UNIT III (SIX WEEKS) CONCERNS PLANT LIFE, AND DEALS WITH THALLUS PLANTS, MOSSES, FERNS, AND SEED PLANTS. UNIT IV (SIX WEEKS) COVERS AIR AND SPACE, WITH SUBTOPICS ON ASTRONOMY AND WEATHER. "THE CHANGING EARTH," DEALING WITH GEOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, COMPRISES UNIT V (6WEEKS). THE LAST, UNIT VI (6 WEEKS), DEALS WITH CONSUMER…

A personal account of an English instructor's experiences with poetry therapy--the use of poetry to help people get in touch with, and begin dealing with, their problems and feelings--is provided in this paper. Among the topics dealt with are the following: the scope of poetry therapy, the instructor's early dissatisfactions with traditional…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) has supported the development of a training program for school bus drivers in the form of a curriculum package (instructor's, course, and trainee study guides). To assist the States in making the program operational, NHTSA in 1974 supported the conduct of five five-day institutes to explain…

This handbook is intended to help economic educators develop teacher training courses for demonstrating to classroom teachers how to teach economics to children, grades 1-9. Teachers enrolled in the course carry out their own pupil activities which teach economic ideas. These activities include problem solving, case studies, skits, making posters,…

The Final Report, Volume 1, covers research results of the Michigan State University Driver Performance Measurement Project. This volume (Volume 2) constitutes a guide for training observers/raters in the driver performance measurement procedures developed in this research by MSU. The guide includes a training course plan and content materials…

Developed by curriculum coordinating unit staff, this teacher's handbook was prepared for use in planning and implementing a course in career orientation. Material for the course is divided into eight instructional units which correspond to Roe's eight categories, namely: (1) Service, (2) Business Contact, (3) Organization, (4) Technology, (5)…

Activities in this self-instructional module are designed to develop teacher-trainee competencies in organizing knowledge (information) for the purpose of classroom instruction. Behavioral objectives delineate the following specific competencies desired upon completion of the study: 1) the ability to distinguish between facts, concepts, and…

This review surveys recent documents previously announced in RIE that are concerned with flexible-modular scheduling. Benefits derived from innovative scheduling techniques range across the entire spectrum of the educational experience, frequently providing for substantial change in the roles of students, teachers, and administrators. Under such a…

Five communication strategies are essential to success in large courses: managing instructor anxiety, using presentation time efficiently, motivating students, communicating enthusiasm, and organizing content. (MLW)

Introduces courseware authoring systems, which are defined as software devised for an instructional environment that simplifies courseware development. The process of courseware authoring consists of two basic elements--computer and lesson--which are further subdivided. The use of authoring systems to simplify each of these subcomponents is…

Good teaching involves making decisions about the organization of course content, leading students toward comprehending course material, and providing evaluative information (testing) to enhance long-term retention and retrieval. Though teaching is often evaluated by students and peers, self-appraisal is the most significant "feedback" most…

A seminar was developed to increase students' learning opportunities in respiratory disease and to identify common problem areas in hospital medical care. It provided practice in clinical diagnosis and patient management by promoting dialog, faculty feedback, and self-evaluation. Specific case studies are used for discussion. (MSE)

Offers a model which can be used to describe any given second language teaching method, as well as analyze different methods for their internal adequacy, similarities, and differences. (EKN)

Describes a study in which semantic differential scaling was used to quantify students' perceptions of courses in five Colleges of Education in England. Factor analysis reveals four main dimensions in semantic space: value of the course; intellectual breadth and depth; lively approach to teaching; and organization of the course. (AM)

Discusses a program outline for French language instruction covering the first four years of study and five levels. The GLAFLL program (Graded Levels of Achievement in Foreign Language Learning), under study at the Education Center of Edinburgh, is based on the communicative competence approach and stresses student participation. (MES)