Between 40% and 50% of Chemistry 103 registrants at the University of Maryland at College Park earn D, F, or W grades. Registrants for Chemistry 103 were randomly selected to participate in a pre-course refresher consisting of listening to as many as seven audio-tutorial tapes on the basic concepts and calculations of chemistry. Records were kept…

A packet of supplementary materials for eighth grade science instruction for limited-English-proficient students is intended for beginning and intermediate students of English as a second language (ESOL). It contains worksheets and activities designed to increase student participation, challenge them within their language ability, create positive…

An understanding of the concepts of atoms and molecules is fundamental to the learning of chemistry. Any misconceptions and alternative conceptions related to these concepts which students harbor will impede much further learning. This paper identifies misconceptions related to the fundamental characteristics of atoms and molecules which Grade 12…

A set of interactive, computer-simulated experiments was designed to respond to the large range of individual differences in aptitude and reasoning ability generally exhibited by students enrolled in first-semester general chemistry. These experiments give students direct experience in the type of decision making needed in an experimental setting.…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CORRELATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELECTED APTITUDE AND INTEREST MEASURES AND CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT. THE INVESTIGATION ALSO WAS CONCERNED WITH THE STABILITY OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS FOR TWO INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND FOR MALES AND FEMALES. SELECTED APTITUDE AND INTEREST MEASURES WERE STUDIED IN…

This volume contains the lesson plans and appropriate teacher background information for a 43-lesson sequence on the subject of respiration. Associated materials, contained in separate volumes, include a student text and a student laboratory manual. Each lesson outline includes a rationale, objectives, sequence of student text lessons and…

The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre is concerned with the retrieval, evaluation, synthesis, and dissemination of structural data based on diffraction methods. The source of input is almost entirely primary journals. Bibliographic information and numeric data on crystal and molecular structures are on magnetic tapes. The bibliographic file…

Data from experiments with high school chemistry students revealed (1) that remediation positively influences cognitive achievement and retention, and (2) recycling, which introduces alternate materials and activities under teacher direction, provides more optimum learning conditions than repeating the learning activities and reviewing the reading…

Attainment of laboratory course objectives was compared for tenth and twelfth grade Israeli students using two chemistry curricula: An Experimental Chemistry Program for Secondary Schools (ECPSS) and the CHEM Study program. ECPSS students more often than non-ECPSS students, and ECPSS girls more often than boys felt they had achieved the…

Reviews the reform of the industrial structure of the Soviet Union. Emphasizes the influence of the communist party on chemical production, research and education. Surveys the problems facing the Soviet chemical industry. Lists important officials in the Soviet chemical industry. Discusses joint ventures between the United States and the Soviet…

Discusses demand for chemists and chemical engineers in 1986 and the first half of 1987. Examines the employment outlook by degree, time of year, industry, and institution. Makes predictions for the next year. Examines the starting salaries for B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. chemists. Discusses inequities by degree, experience, and gender. (CW)

Although the crisis in precollege science and mathematics education has passed, various efforts are underway to improve the quality of education in these areas and to resolve existing problems. Several of these efforts are discussed, including the role of the National Science Foundation, industry role, and others. (JN)

Discusses Lehigh University's industry-funded centers and institutes, academic research projects designed to upgrade both industry and the economy, and research and development programs. Includes information on sources of research and development funding. (JN)

Identifying the benefit of teaching chemistry through history was the goal of this study that used a quasi-experimental design based on the method of action research. Two groups of students in the last 2 years of a teacher preparation program participated in the study with one group receiving instruction on how to develop and teach chemistry…

The results of this study are consistent with a two-stage model of learning chemistry, a multi-dimensional subject, in which students accumulate knowledge in stage one, and then restructure their knowledge in stage two. When cognitive, metacognitive and achievement variables were subjected to a predictive discriminant analysis (PDA) procedure,…