A course designed to groom editors for the newspaper is presented. Editing copy, copyreading and proofreading, principles of headlining, responsibility of the press, libel and slander laws, and problems of censorship are covered. Course objectives include the following: (1) The student will recognize and correct all newspaper items that do not…

A course in the theory and practice of making up the front page and inside pages of the newspaper is presented. Included are copy fitting, headline and composition fitting, typography and type specifications, and photo proportioning. Theories of offset and letterpress printing are also covered. Objectives of the course include the following: (1)…

A course in forming medium size pottery on the potter's wheel and developing skill to reproduce matching forms is presented. Abilities which will be expected of the student at the end of the course include: (1) defining important terms relating to pottery, (2) identifying and differentiating between certain aspects of ceramic art, and (3)…

A course in sculpturing wooden forms is presented. It has a two-fold purpose: (1) to create in the student an awareness of the effect sculptural forms have on his environment, (2) to further enhance the artistic abilities of the student through sculpting in wood. Content of the course includes a demonstration of wood sculpture techniques and an…

On the basis of the parameters measured in this study, students completing a curriculum in medical technology with a shortened clinical laboratory phase plus structured courses in basic clinical science performed as well in an employment situation as students completing a curriculum with a full year of clinical laboratory experience. (Author)

A course presenting the fundamentals of music through ear training, analysis, reading and writing music is given. Objectives include: ear training, reading and analysis, and writing. Course content includes: (1) Review of previous levels if need exists to facilitate placement and determine strengths and weaknesses, (2) Development of aural…

A course in the basic principles of journalism is presented. The principles are studied as applied to writing columns, reviews, feature stories, human interest articles, fashion reporting, comics, personality interviews, and other types of entertaining writing for the newspaper. Course objectives include: (1) The student will identify feature…

A course to train students in proper handling of school accounts--contracts, bookkeeping, business letters, the significance of school audit--is presented. Selling advertising and developing ideas of a profit and/or publicity-oriented nature are also covered. Course objectives include the following: (1) The student will explain the purpose of a…

A course designed for the reading and understanding of the newspaper is presented. Included in the content are a study of the structure of the newspaper, styles of writing found in newspapers, a detailed study of a story as it unfolds, and writing assignments using different styles of writing. Objectives include the following: (1) The student will…

Presents a systematic procedure for analyzing job tasks to determine the relative emphasis each should be given in an instructional program as opposed to being learned through on-the-job experience. (Editor)

Developed primarily to provide a course of study requisite for the second area of a two-part practical nursing program, this curriculum guide can also be used to instruct nursing students in other programs. The content is divided into five major areas of study which include medications, nursing principles and skills (part two), maternal and infant…

The investigation is part of continuing Navy research on the Trainability of Group IV (low ability) personnel intended to maximize the utilization and integration of marginal personnel in the fleet. An experimental Training Methods Development School (TMDS) was initiated to provide an experimental training program, with research controls, for…

A course in forming, decorating, glazing, and firing pottery is presented. Upon completion of the course, the student will be expected to be familiar with all terms and characteristics connected with pottery and ceramics, and he will be expected to be able to properly handle and form clay. Course content includes the history of clay handling,…

This study examined the effect of instruction on the correspondence between a model of the structure of concepts in a social studies unit (content structure) and a representation of psychological structure of subjects differing in field independence and dependence. (Author/MV)

The major objectives of this study were: to determine whether information feedback provided during a difficult task would reduce State-Anxiety (A-State) and whether learner control of feedback would lead to further reductions in A-State. Another objective was to attempt to bridge cognitive and affective domains by examining relationships of the…