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Gordon, Dena W. – 1982
A self-instructional audiocassette/workbook training kit, Learn INFORM, was designed to teach new users how to search the database ABI/INFORM and to help more experienced searchers sharpen their searching skills. The 35-minute audiocassette is a dialogue between an information specialist and an end user, while the step-by-step workbook includes…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Databases, Group Instruction, Information Retrieval
Download full textAshby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2005
"The Achiever" is published semi-monthly during the school year for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Spellings: New 'Commonsense' Approach to Implementing 'NCLB'"; (2) "The Variable…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Science Education
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2005
Females are now doing as well as or better than males on many indicators of achievement and attainment, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Education. On the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), females outperformed their male peers on reading (2003) and writing (2002) assessments at the fourth, eighth and twelfth…
Descriptors: Scores, Gender Differences, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests
Zuercher, Melanie A., Ed. – 1989
This adult literacy curriculum best serves groups of students, but is also effective for one-on-one tutoring methods. The material covers the history of broad form deeds in Kentucky (instruments with which coal rights, but not the farmlands above the coal, were sold to mining companies) and includes four personal narratives of Kentucky residents…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Coal, Instructional Materials
Cook, Sherry; Nicolls, Beryl, Ed. – 1989
This guide is part of a package developed for people with disabilities and professionals wishing to conduct advocacy courses by Skills for People, a British advocacy group. The guide contains 13 sections: (1) why this guide was written; (2) how to use this guide; (3) how to have good meetings; (4) checklist for genuine involvement; (5) checklist…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Planning
Harris, Carolyn DeMeyer, Ed.; McKinney, David D., Ed. – 1993
This instructional kit outlines procedures for implementing Project PARTnership, a program for teaching students with disabilities greater self-determination skills through specifically designed arts experiences. An introductory section describes key project activities, including establishing a site steering committee comprised of teachers,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Classroom Techniques, Creative Dramatics
