This is a comparative study of a school utilizing a mini-course science elective curriculum and one using a conventional textbook program in order to investigate the effectiveness of mini-course programs with respect to students' achievement and attitudes toward science. Two suburban junior high schools were selected, and different instructional…

The primary purpose of the Symposium was to assist the veterinary medical educator in becoming a more effective and efficient teacher. The main focus was placed on the educational process and on newer ideas in education, with the expectation that application could be made to the totality of veterinary medical education. The Fifth Symposium was…

Discusses how minicourses offered to elementary school teachers can provide background information and experiences in topics such as aquatic biology and environmental education. Presents results of a questionnaire that evaluates the effectiveness of this approach in aiding elementary school teachers to teach science. (CS)

Describes the testing of a "coursette" model of instruction designed to stimulate interest in geology among students at the University of South Carolina. (Author/SA)

Provided is a study guide for an introductory minicourse to the principles of chemical reactions. This written text is designed to accompany a series of audio tapes and 35mm slides which the student studies at his own pace. The course presents chemical kinetics, reaction mechanisms, reaction rates, and equilibrium. (SL)

A ten-day minicourse in consumerism is described which utilizes outside speakers, experiments, audiovisual material, and field trips to local stores. This is a junior high school course but is adaptable elementary, secondary, or college level. (BB)

Discusses the use of a market survey to determine the potential market, appropriate level of subject matter, and preferred meeting time for a short course in solid wastemanagement. (SL)

Advocates the use of minicourses in teaching secondary school science. Topics are suggested and methods for structuring minicourses are discussed. (JR)

Informs of the initiation of two projects: the supply of journals to developing countries and a summer seminar for foreign graduate students. Appeals to the physics community for suggestions, help, and new ideas. (CC)

Reports the findings of a study of continuing education in the environmental health field including types of courses, participant profiles, tuition charges, in-house versus outside courses, and problem areas. Focuses on short courses as an increasingly important means of enhancing professional performance. (DC)

This is a three-day refresher course. Its intended audience is composed of personnel active in aerospace related fields, but who may not have a degree in aerospace engineering, and aerospace engineers who want to review the fundamentals of flight and gain a historical perspective. (BB)

Describes a five-day summer camp which provided 12 children, ages 9-14, with a complete flying experience. The training consisted of ground school and one hour actual flying time, including the basics of aircraft control and a flight prepared and executed by the students. (MLH)

An approach to teaching biology to mixed ability groups which primarily relies on individualized instruction is described. (BR)

This study was designed and conducted to determine the effectiveness of audio-tutorial minicourses in increasing achievement in the biological sciences at the college freshman level. In 1971, 75 randomly selected students in the experimental group attended regular lecture and laboratory periods in addition to completing 10 minicourses. The 79…

This booklet, one of a series developed by the Frederick County Board of Education, Frederick, Maryland, provides an instruction module for an individualized or flexible approach to secondary science teaching. Subjects and activities in this series of booklets are designed to supplement a basic curriculum or to form a total curriculum, and relate…