Advocates the use of interviews in conducting research on child learning and development. Explores some of the difficulties inherent in interviewing children (e.g., suggestibility, unwillingness to respond to strangers), interviewer bias, situational variables, uses of the self-report, and ethical considerations. Also outlines approaches used by…

This document consists of a brief description of a continuum model of individualized instruction and a learning module on individualized instruction. The continuum model spreads the instructional components--objectives, diagnosis, instruction, and evaluation--on a continuum from teacher-directed to student-directed activity. The learning module is…

This document is divided into three sections, one of which discusses organization and procedures for the approval of teacher education programs in the state and two of which present standards for institutional approval for undergraduate and graduate-level teacher education in Texas. The first section discusses the composition of and relationships…

The module, part of a vocational teacher education curriculum unit, is designed to help the teacher acquire competency in sequencing student performance objectives for vocational courses. The module contains three learning experiences, each with objectives, activities, and outcomes stated in behavioral terms. A supplementary section includes…

The module, part of a vocational teacher education curriculum unit, is designed to prepare the vocational education teacher in occupational analysis. The module contains seven learning experiences which require the prospective vocational education teacher to plan an occupational analysis and to analyze specific occupations with the aid of resource…

Those who wish to explore new approaches in the education of undergraduates may find in this case study techniques which can be employed in their particular field. The strategy of curriculum development described and discussed begins with a community of interested people pooling ideas and devising a range of student activities. In Chapter 2 a…

This module on instructional strategies is one of a set of three on curriculum design in vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules intended as a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following…

This module on the development of a research proposal in vocational education is one of a set of five on evaluation and research and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial…

This is one of a series of publications designed to describe the development, evaluation and implementation of a model teacher education program for the preparation of elementary teachers. The method of program development described was introduced at the University of Houston, Texas, in 1969-70, but modified to fit the needs of the teacher…

The module, part of a vocational teacher education curriculum unit, is designed to instruct the vocational education teacher in writing performance objectives. The module contains seven learning experiences, each stated in behavioral terms designed to develop the teacher's ability to write precise performance (behavioral) objectives appropriate to…

This module on promoting vocational education and recruiting eligible students for vocational programs is one of a set of seven on vocational students and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business,…

Part of a series of vocational teacher education modules, the learning guide is designed to help the vocational education teacher select and obtain instructional materials. The module contains three learning experiences: a self-test, a case study and critique form with model answers, and a checklist for obtaining student instructional materials.…

This training package of evaluative indices for process curriculum materials and educational programs is composed of ten handouts: (1) a set of materials designed for use by teachers, curriculum coordinators, school administrators, college professors, or educational consultants, intended to teach basic concepts about process education and…

This paper discusses two early childhood education courses offered in the Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction at Bowling Green State University. Early Childhood Competency I (ECC I) is a course offering sophomores and juniors the opportunity to work on a one-to-one basis with a youngster under the age of three years in the child's…

This publication contains course outlines and descriptions of seminars from graduate level courses on how to teach sociology to undergraduates. Some of the outlines are detailed, other outlines in the publication are brief. For example, the first syllabus is a detailed description by class session of a seminar-practicum on the teaching of…