Describes a Web site designed for undergraduate macroeconomics teaching. Includes examples of two teaching modules, an applet that features macro time series for 19 countries, dictionaries of macroeconomic terms in 12 languages, links to macroeconomic topics, and an intranet search option. (JEH)

Investigates music education majors' concept maps that focused on teacher effectiveness. Explains that the students created the concept maps after two microteachings. Includes the quantitative and qualitative findings from the study. States that the combination of concept maps and microteaching may be beneficial. (CMK)

Describes a program called the Psychology Group, in which faculty of color assist students of color in preparing for the graduate application and interview process, utilizing coaching and mentoring. Focuses on the pilot project and the project outcomes. (CMK)

Describes a program in chemistry which was designed to encourage undergraduate minority students to enroll in graduate study. States that students attended meetings with their advisors and met as a group for a research lecture. The program included graduate students, staff, and professors who gave lectures and tours. (RT)

Presents a study examining whether confidence in the correctness of one's perceptions of normative pressure to use a condom influences the correspondence between those perceptions and intentions to perform the behavior. Finds that perceptions of normative pressure strongly predicted their intentions to use condoms when there was extreme normative…

Provides an update to the 1996-1999 citation analysis of undergraduate term papers by Philip M. Davis and Suzanne A. Cohen. Total number of bibliographic citations continued to grow; however, growth is explained by the addition of Web and newspaper citations. A significant improvement in the accuracy of Internet citations was found when term…

Evaluates Simulations in Developmental Disabilities (SIDD), a multimedia software program, that provides students with practice in behavioral assessment and treatment decisions for persons with developmental disabilities. Explains that students in the experimental group received instruction with SIDD following a lecture on clinical strategies.…

Evaluates the efficacy of teaching and learning in higher education, investigating the relationship between students assessment of their own academic proficiency, learning style, academic locus of control, academic self-efficacy, and academic achievement. Reports that perceived proficiency increased after completing the modules and perceived…

Contends that undergraduate students should become familiar with the scientific aspects of political science. Addresses seven objectives that are central to a sound education in political science. States that science education is taught in fragments in political science, stating that there is no undergraduate curriculum that meets the seven…

Contends that in order to make political science scientifically based, people within the discipline must reach a consensus on what a scientifically based discipline is, and communicate that information to the students. States that teaching about the scientific method may focus on a set of principles within the grasp of undergraduate students. (CMK)

Following a review of the literature on anomie and academic dishonesty at the university level, this paper reports on a survey of 300 undergraduate business students in Australia which found the newly developed measure both reliable and valid for measuring actual cheating and plagiarism. Concludes that universities need to foster development of an…

It is generally accepted that the undergraduate cumulative point average (UCPA) is associated with graduate performance of the same discipline. Less known, however, is how good the UCPA at predicting graduate performance in a different discipline. This paper discusses a study on the relationship between UCPA, undergraduate program of study, and…

In the increasingly complex and competitive global marketplace, many students seek to gain multiple skills and credentials that can aid them in their career goals. One such career strategy weds a general overarching comprehensive degree with a specific and targeted skill set. This paper provides a viable curriculum path for students who seek…

A communicating science module was introduced into an advanced undergraduate physical chemistry laboratory course. The module was integrated into the course such that students received formal instruction in communicating science interwoven with the chemistry laboratory curriculum. The content of the communicating science module included three…

As faculty director of an undergraduate leadership program that is part of the public policy studies department at Duke University, the author has been developing a pedagogy that introduces students to difficult social issues through community-based internships, and asks them to imagine what kind of leadership it would take to address those issues…