A close look at the development of the Science Foundation Course as an example of course evaluation procedures. (Author)

A media specialist observes a class for a semester to identify areas where audiovisual materials might enhance the presentation, and meets with the instructor to discuss potential applications of such materials and plan for the production of specialized items. (STS)

The tounge-in-cheek article describes a proposal to label college courses in such a way that prospective students can determine their nature and content. (JR)

The findings of a study of comparative politics core course syllabi offered by a sample of political science departments in the United States are summarized. The purposes of the study were to assess the state of the subdiscipline and to help with an exchange of ideas between teachers. (BSR)

The purpose of this study was to analyze the data from a student evaluation survey of courses and instructors in order to determine whether certain demographic variables were related to the student ratings and which rating variables were related to certain preference criteria. (Author)

A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a set of computer based teaching materials within a graduate library reference course. Evaluation of the materials and techniques was conducted for the purpose of revision and to determine the overall effectiveness of the materials as integral parts of the course. (6 references) (Author)

Describes procedures, results, and conclusions of a study designed to evaluate the success achieved in an experimental secondary school course aimed at fostering scientific literacy. The pretest-posttest control group design with matching was used. Results indicated that pretreatment-posttreatment growth score differences between the comparison…