Although Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (IBST) and the Nature of Science (NOS) are well documented as important aspects of teaching science subjects in schools, little research has been undertaken to understand how these aspects feature in secondary school science curricula in Tanzania. Thus, this study examined the extent to which IBST and NOS…

Classroom management systems, such as Blackboard, provide both students and faculty software to enhance the education experiences, but at the same time require the faculty to learn the new procedures and to transfer all digital class material to the new platform. Surveys assessed the experiences and preferences of both faculty members and students…

To assist managers in developing an appreciation for computers as a management tool, this booklet serves as a guide to three computer appreciation courses. The objectives of these courses, the computer's capability, and the Engineering Industry Training Board (EITB) program approach are discussed. An outline syllabus is given for each of the three…

This article contains unit plans for a mass media course for tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. (RC)

This curriculum guide for the high schools in Community Unit School District 300, Dundee, Illinois, provides a description of the available programs, grading procedures, requirements for graduation, a semester to quarter conversion sheet, and course descriptions organized by department. (MLF)

The University of Gothenburg Institute of Education has undertaken in the production of a concentrated course in instructional technology in order to relieve the acute shortage of such technologists in Sweden. The planned study packet will contain material covering the formulation of teaching objectives in terms of observable pupil behavior, the…

The syllabus functions as a major communication device that provides details of how student learning will be assessed and about the roles of both students and instructors in the learning and assessment process. This analysis of actual course syllabi shows the inconsistency of such communication and, therefore, the corruption of the assessment…

The purpose of this article is to propose a course geared toward higher education that would help the student to become perceptually aware and "tuned-in" to what is going on in his immediate surroundings. (Author)

On the basis of the experience gained in a Title III project called Computer Instruction NETWORK, the author presents some guidelines for the planning and implementation of a course at the high school level dealing with computers. The guide lists the first steps to be taken in setting up such a program, describes a teacher training program, and…

An educational program has been developed in the field of information science that emphasizes the design of information storage and retrieval systems for the acquisition, processing, control, and dissemination of documents. The program leads to a Master's Degree in Information Science at the University of California. Systems analysis plays a…

A course to develop an understanding of the scope of water resource activities, of the need for forecasting, of the National Weather Service's role in hydrology, and of the proper procedures to follow in fulfilling this role is presented. The course is one of self-help, guided by correspondence. Nine lessons are included: (1) Hydrology in the…

Advocates the teaching of media studies within the context of the social studies classroom and presents suggestions for implementing a course which integrates these two areas. (KS)

A course in mathematical model-building is described. Suggested modeling projects include: urban problems, biology and ecology, economics, psychology, games and gaming, cosmology, medicine, history, computer science, energy, and music. (MK)