Analyzes a questionnaire designed to assess attitudes toward science in school as a school subject, general attitudes towards science, transfer of attitudes, and attitudes towards teaching methods used. (GS)

Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (53d, San Francisco, February 28 - March 5, 1969).

A study was conducted in Great Britain to review the means by which teachers of Further and Higher Education (FE/HE) keep in touch with (1) developments in their course area; (2) experimentation and innovation in curriculum design; (3) alternative teaching approaches; (4) learning resources; and (5) other sources of professional information.…

Suggestions are offered to help college-level teachers of sociology develop and implement programs which are consistent with the recent trend toward traditionalism in general higher education--a renewed interest in the traditional disciplines such as history, economics, and language studies. Suggestions center around two teaching methods--critical…

The document contains suggestions for developing a goal-based instructional program in art for grades k-12. It was designed as a model for curriculum development committees and classroom teachers by the Oregon State Department of Education. It is presented in five parts and nine appendices. Part one introduces the program. Part two discusses…

NEWER MEDIA RESEARCH ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION WHICH CAN DEEPEN, BROADEN, AND EXTEND ADMINISTRATORS' AND TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE USE OF NEW MEDIA. MEDIA RESEARCH HAS NOT BEEN AN EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT FOR DEEPENING THE CAPACITY OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY-MAKERS FOR SOUND JUDGMENTS IN THIS AREA. DIFFICULTIES OF POLICY MAKING ARE THE ATTRIBUTION…

THE "DEMONSTRATION PROJECT" DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT REPRESENTED A MAJOR PART OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY-WEBSTER COLLEGE "MADISON PROJECT," BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, 1961, AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE SUMMER OF 1967. THE GOALS AS CONCEIVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THIS PROJECT WERE (1) TO CREATE EXPERIENCES IN MATHEMATICS…

IDEAS INCLUDED ARE THE PRODUCT OF AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HELD TO STUDY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED CHILDREN. PROBLEM AREAS IN EACH SUBJECT ARE PRESENTED, AND MAJOR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO READING, COMMUNICATION, AND VOCABULARY. TEACHING SUGGESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES ARE PRESENTED IN OUTLINE FORM. ENRICHMENT COURSES IN READING,…

THE RESULTS OF A CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL ARTS CALLED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION ARE GIVEN. WORKING PAPERS ON SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS AND ISSUES ARE FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS. THE CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS TO THE PROFESSIONS ARE INCLUDED AND PROVIDE A BASIS FOR ACTION FOR IMPROVING INDUSTRIAL ARTS IN THE YEARS AHEAD.…

THE PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FOR PUPILS THROUGH CHANGES IN GROUPING PRACTICES, CURRICULUM, AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES, AND THROUGH MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF TEACHER STRENGTHS, INTERESTS, AND TALENTS. THE REDEPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL AND SALARIES POSSIBLE IN THE TEAM ORGANIZATION HELPS TO CREATE NEW TEACHING JOBS WITH INCREASED…

SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOCATIONAL NURSES HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THIS HAD MADE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM. THIS WORKSHOP WAS CONDUCTED TO GIVE 93 TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL NURSING IN CALIFORNIA AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK INTENSIVELY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE MATERIALS. WESLEY P. SMITH AND HELEN K. POWERS PRESENTED KEYNOTE…

Designed for business educators desiring to understand their role and responsibility in training students on the subject of metrics, this guide is a compilation of information supplemented by resource lists and discussion of the implications for specific business education courses. An introduction discusses the U.S. government and the metric…

THE SIXTEENTH IN A SERIES OF 17 VOLUMES, THIS VOLUME PROVIDES THE BIOLOGY TEACHER WITH A GUIDE TO THE REORGANIZED SCIENCE CURRICULUM OF THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MATERIALS ARE INTENDED TO BE AUGMENTED AND REVISED AS THE NEED ARISES. VOLUME 10A CONTAINS THE INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL, AND THE SECTIONS (1) CONCEPTS, (2) REFERENCES, (3) LOOKING…

Dyslexia is too often a general category for an assortment of reading disabilities. Reading ability might be considered as a continuum ranging from lexia to dyslexia with no implication regarding the cause of the disability. Instead of labeling the child with a reading problem a failure, present teaching techniques should be evaluated on the basis…

Analyzed were two instructional sequences in mathematics. One was based on a hierarchy of mathematical tasks assumed necessary for selected quantitative science behaviors. The other was based on an instructional sequenc e in mathematics not directly related to the science behaviors. Two science exercises were developed having three quantitative…