Fifty-one teachers with three or more years of teaching experience participated in an inservice workshop on the development of course content, setting of student performance objectives, and selection of instructional methods. The participants completed questionnaires and check lists which were contrasted with parallel instruments completed by 75…

A joint venture between the Nebraska Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational Education and the Central Technical Community College Area (CTCCA) was conducted to design intensified, individualized and group-oriented instructional programs in personnel development for the entrepreneur. Phase I of the project involved developing relevant…

Descriptive and evaluative information is provided in this report on Project COMPAS (Consortium for Operating and Managing Programs for the Advancement of Skills), a cooperative effort between seven community colleges which developed cognitive skills programs for entry-level freshmen. Chapter I reviews the unique features of Project COMPAS,…

Based on Georgia Department of Education standards, this guide is designed to provide secondary school physical educators with a framework for a comprehensive and adaptable instructional program. The first two chapters explain the philosophy behind the program and suggest implementation procedures within the school physical education department. A…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual Program that was conducted at a New York City high school in 1979-1980. The program served Spanish speaking students in the South Bronx. Characteristics of both the students and the neighborhood are discussed in the report. A program description outlines the general administrative organization that…

Part of a series of publications prepared by Hawaii's state department of education, this report details some of the curriculum development projects in progress during 1979-80. Each project description lists objectives; needs served; products anticipated upon completion as well as at the end of the 1979-80 school year; major activities; number and…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII bilingual program that was conducted at South Shore High School in Brooklyn, New York, in 1979-1980. The program served Russian, Haitian Creole, and Spanish speaking students in both public and private schools. The evaluation provides a demographic analysis of the school's environment, information on student…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual Program conducted at a New York City High School in 1979-80. The report contains information on the program goals and objectives, the school site, and the student characteristics. Aspects of the instructional component discussed include programming, mainstreaming, and program funding.…

The Career Decision-Making Program (CDM) for secondary school students consists of approximately fifty individual products which can be used as a semester course, a six-to-eight-week exploratory course, independent units, or outside of the CDM program in other career guidance activities. The CDM program has two components: (1) the Exploring Career…

This report reviews the status and use of the Time-shared Interactive Computer-Controlled Television (TICCIT), a computer-assisted instructional tool, at Northern Virginia Community College. During 1977-78, 100 terminals were available for student use and 20 for course development and faculty use. Courses available on TICCIT were Algebra I and II…

Project activities primarily consisted of curriculum-writing workshops conducted for 503 educators in ten state regions. Workshops included career education orientation, procedures for career education curriculum infusion, and technical assistance in the writing process. The internal evaluation activities focused on assessing the process of…

A project to develop a field-based, competency-based training program for community development practitioners was undertaken in the Central Coast Region of California. Competency objectives were identified from a literature review of community development practice and information obtained from field practitioners and community members. Four…

A project was designed to involve vocational teachers in intensive "hands-on" workshop activities to develop information, materials, and strategies for vocational instruction and support for students with special needs. Thirty vocational teachers from business, homemaking, and industrial education were involved in a two-day workshop and…

This description of the development and evaluation of a model training curriculum is part of a series of three documents which together constitute a guide to the training of the Bilingual-Bicultural Child Development Associate (CDA) trainer. The introduction focuses on the objectives, background and philosophy of the Texas Bilingual-Bicultural CDA…

The educational model presented in this document synthesizes behavioral and developmental orientations in order to address certain school problems of low-income children. These problems include poor reading, math, and language arts skills; insufficient problem solving skills; and inadequate parent involvement and influence in children's formal…