The authors used the 5E learning cycle (engage, explore, explain, extend, and evaluate) and a pulmonary carbon dioxide mystery to introduce eighth grade students to the study of chemistry. The activity engages students in measurement, data collection, data analysis, media and internet research, research design, and report writing as they search…

Seventh grade students entering South East Junior High in Iowa City come from eight elementary feeder schools, as well as from schools around the world. Their information literacy skills and knowledge of reference sources vary, but since all seventh graders and new eighth graders are required to take one trimester of Visual Studies, all entering…

Purpose: The paper aims to describe the application of two key service quality frameworks for improving the delivery of postgraduate research supervision. The services quality frameworks are used to identify key areas of overlap between services marketing practice and postgraduate supervision that can be used by the supervisor to improve research…

Outlines the major considerations for successful research participation by undergraduate students. Describes the value of this involvement to the students, factors leading to the success of the program, and student reaction to the program. (GS)

Author attempted to answer the question of whether liberal arts college teachers have employed their classrooms as centers of inquiry. (Author/RK)

Production methods and content of a library-produced videotape titled "The Term Paper: Getting It Together." (LS)

Program for high-risk students is described. Grade point averages of 755 high-risk students compared by type of housing. Analysis revealed differences significantly at alpha=.01, while measures of ability were not significantly different by type of housing. Discussion includes implications for helping university experience be more rewarding for…

In this study college student subjects were grouped into four categories: (1) users of marijuana, (2) users of alcohol, (3) users of both, and (4) abstainers. It was concluded that the group using both marijuana and alcohol had the highest academic aptitude; however when compared with other groups, experienced a lower degree of academic…

This document contains a guide for coordinators and a brief handbook for judges. The coordinator's guide outlines nine steps for organizing and conducting a county social studies fair. Designed for elementary and secondary schools, the focus of the fair is student centered. Students choose topics of personal interest (usually a problem, issue,…

A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS TO BE PERFORMED WITH SMALL APPARATUS BY STUDENTS IS PRESENTED. PREPARATION OF DATA SHEETS AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS ARE ENCOURAGED. IN THE CATEGORY OF MATTER AND MOLECULES, THE CONCEPT TO BE DEVELOPED IS THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THERE ARE EMPTY SPACES IN AIR AND IN LIQUIDS. EXPERIMENTS WITH INERTIA, THE LAW OF SPRINGS,…

This paper reviews research on the success of Upward Bound students and the performance of disadvantaged students in college. An examination of more than 20 Upward Bound studies tends to show that slight gains in motivational readiness for college were registered. Upward Bound students appear to enter college at a higher rate (80%) than the…

THE AIM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP, DEMONSTRATE, AND EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A PARTICULAR MODEL FOR A STUDENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, INCORPORATING PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED INFORMATION PLUS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE DATA FROM STUDENTS. A CENTRAL DATA BANK WAS ESTABLISHED TO INCLUDE (1) THE ACADEMIC RECORD OF THE STUDENT…

Describes the activities of companies which write term papers for profit or prepare research that goes into term papers for college students. Notes efforts of universities and the government to control such enterprises and their present legal refuge as "research" organizations. (JT)

Assesses, through a survey, whether instruction in research methods has filtered down to the undergraduate level. Finds that the introductory communication research methods course on the undergraduate level appears to be growing rapidly, and that there is general agreement about purpose, content, problems, and plans for it. (MS)

Presents a format for an organized research procedure. Three information source sheets for keeping track of research materials--encyclopedias, books, and other sources such as periodicals, newspapers, and interviews--progress to greater levels of detail and are designed for use by grade 2, grades 3-6, and grade 8. (MES)