"The Systemic Initiative for Montana Mathematics and Science," based on a successful Dutch nontraditional curriculum, was used by a mathematics teacher to help ninth graders apply previously learned skills. Creative learning modules provided hands-on experience and helped students carry concrete knowledge to more abstract levels,…

This study investigated the impact of learning style on performance in a Web-based learning environment. Specifically, Introductory Psychology students with different learning styles, as measured by Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory (LSI-IIa), were randomly assigned to one of two Web-based training modules that differed only in terms of their…

CraftPlus[R] is an integrated learning package that consists of a K-8 spiraling, core writing curriculum based on explicit Target-Skills instruction; professional books; grade-level Curriculum Guides; sixteen workshop and classroom demonstration DVDs; and a CD with student samples and other classroom support materials. The grade-level Curriculum…

This curriculum module is designed to provide potential users with access to pedagogic techniques and scholarly works on the subject of social stratification in contemporary Asian societies that can be effectively integrated into appropriate sociology and other relevant courses. First, a set of goals and learning objectives is presented in an…

This brief paper is an anecdotal commentary on a class exercise developed for an advanced European History course covering the period 1815 to the present. It describes a role-play, case-study exercise designed to reinforce previously covered material. Students are directed to attend a mock peace conference to consider if any one country was…

This self-instructional module presents learner objectives, text, practice exercises, and answer sheets on the development of the kind of building program that would be used by architects in designing a new building or training area for a school, college, or business. The text explains the components of a building program, including the basic…

This module, one in a series of 127 performance-based teacher education (PBTE) learning packages, focuses upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers. The competencies upon which these modules are based were identified and verified through research as being important to successful vocational teaching at both the secondary and…

This teacher's guide is designed to aid teachers in leading students through a module on airframe structures and nonmetallic structural repairs. The module contains four units that cover the following topics: (1) identifying aerodynamic and construction characteristics of aircraft structures; (2) inspecting wooden structures; (3) inspecting and…

This module is one in a series of 127 performance-based teacher education (PBTE) learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers. The competencies upon which these modules are based were identified and verified through research as being important to successful vocational teaching at both the secondary and…

This guide for using the Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM), which consists of 131 units developed under the rubric of the "school-based" model at the Ohio State University Center for Vocational Education, is intended to provide a brief background to the curriculum and its elements so that the user can decide how existing…

This is the sixth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurship Training Modules and accompanies CE 031 040. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a dairy farm. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing the…

This is the tenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurship Training modules and accompanies CE 031 048. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a bicycle store. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing the…

This is the eleventh in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 050. The purpose of this module is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a flower and plant store. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Steps for module use contain suggestions on…

This is the thirteenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training Modules and accompanies CE 031 054. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate an inn. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing the module,…

This is the fourteenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 056. The purpose of this module is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a nursing service. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions…