There is a need for applying the requirements of simplicity to education for deaf students. Application of the rule of simplicity, (which states that if an activity, assessment tool, or theory complicates, rather than illuminates, abandon it). requires organization and the absence of unnecessary educational clutter. Changes in teacher behavior and…

Author questions the assumptions behind the growing use of drama and theatre in education. (Editor/RK)

Describes the results of an effort to introduce elective courses in English to students in form three. (RB)

A critique of the Schools Council Humanities program discusses the lack of clarification of what the stated achievements of understanding, discrimination, and judgement in the human field really consist; what they logically entail, and what methodologies are consistent with them. (JH)

Urges the practice of providing optional assignments within the framework of any given course in order to sustain student interest in foreign language learning. Specific lesson plans are provided. (LG)

Suggestions for teachers interested in setting up their own individualized program in basic writing skills. (Author)

When dealing with strategy for curriculum development or instruction in education, there are three possible approaches that the implementors can use to achieve desired goals. These three are the administrative approach, the research approach, and the design approach. The administrative approach relies on power as its authority and coercion to…

BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHATEVER RECOMMENDED PRACTICES ARE FOUND TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR A PARTICULAR SCHOOL, IT IS BELIEVED THAT GREATER MEANING CAN BE GIVEN TO THE TEACHING OF MUSIC NOT ONLY FOR THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENT, BUT FOR ALL STUDENTS, THUS ENRICHING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE MUSIC PROGRAM FOR THE ACADEMICALLY…

The literature in five curriculum-related areas is reviewed. The first article stresses the need for rational curriculum planning in the junior college. To meet this need, curriculum decision-makers must arrive at educational objectives that will lead to the achievement of intended learning and the attainment of institutional purposes. The second…

Discussed is instructional planning for gifted disadvantaged children with emphasis on appropriate teaching strategies and learning activities. Noted are gifted high achievers from disadvantaged backgrounds such as Thomas Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles. Possible organizational patterns listed include team teaching, open education, and extended…

The objective of this study was to provide intensive, consistent experience in the following developmental areas: relation to objects and vocal and gestural imitation. The curriculum was developed in an inner city industry-based day care center with 14 infants aged 8 to 19 months initially. The Hunt-Uzgiris Scales measuring development in these…

Essays by experts concerned with teaching of English are contained in this book. The essays appear in one of the four parts into which the book is divided, as follows: Part One: Curriculum Sequence and Structure; Part Two: Problems in Planning and Curriculum Development; Part Three: Methods of Teaching; and Part Four: Research Issues and New…

Lists eight methods for preparing to teach and for teaching science fiction: among others, the "superstar" method, the "make a monster method," and the "alternate probable reality" method. (KS)

The gifted underachiever is considered in terms of definition, placement options, myths of giftedness, and instructional approaches. The article describes the usefulness of such techniques as exploratory process activities, use of interest areas, and rule application and stresses the importance of modifying the regular curriculum. (Author/DB)