This monograph, one of four in a series, contains material on a particular aspect of literacy training. Developed from reports, papers, and case studies from the Regional Literacy Workshop (November 29-December 20, 1979) held in Udaipur, India, the monographs are suggested for use in training programs for literacy personnel as background…

This guidebook presents definitions, components, examples, evaluation criteria, and aids for the development and evaluation of Learning Activity Packages (LAP), which are sets of integrated, competency based instructional materials aimed at developing proficiency in one or more topics of instruction. The first chapter sets forth definitions, in…

A project filmed three commercial baking videotapes for use by secondary and adult students in food service programs. The three topics were basic dinner rolls, bread making, and hard breads and rolls. Quick-rise dough recipes were developed, written down, and explained for use with the videotapes. A pretest, posttest, and student guide were…

Specific objectives of a project to translate V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Consortium of States) catalogs of performance objectives into viable programs of instruction ready for implementation in the secondary and postsecondary training institutions of the State of Kentucky were the following: (1) To teach selected personnel to develop…

A review of problems inherent in enhancing written guides for teachers is presented, focusing on the impact of different conceptions of educational practice and teaching. The goal of this review is to formulate theoretical perspectives and practical precepts for authors and readers of guides for educational practice and teaching. Conceptions and…

This learning module on designing student materials for self-pacing is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criteria-referenced measures, and performance guides. Information…

The process of curriculum development involves two phases: transformation of research findings into curriculum material by external developers and implementation of curriculum materials by teachers. In a study of the development of an eighth grade biology unit in Israel, the authors examined the characteristics of and relationships between the…

CONTACT WITH NONMIGRANT CULTURES CREATES DETRIMENTAL INSECURITY FEELINGS IN MIGRANT CHILDREN. TEACHERS SHOULD BE WELL VERSED IN THEIR WAY OF LIFE AND IN METHODS OF HELPING THESE INDIVIDUALS ACQUIRE AN ADEQUATE SELF-CONCEPT. THE CHILD SHOULD BE MADE TO ASSIMILATE HIS SCHOOL EXPERIENCES RAPIDLY THROUGH ESTABLISHING A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND…

INVOLVING NINE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THE PROJECT WAS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES THAT REFLECTED A VALID INTERPRETATION OF GOOD MATHEMATICAL THINKING, TO MAKE EXTENSIVE DATA COLLECTIONS TO DOCUMENT THE NATURE OF THE EXPERIENCES, TO ACHIEVE THE MOST EFFECTIVE POSSIBLE QUALITY CONTROL IN ASSURING THE RELEVANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EXPERIENCES,…

TO ORGANIZE A NEW CURRICULUM FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES A 1-YEAR PROGRAM WAS INSTITUTED TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF AN INTEGRATED HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH. GROUPS AT THE FOURTH-, SIXTH-, AND EIGHTH-GRADE LEVELS WERE USED. THE OBJECTIVE DATA WERE GATHERED FROM THE IOWA WORK STUDY SKILLS AND THE SEQUENTIAL TESTS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS,…

One means to bridge the gap between theory and practice of industrial arts education is a system for curriculum development, course construction, and instructional material development using a conceptual-based approach. An essential task in this continuum is the identification of the instructional content base. Since industrial arts is the study…

Two objectives of this bilingual vocational education project were to modify and translate vocational education curricula for bilingual students and students of limited English speaking ability and to document the process of material modification and translation in a procedural manual. A needs assessment was conducted at the secondary level…

The purpose of the project was to test, evaluate, revise and expand course materials developed during previous phases of the program. Each unit of work attempted was designed to be included in a full course of study in a vocational education curriculum for junior and senior high school students in Computer Assisted Instruction mode. The 13…

In 1969 the Cincinnati Public Schools received a grant from the Ohio State Department of Vocational Education to develop interdisciplinary career orientation materials for junior high school pupils. The preliminary social studies materials were taught in grades seven and eight for one year, then revised. During 1970-1971 each social studies…

Twelve different career education bilingual (Spanish-English) curriculum units were the results of a project designed to develop educational materials, for use in classrooms, which would simultaneously provide career information to the Spanish-speaking migrant student at the elementary level. Each Curriculum unit, containing three booklets, was…