A discussion of computer assisted instruction as an effective teaching method with more and faster learning, as opposed to the cost-effectiveness question. Implications for the future are also covered. (HB)

A description of cassette programs which have been developed to introduce music majors to a number of important reference materials. (Author)

Article provided additional sources of information on planning for updating occupational education. (Editor/RK)

Classroom management techniques used by two teachers in an open classroom are described. The organization and arrangement of materials and activities and the establishment of rules of behavior are also discussed. (JP)

Describes how case studies, involving written accounts of engineering jobs as they were actually done or problems as they were actually encountered, can be effectively used to motivate engineering students. (JR)

Describes an individualized general biology course, taught at Marymount College of Kansas, that encourages students to assume responsibilty for their own learning. (JR)

Describes a project designed to increase enthusiasm among college human-ecology students for studying environmental problems. Small groups of students were asked to investigate local pollution problems by first discovering them and then filming them with a mobile videotape unit. (JR)

Discusses ways in which teachers respond to student questions in science. Suggests that the teacher's response should encourage a spirit of inquiry. (JR)

Des cribes the techniques for collecting and maintaining the eggs of frogs and toads (JR)

Describes ways in which a student might use a programmable calculator to obtain air pollution data for a particular locale and outlines the teacher's role in preparing the Computer Simulated Experimentation. (JR)

Discusses the three phases of a three-day intensive research study field trip: planning and pre-trip training; actual trip; and post-trip report, research and data organization, and final trip evaluation. Included is a sample program of the limnology field trip taken by the Grafton High School, Wisconsin. (CC)

Discusses the use of shadows to explain such scientific phenomena as umbra and penumbra, eclipses, day and night, seasons, and length of day. Indicates that shadow plays can serve to help the students in understanding more about light. (CC)

Discusses a student project which is intended to teach undergraduates concepts and techniques of nuclear physics, experimental methods used in particle detection, and provide experience in a functioning research environment. Included are detailed procedures for carrying out the project. (CC)