Suggests an educational exercise involving the ranking of historically significant scientists. As a stimulus for the activity, instructor presents findings to the following question asked of approximately 50 IBM employees: Which scientists in history have had the most influence on lives and thoughts? Includes the list and a sampling of…

Many claims that the standard Science, Technology, and Society (STS) movement has generally neglected one aspect of scientific and quantitative literacy: the evaluation of expert disagreements on technical matters. Described are the limitations of the standard approach, elements of an alternative approach, and examples of the alternative approach.…

Closely scrutinizes the social constructionism and, more specifically, the collaborative learning approach to composition theory and practice. Discusses the history, philosophy and theory, classroom implementation, and advantages and disadvantages of collaborative learning. (RS)

Describes the discoveries by Hertz historically, such as photoelectric effect, radio waves, their impact on modern physics and some applications. Presents several diagrams and two chronological tables. (YP)

Presents about 200 abstracts of papers presented at the joint conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) and the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) Amsterdam, 16-19 November 1988. (YP)

Relates the historical and contemporary perspectives of science and objective thinking. Cites investigations which indicate a need to reflect on past aspects of science in order to become aware of how early scientists searched for truth. (RT)

Two federal agencies proposed conflict-of-interest guidelines that would require scientists supported by government money to file financial-disclosure forms and universities to review those forms and eliminate conflicts of interest. The National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration proposed the…

Statistics are provided from an annual survey of members of the American Chemical Society highlighting their economic status. Included are employment, salaries, industry comparisons, and academic comparisons. The lower status of women's salaries in chemistry is noted. (CW)

Maintains that presenting history to the public is a goal most historians enthusiastically endorse. Concludes that reuniting scholarship and emotion, objectivity and empathy, fact and feeling may be the biggest challenge that historians face in a new scientific and intellectual world. (CFR)

Explores how the school classroom context influenced the expression of one prospective science teachers' beliefs about science and science teaching. Using the comparative method of data analysis, four interrelated categories of a student teacher's experience were generated: (1) beliefs about teaching science; (2) constrained teaching and…

Discusses the role of the information specialist as an intermediary and how each selection made in the process of providing information involves a value judgment. Topics include censorship, self-knowledge and censorship, censorship in the wider community, professional response to the demands of censorship and ethics issues, and academic…

Presents a historical overview of visualization as a cognitive strategy in human creativity, discovery, and problem-solving. Highlights include visualization as a cognitive strategy for solving everyday problems; visualization by scientists and inventors; counter examples; and implications for multimedia learning environments, instructional…

Although the challenges faced by librarians and medical informaticians are sometimes different, the evolution of information technology and new forms of biomedical communication suggest an increasing convergence between the two disciplines. Both groups serve as information deliverers and curators, apply information technology to knowledge…

Describes the use of infometry, or informational geometry, to meet the challenges of information service businesses. Highlights include theoretical models for cognitive coordination and genetic programming; electronic information packaging; marketing electronic information products, including cost-benefit analyses; and recapitalization, including…

Presents "Library Journal's" (LJ) 44th annual placements and salaries survey of library and information school graduates. Results show that the number of graduates who are finding traditional jobs is declining, but their salaries are increasing. Two related essays discuss one graduate's route to the profession and update the careers of…