If we believe that physical education can and should be a self-enhancing experience for students, we should critically evaluate our curriculum, teaching methodologies, and the individual with whom we are working. (Author/JA)

Ten elective courses are outlined with objectives, implementation suggestions, and evaluation devices to raise the consciousness of both males and females in secondary schools. Courses include sex education, women in American history, child studies, women in other societies, economics, law, marriage and alternative life styles, and child rearing.…

This paper proposes a matrix of notional categories for classifying grammatical structures. The use of the matrix is illustrated through question forms. Communicative competence in a language presupposes mastery of the grammatical system of that language. Therefore, in adopting a communicatively appropriate syllabus, containing varieties of…

A reader's background knowledge (schemata) and purpose for reading have an overriding influence upon the reader's development of meaning. Reading comprehension also involves activating, focusing, maintaining, and refining ideas toward developing interpretations that are plausible, cohesive, and complete. Recent examinations of instructional…

The author discusses complexity, environmental education, and learning strategies. Using the concept of time, complexity is divided into two main types: (1) substantive and (2) structural. The author asserts that there exists a principle of tradeoff between these two types where one of the types can be increased while the other is decreased until…

In the wake of the failure of many curriculum development projects in recent years it is important not to reject continued support for curriculum development; rather, deeper probing into the presuppositions and practical orientations that have until now dominated such development is needed. Curriculum design in which scope, content, and sequence…

THE UNIT OF STUDY FOR MODERN MATH IS DESIGNED TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM OLD TEXTBOOKS INTO THE NEW SILVER BURDETT COMPANY SERIES, "MODERN ARITHMETIC THROUGH DISCOVERY." EACH CONCEPT PRESENTED IS BASED ON FAMILIAR CONCEPTS. EACH IS DEVELOPED GRADUALLY AND DIRECTED TOWARD PARTICULAR FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. THE FIRST CONCEPT DEVELOPED IS…

THE 4TH YEAR SHOULD CONTINUE THE SEQUENTIAL PRESENTATION MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS. NEW LEARNINGS SHOULD BE PRESENTED CONCRETELY IN SOCIAL SETTINGS WITHIN THE CHILDREN'S FRAMEWORK OF UNDERSTANDING. GRAPHIC MATERIALS MAY BE USED TO BRIDGE THE UNDERSTANDINGS FROM THE CONCRETE TO THE ABSTRACT LEVEL. THE NUMBER SYSTEM UNIT SHOULD…

IN LIGHT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS DISCUSSED, THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR THE SET-UP OF A MATHEMATICS PROGRAM FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. IN PRE-SCHOOL, CHILDREN SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO PERCEPTUAL TRAINING AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT RELATIVE TO SPACE, NUMBER, TIME AND RELATED CONCEPTUAL DOMAINS, SINCE THESE LATER BECOME THE…

THE CHILD WITH NO SPEECH HANDICAPS NEEDS TRAINING IF HE IS TO DEVELOP A SPEECH PATTERN WHICH IS AN ASSET RATHER THAN A LIABILITY. THE REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHING MUST BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN CORRECT SPEAKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. THE CURRICULUM SHOULD PROVIDE FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE BASIC ATTITUDES AND…

This manual presents procedures for systematic curriculum development and evaluation. The system evaluates five major components in the development of a curriculum: 1) objectives, 2) instructional materials, 3) teaching procedures, 4) inservice education, and 5) evaluation. An overview of specific activities staged over a five year period is…

Presented are the skills needed for facilitating and linking. A role play experience provides the opportunities for issues and concerns to be made explicit. The role play process permits conflict points to be made explicit and to be specified in a psychologically safe context. Because the role play is "make believe," there is permission…

The model described here attempts to provide professional staff members with a framework for meeting locally identified affective goals or needs. Suggestions are made concerning how to develop classroom activities, accompanying teaching strategies, and criteria for satisfactory completion of each activity. Faculty members develop plans by working…

Written for teachers of gifted and talented students, the handbook provides an overview of gifted education and curriculum development. The first chapter considers the need for preparation of teachers who work with the gifted. A summary of past and present efforts in gifted education reviews research on teacher education and teaching approaches…