Science teachers and mentors continue to be challenged to meet the high expectations of "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" and the "Next Generation Science Standards." Indeed the Framework urges teachers to help learners "[build] progressively more sophisticated explanations of natural phenomena..." while the…

Part II of a two-part article that examines the doctrine of special creation embodied in the Creation Research Society's high school biology textbook, Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity," from an historical perspective. This part examines the concept of ideal type" in the creationist position. (AL)

Discusses John McCrone's book "The Ape That Spoke: Language and the Evolution of the Human Mind," highlighting the origins of language and the evolution of habits of thought. (SR)

Part I of a two-part article that examines the doctrine of special creation embodied in the Creation Research Society's high school biology textbook, Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity" from an historical perspective. This part examines the arguments from design and catastrophism. (AL)

Maintains that "Individual Development and Evolution: The Genesis of Novel Behavior" (Gilbert Gottlieb) is one of the most creative, integrative, and important works in the field of developmental comparative science. Gottlieb's work has provided scientific basis for the concept that developmental systems, and not genetic reductionism, is the only…

Reed believes the proper study of psychology is not mind or stimulus-response phenomena but ways animals (including humans) encounter the world. In this view, animals are seen in environmental and evolutionary contexts; a fundamental concept is not mind or behavior but affordance or what environments offer animals; and new topics, such as…

In this review educational researchers are apprised of some potentially important developments in evolutionary biology. The field is outlined as it is spelled out in two recent books on sociobiology and behavior. The relationship between the two areas is discussed. (Author/GC)

Six books written in response to creationist arguments are reviewed. Indicates that the books should be of great utility in educating students in the sciences and in presenting the case for science, as separate from religion, to the uncommitted public. (JN)

Critiques Slusher's account of creationist cosmology, with occasional reference to other relevent creationist theories. Points out the fallacies and contradictions on seven topics, including the structure of the galaxies, Olber's Paradox, traveling of light in space, and changes in Saturn's rings. (DC)

Provides the results of an annual review of nontechnical astronomy books written for readers without extensive background in science or mathematics. Includes reviews of books on topics including amateur astronomy, comets, computers, cosmology, galaxies, pseudoscience, the solar system, space exploration, stellar evolution, telescopes and…

Presents information and concerns regarding computer courseware, books, and audiovisual materials reviewed by teachers. Covers a variety of topics including dissection of common classroom specimens, medicine, acid rain projects, molecules, the water cycle, erosion, plankton, and evolution. Notes on availability, price, and needed equipment, where…

Computer software, audiovisuals, and books are reviewed. Includes topics on interfacing, ionic equilibrium, space, the classification system, Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome, evolution, human body processes, energy, pesticides, teaching school, cells, and geological aspects. Availability, price, and a description of each are provided. (RT)