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Direct linkGreenslade, Thomas B., Jr. – Physics Teacher, 2012
I spent the 1972-73 academic year on sabbatical leave at the Kingston, Jamaica, campus of the University of the West Indies. One of my duties was to give Saturday morning enrichment lectures to the students, and the best one was on suspension bridges. The demonstration lecture then went on tour to high schools in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demonstrations (Educational), Physics, Scientific Concepts
Peer reviewedChen, A. Anthony – Physics Teacher, 1975
Describes a course, taught in Jamaica, for prospective high school physics teachers that stresses concepts which are difficult to teach and easily misunderstood by students. Also stresses preparing high school students to take national exams and teaching physics in poorly equipped laboratories. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Instruction, Methods Courses
