This collection of articles deals with the importance of physical education to a child's development. The first article, "Directions and Thrust," examines three aspects of elementary physical education which became particularly important in the 1960's: movement education, perceptual-motor development programs, and the multidisciplinary approach.…

Robert Gagne's model as presented in "The Conditions of Learning" (1970) is modified, extended, and used to form a logical model applicable to planning and teaching the social studies. It is used to develop planning procedures and to sequence instructional activities consistent with attaining complex levels of student learning. Sample…

This booklet is intended to assist school districts in planning effective administrative staff development programs. Following a brief introduction and discussion of how to initiate a program, six model staff development programs are examined. Each of the models describes a successful program being used in a particular California school district.…

The final report of a project establishing and operating a 2-year Associate of Science Degree program to train teachers of the trainable mentally retarded (TMR) at the University of Maine discusses the program as a product and as a process, analyzes program accomplishments, and points to future priority areas. The training program as a product is…

In an effort to teach all children to read as early as possible, educators are failing to teach the basic prerequisites. A model identifies the basic prerequisites for the development of reading skills in young children and suggests a hierarchy of goal acquisitions. The prerequisites are: (1) language development and verbal meaning, (2) perceptual…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the auto mechanic occupation. It identifies the broad area of skills and knowledge necessary to perform various tasks involved in diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of automotive systems. Selected…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the automotive service advisor occupation. The automotive service advisor is responsible primarily for sales and services and at the same time may be called upon to supervise other service center…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the industrial sales occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Eight duties are broken down into a number…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the insurance sales occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Eleven duties are broken down into a number…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the machine trades occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Fifteen duties are broken down into a number…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the real estate property manager occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Eleven duties are broken down…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the television and radio service occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Eight duties are broken down…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the word processing occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Ten duties are broken down into a number of…

Conducted between December 8, 1968, and June 20, 1969, in a cooperative arrangement between the University of Maryland and the State police organizations of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia, four interdisciplinary, residential management development seminars four weeks long (two week split…

This study sought to identify: (1) specific developmental skills or patterns of skills which contributed significantly to success and nonsuccess in reading and arithmetic, and (2) relationships of excellent, good, and average achievers in reading and arithmetic to success in other aspects of achievement. A complete assessment battery (ITPA, PPVT…