The Recorded Aid for Braille Music is designed to teach instrumental music to visually handicapped students through the integration of tape recordings with established methods of reading braille music notation and playing by ear. Packages of instructional materials for clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, trumpet, and trombone contain the recording,…

The Combat Information Center Watch Officer (CICWO) course was designed to train naval petty officers in the responsibilities and functions of the CICWO. In 1971 the Navy realized that the course was only partially fulfilling its mission, particularly in two important areas. The Navy had become alarmed at both the lack of high level performance…

This curriculum guide for intermediate schools in Argentina begins with a discussion of the historical development of such schools and of their place in the overall educational scheme. The section on the curriculum provides detailed information on objectives, content, and activities; philosophical, political, sociological, methodological, and…

Practical suggestions for language teachers seeking to teach both "formal" and "deep" culture are proposed in this study. Six projects are outlined, demonstrating how audiovisual materials can be used to facilitate teaching methods. The author advises that "culture" be treated as an integral part of all language courses rather than as a separate…

This paper proposes a schema that will provide the analytical clarity needed for generating insights into pedagogical issues and, consequently, for developing curriculum efficiently. The schema has four terms: learning assumption, instructional hypothesis, teaching technique, and teacher performance. A learning assumption postulates that an…

The dimensions of the advisory role and its relationship to teachers are discussed in relation to work carried out in the Open Education project at the University of Illinois. Project activities during the 1970-71 year are presented. Variables in the role of the advisor which emerged are as follows: (1) locus of control; (2) the function of time,…

This volume provides theory and guidelines for training in the field of broadcasting, in an attempt to bridge the gap between knowledge of a subject area (whether it be production, technical matters, or creative writing) and the communication of that subject to others. Chapters address general aspects of training and instruction, the principles of…

The report is an effort to summarize and synthesize the work of six academic medical centers and affiliated health maintenance organizations that participated in the project for the development and implementation of curricula for physician training in HMO's. The selected works of the participating institutions constitute the bulk of the report.…

The course description provides objectives and goals, teaching techniques, and textbook selection criteria helpful to college teachers in planning, developing, and implementing research methodology programs for non-sociology students. The four major objectives of the course are: (1) to familiarize students with the library resources for research,…

This article considers a rationale for a unit approach to teaching social studies, describes the structure of thematic units, identifies four sources of unit themes, outlines the process of developing a thematic unit, and suggests some resources. (Author/SJL)

Describes teaching methods used in an English program for a heterogeneous group of students. (RL)

Explains the philosophy of a research project in science education in which university teachers as well as primary and secondary school teachers form the research group. Describes the research and activities of the project. (GA)

Discovery teaching advocates minimal teacher guidance. Materials from two curriculum development projects were evaluated with respect to this guidance. Results indicate a considerable discrepancy between curriculum intention and reality, as measured by the degree of teacher guidance afforded in the projects' instructional materials. (CP)

The article describes basic components of the technique of precision teaching of visually impaired students being mainstreamed into public schools, and its use in individual assessment and curriculum decision making.

An introductory course in earth science, specifically designed for nonscience majors, is offered at the University of Edinburgh. A background and description of the course are included, and some lessons learned during the development of the course are discussed. The recommended booklist is appended. (JMD)