This module cluster was prepared for the Seventh Cycle Teacher Corps Program at Glassboro State College. The purpose of the module cluster is to enable students to be able to identify and write behavioral objectives. There are no prerequisites for the cluster. The two modules which form the cluster are: (a) Identifying Behavioral Objectives and…

Stressing that instructional behaviors, programs, and materials developed for inservice education must be systematic, stimulating, psychologically sound, and organized, this document provides a guide to the development of inservice instructional packages. It includes extensive criteria for evaluating inservice instructional packages under the…

This document contains outlines of work sessions on how to write better objectives and a workbook to accompany these sessions. The first section of the document discusses the following seven steps to be observed in writing better behavioral objectives: (1) write a simple behavioral objective; (2) edit your verb to make it an action verb; (3)…

This document consists of a brief description of a continuum model of individualized instruction and a learning module on individualized instruction. The continuum model spreads the instructional components--objectives, diagnosis, instruction, and evaluation--on a continuum from teacher-directed to student-directed activity. The learning module is…

This learning module has three terminal objectives, which state that the student will be able to: (a) define CBTE (Competency Based Teacher Education), explain its major characteristics and implications, and compare it with more traditional programs; (b) design an instructional module; and (c) show commitment to the concept of CBTE by engaging in…

Each of the seven curriculum modules in this packet for forestry instruction contains a brief description of the module content, a list of the major divisions or units, the overall objectives, objectives by unit, content outline and suggested teaching methods, student application activities, and evaluation procedures. Module titles are Forest Fire…

This collection of workshop materials demonstrates how to develop learning modules through examples, illustrations, explanations, case studies, comparisons diagnosis, and prognosis. For the projected workshop, a module is defined as a modularized learning activity package composed of objectives, pretest, learning environments, and posttest. The…

This is the introductory module to the Land Application of Wastes educational program. The module contains information on the content, structure, and dynamics of the program. Also included with the module is a script to accompany a slide presentation. The Land Application of Wastes program consists of twenty-five modules and audio-visual…

The purpose of this module is to develop a general procedure to decide the feasibility of land application as a waste management alternative, given a specific problem situation. This information provides a framework within which to apply the information presented in all other modules in the program. An outline of the general procedure followed in…

Five elements are identified as being potentially hazardous in this module. These are boron, cadmium, copper, molybdenum, and nickel. The hazards to plants and animals posed by these elements are discussed in some detail. The sources of toxic elements in sewage and the factors that effect the uptake of toxic elements by sewage sludge are also…

Each of the 38 curriculum modules in this packet for agricultural mechanics instruction contains a brief description of the module content, a list of the major divisions or units, the overall objectives, objectives by unit, content outline and suggested teaching methods, student application activities, and evaluation procedures. A listing of…

This learning package on consumerism is intended for use by instructors in adult consumer-homemaking programs. (The target population for these programs is generally adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged innercity and rural areas.) Four units are included: Stretching Your Money, How to Be a Wise Consumer, Door-to-Door Salesman, and What to…

This module is an introduction to the legal and societal considerations which must be appraised when land application systems are being designed. It serves as an introduction to the federal legislation and state guidelines pertaining to land treatment. The main thrust of this module is to point out some of the concerns which a community is likely…

This module expands on the concepts of cost estimation and comparison of costs among various treatment alternatives which were presented in a previous module. The need for useful published cost data is stressed. Criteria for selecting cost references are presented, and examples of charts and graphs from several of these are used in comparing land…

The purpose of this cluster of learning modules is to increase the teacher intern's understanding and skills with regard to his role as a communicator. The cluster contains three modules: (a) objectives for teaching handwriting, (b) methodology of manuscript writing, and (c) practice teaching of manuscript handwriting. Each module contains a…