AAAS and BSCS are collaborating to develop and study a curriculum unit that supports students' ability to explain a variety of biological processes such as growth in chemical terms. The unit provides conceptual coherence between chemical processes in nonliving and living systems through the core idea of atom rearrangement and conservation during…

The final report describes a project to facilitate the efficiency with which legally blind persons use their remaining vision. The project developed a diagnostic assessment procedure, a design for instruction which includes 150 sequenced lessons, and a sourcebook on low vision. The reliability and validity of the diagnostic assessment procedure…

Discusses teaching packages, which contain a variety of media resources, and how they can be evaluated through a surrogate teacher model. Evaluation strategies are reviewed, including content analysis, field tests, and pupil reports; the evaluation report is described; and use of this strategy in the United Kingdom is discussed. (Contains 30…

The Sex Equity Project for Lake County (Florida) Schools was undertaken to reduce sex bias and stereotyping among students and to encourage exploration of nontraditional occupations. The 1986-87 project focused on middle and high school students by assembling and distributing brochures and by making classroom presentations to eighth-grade…

Focuses on learner verification and revision (LVR), a systems approach to the evaluation of instructional materials in which materials are tested with students. Using this method to adapt internationally available materials to local needs is discussed. A flow chart of the LVR adaptation process and 31 references are included. (JJD)

This final report on field testing of minicourses in undergraduate biology lists the objectives, procedures, applications, and conclusions of the project in which twelve schools utilizing minicourses, developed at Purdue University, were sampled. Data were collected and analyzed on student achievement, student attitude changes, and student…

Describes an objective-based curriculum, Native Peoples of the Southwest, that was developed to educate elementary school children about Native American cultures. Program materials are described, including printed materials, slides, audiotapes, overhead transparencies, and artifacts; field testing is reported; and guidelines are offered for…

This project's main objective was to field test competency-based vocational education (CBVE) student learning guides developed during 1979-1981 at Ridge Vocational-Technical Center (RVTC) (Florida). The learning guides were for six programs: clerical occupations, cosmetology, heavy duty truck/bus mechanics, industrial electricity, masonry, and…

A project was undertaken to evaluate and revise Florida's existing instructional materials for use in courses in heavy duty truck and bus mechanics. The tasks addressed in the currently available student guides were compared to the state program standards. After identifying tasks that were implied in the state standards but not covered in the…

Because many handicapped students leave high school without a reasonable knowledge of the world of work, a clear understanding of self in relationship to potential occupational pursuits, or a mastery of the basic skills required to function in different occupational roles, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education developed and…

A curriculum development project was carried out during 1979-81 to develop a teaching tool to be used to improve interpersonal skills of disabled community college students. The emphasis was on developing skills that can be used in obtaining and maintaining employment. The main activity of the project was to prepare a field-tested manual for use…

A remedial Navy-relevant numerical skills workbook was developed and field tested for use in Navy recruit training commands and as part of the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training curriculum. Research and curriculum specialists from the Department of the Navy and Memphis State University identified Navy-relevant topics requiring numerical skill…

The Pupil Adjustment in a Desegregated Setting (PADS) project was carried out in three stages. During the first year of operation, curriculum materials were developed for use in desegregated classrooms in grades six through ten. The PADS materials focus on human relations and the cognitive and affective concepts crucial to group development.…

The American Indian Curricula Development Program (AICDP) produced a two-package program for grades 9-12. The "Social Conflict" package, with Prejudice, Indian Education, Americanizing the Indian, and B.I.A. units, and the "Fine Arts" package, with Art, Music, Literature, and Dance and Drama units, were Pan-Indian in orientation with a strong…

After a summary of accomplishments of phases I and II of the Methods and Materials for Entrepreneurship Education Project (identification of entrepreneurship skills and development of curriculum materials designed to develop these skills in community college level courses), this phase III report describes field testing, revision, and publication…