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Download full textWoolfolk, E. Mansfield – 1971
Funded under ESEA Title I, this program was designed to provide income and work experience for disadvantaged junior high school youths age fourteen and above; and, to provide incentives which would motivate youths to continue their education through high school. The wages earned were intended to enable the student to provide for some of his…
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics
MacDonald, Randolph – 1971
A study directed toward the education of preschool children is presented. This study, the Appalachia Preschool Education Program, was designed to affect the performance of children aged 3, 4, and 5 in four skill areas: orienting and attending, motor activity, language, and cognition. One of the instruments used in the evaluation of the program was…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Pearl, Jesse – 1971
A course in introduction to music emphasizing harmony is presented. The approach used is a laboratory approach in which pupils will develop skill in playing percussion instruments, sing, listen to, read and compose music with emphasis on elementary concepts of harmony. Course objectives include: (1) The student will recognize duple, triple,…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavioral Objectives, Concept Formation, Course Content
MALEY, DONALD – 1966
THE INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLUSTER CONCEPT AS A PROGRAM IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL WERE REPORTED. THE "CLUSTER CONCEPT" PROGRAM IS AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATED TO A NUMBER OF ALLIED FIELDS, AND WOULD PREPARE THE PERSON TO ENTER INTO A FAMILY OF OCCUPATIONS RATHER…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Course Organization, Educational Objectives, Industrial Arts
MALEY, DONALD – 1966
THIS COURSE OUTLINE ON METAL FORMING AND FABRICATION IS PART OF THE FINAL REPORT ON "CLUSTER CONCEPT" COURSES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (ED 010 301). EACH JOB ENTRY TASK WAS ANALYZED FOR HUMAN REQUIREMENTS (COMMUNICATION,MEASUREMENT, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SKILLS, AND INFORMATION) NECESSARY TO PERFORMANCE OF THE…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Course Organization, Educational Objectives, Industrial Arts
LIPSON, JOSEPH – 1966
THE PROBLEM OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO STUDY THE EXTENT TO WHICH STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GENERALIZE WHAT THEY LEARN IN ONE LESSON SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY GAIN COMMAND OF ABILITIES NOT SPECIFICALLY TAUGHT UNTIL SOME LATER LESSON. THE AUTHOR EXAMINED CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A MASTERY SCORE ON A PRETEST IN ARITHMETIC COULD BE CONSIDERED A TRANSFER INSTANCE.…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Arithmetic, Cognitive Measurement, Individual Differences
Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1973
One of a series of curriculum guides prepared for the building occupations cluster of the construction/fabrication occupational group, this guide identifies the essentials of the auto mechanics trade as recommended by successful auto mechanics. An instructional program based upon the implementation of the guide is expected to prepare a student to…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Curriculum
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1976
Intended for the vocational instructor, the booklet presents a task list and competency record for the occupational program of service center mechanic. The list was developed by a working committee of auto mechanics instructors and industry representatives throughout the state of Minnesota for use in program articulation between secondary and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives
Peer reviewedBloom, Larry J; Jacobson, Larry S. – Child Study Journal, 1979
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1974
The report summarizes results of a survey of musical performance abilities of Americans of various ages. During 1971 and 1972 a national assessment program was conducted to measure the musical abilities of nine-year-olds, 13-year-olds, 17-year-olds, and young adults from 26-35 years of age. Exercises were divided into five groups: singing familiar…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Ability, Adults, Art Song
Shantz, Carolyn Uhlinger – 1976
This study seeks evidence for the validity of the concept of egocentrism in children. Three standard egocentrism tests are intercorrelated to determine the degree to which they appear to be measuring a single construct (convergent validity); whether the three tasks intercorrelate more than they do with a theoretically unrelated task (discriminant…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Correlation, Egocentrism
Smith-Burke, Margaret; And Others – 1976
It was hypothesized that the cognitive structures which underlie performance on class-inclusion tasks also underlie reading comprehension of the stated or inferred main idea of a paragraph, and that performance on three-dimensional class-inclusion tasks developmentally precedes performance on two-dimensional class-inclusion tasks. Ten kindergarten…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages
Maslin, Bonnie; And Others – 1978
The views of teachers and paraprofessionals regarding the role of paraprofessionals within an individualized remedial reading program in a New York inner-city school district were examined. Two rank order scales (Part l and 2) were utilized to determine the existence of these differences. Rank order correlations indicated that agreement of…
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Paraprofessional School Personnel
KUSEWITT, J.B. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP A METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF TRAINER AIRCRAFT EFFECTIVENESS TO EVALUATE PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES FOR TRAINING PILOTS FOR FLEET FIGHTER AND ATTACK-TYPE AIRCRAFT. THE TRAINING SYLLABUS WAS BASED ON AVERAGE STUDENT ABILITY. THE BASIC PROBLEM WAS TO ESTABLISH QUANTITATIVE TIME-DIFFICULTY…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Criteria, Curriculum, Evaluation
CHAPMAN, G. COURTNEY – 1966
THREE GROUPS OF SUBJECTS WERE TRAINED TO PRIVATE PILOT PROFICIENCY, USING A GROUND PILOT TRAINER, TO FIND HOW MANY HOURS OF GROUND TRAINING CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AIRCRAFT DUAL INSTRUCTION. TRAINING TIME REQUIRED WAS COMPARED BETWEEN GROUPS AND WITH THAT OF A CONTROL GROUP NOT USING A TRAINER. THE GROUP THAT USED THE TRAINER MOST NEEDED…
Descriptors: Certification, Criteria, Electromechanical Aids, Evaluation
