken by the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to communication-across-the-curriculum courses and programs. (SR)

Described is a curriculum for a new multidisciplinary science-Health Information Science-that incorporates aspects of computer science, cognitive psychology, bioengineering, biomedical visualization, medicine, dentistry, anthropology, mathematics, library science, and the visual arts. The situation of the medical illustration profession is…

Describes how the Comprehension and Cognitive Development Program (CCD) has evolved in the middle and high schools of the Kansas City, Missouri, school district. Provides a rationale for including specific components of the program. Demonstrates (with selections from teacher portfolios) the effect that the program has had on teachers' thinking and…