A K-6 course of study in music is described. The curriculum guide first presents a rationale for and lists the outcomes of music education. Three options of presentation among which teachers can choose are described. These include the traditional approach, the Carl Orff system, and the Kodaly system. A section on course content narrative discusses…

Assessing students' language needs is the indispensable first step in EAP (English for Academic Purposes) curriculum development. In this article, we report a portion of the results from a needs assessment study whose ultimate purpose was to inform curriculum development in EAP contexts. We used the focus group methodology to examine learner needs…

This paper presents an argument supported by evidence that the positive effects of education reform legislation take time to accumulate, and, given time, have the power to bring about improvement. Specifically, the course-taking patterns in mathematics of CTE students in the years following the 1990 Perkins II Act and 1994 School-to- Work…

The guide is designed as an activity supplement for social studies teachers interested in helping students in grades 6-12 improve their ability to critically read social studies materials with a global focus. In addition, teachers are provided with basic tools to use in assessing the readability of social studies materials. The activities are…

The report contains proceedings from a conference which assessed precollege needs in economic education. The Conference Overview (Part I) and Recommendations of Conference Participants (end of Part VI) were published previously as a separate document (ED 130 953). The bulk of this report includes the texts of nine presentations and responses by…

The guidelines are designed as a framework around which K-8 classroom teachers can develop a social studies program. The guidelines were developed to provide activities and materials which help students progress from simple to more complex levels of learning and to help teachers better assess social studies knowledge and skill of incoming…

The booklet describes a social studies field study seminar which utilizes a direct experiential approach to increase high school student comprehension of federal and international politics. The first chapter explains the objectives of the seminars; the second and third chapters discuss the two major seminars which build upon previously taught…

This check list provides a method for observing and recording the development of children aged 1 to 6 and handicapped children in six categories of skills: gross motor development, fine motor development, social, self help, cognitive, and language. The scoring system is designed to provide information on the rate of development in each category;…

This manual describes the Learning Accomplishment Profile (LAP), a check list, and tells how it is administered, scored, and used to evaluate children's skill development and rate of development. The items were drawn from a number of well-known assessment tools, and measure skills appropriate for normal children aged 1-6 and handicapped children.…

A field test of the Automated Instruction Shorthand System (Random House) was conducted at the University of Northern Colorado Laboratory School to determine its suitability for future implementation in Colorado schools. The multisensory instructional program conditions the rapid recall of Gregg symbols through use of animated sound color films…

This teaching guide provides secondary and postsecondary business teachers with ideas for teaching typewriting and evaluating students. Content is presented in seven sections. The first section discusses learning principles as they relate to psychomotor skill development including, stimulus-response, association, knowledge of results, temporal…

The curriculum guide presents the activities component of the Human Development Program for preschool and kindergarten students. The Human Development Program (HDP) is an affective curricular approach developed by psychologists. Major objectives of this program are to help children assume responsibility and build self-confidence. After a brief…

The curriculum guide presents the activities component of the Human Development Program for the first grade. The Human Development Program (HDP) is an affective curricular approach developed by psychologists to aid teachers in instilling responsibility and self-confidence in children. The guide presents topics and directions for 180 sequential…

The booklet identifies consumer skills which a committee of the Michigan Consumers Council believes are essential for students to master prior to graduation from high school. The purpose of the document is to give direction to school districts and teachers on which consumer education skills are needed. The booklet does not contain teaching methods…

The booklet is designed to aid social studies teachers in developing and implementing curriculum to help students understand other cultures and the dynamics of world affairs. Presented in nine chapters, the booklet stresses the importance of factual knowledge, questioning techniques, and selective curriculum content. Chapter I discusses how to…