THE SCIENCE PROGRAM AT NOVA HIGH SCHOOL IS STRUCTURED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. THE JUNIOR HIGH PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE ACCUMLATION, TABULATION, AND ANALYSIS OF DATA. THE SENIOR HIGH PROGRAM MAKES USE OF THESE PROCESSES IN THE INVESTIGATION OF VARIOUS SUBJECT AREAS. THE UNITS COMPOSING THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM ARE DESCRIBED. UNIT…

THIS UNIVERSITY-LEVEL TEXT IS AN ATTEMPT TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN SUPERFICIAL IMPRESSION AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING INDONESIA. IT PROVIDES AN INTRODUCTION TO INDONESIA THROUGH CHAPTERS ON--(1) PHYSICAL AND HUMAN RESOURCE PATTERNS, BY K.J. PELZER, (2) INDONESIAN CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES, BY H. GEERTZ, (3) THE CHINESE MINORITY, BY G.W.…

IN THIS COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF BURYAT MONGOLIA, INNER MONGOLIA, AND OUTER MONGOLIA (MONGOLIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC), THE AUTHOR HAS FOCUSED ON THE LIVES AND WORKS OF KEY MONGOLS OF THIS CENTURY. THIS FOCUS BRINGS OUT THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP OF POLITICAL FACTORS AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES, AND STRESSES THE CHANGING DEGREE AND CONTENT OF THE EDUCATION OF…

AN EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIRST SUMMER'S ADVANCED INSTITUTES IN GEOGRAPHY PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE TO THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF FUTURE INSTITUTES. A TEAM OF NINE EVALUATORS VISITED 20 OF THE 40 INSTITUTES AND FOCUSED THEIR EVALUATION ON (1) EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMITMENT, PERSONNEL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER GIVING THE LEARNER CONTROL MIGHT SHOW PROGRESSIVE EFFECTS ON LEARNING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN A GIVEN SUBJECT MATTER OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. ALL FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 2 FIFTH-GRADE CLASSES FROM 1 OF THESE SCHOOLS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 200 SUBJECTS. SCHOLASTIC…

This paper describes the development of the hardware-software configuration required for a computerized digitizer-graphics system for encoding locational information at the University of Iowa's Department of Geography and Institute of Urban and Regional Research. Topics covered include system requirements, data structure, hardware configurations,…

A project is described which was carried out among Unesco member nations from 1971 to 1974 to investigate multilateral arrangements for the review of high school textbooks in the fields of history, geography, and social studies. Objectives of the project were to provide publishers with feedback about the potential of their textbooks to promote…

The program of map and globe study skills for elementary social studies contains two parts: primary level for grades 1-2 and intermediate level for grades 3-6. Concepts of the units include maps as geographical representations; maps as symbols; directions; astronomical maps; city and world maps; and scales and measurement, among others. Each…

This study, based on the "Linguistic Atlas," is concerned with the regional and local vocabulary of the Eastern United States. This geographically restricted vocabulary is in daily use among millions of Americans in all walks of life and characterizes them as New Englanders, Pennsylvanians, West Virginians, Virginians, North Carolinians,…

People use a variety of plausible, but uncertain inferences to answer questions about which their knowledge is incomplete. Such inferential thinking and reasoning is being incorporated into the SCHOLAR computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system. Socratic tutorial techniques in CAI systems such as SCHOLAR are described, and examples of their…

The need to evaluate course materials developed by the High School Geography Project led to the development of an evaluation strategy. Test data was of little use in identifying problems or in suggesting revisions in curriculum, but questionnaire information was useful in rating the effectiveness of the material. There are four critical stages in…

The aim of this study was to determine what happens when three fourth-grade teachers give instruction in productive thinking in language arts and geography. The central question was how this instruction affected verbal productive thinking by teachers and their pupils. Five hypotheses were tested, and it was found that (1) pupils in all classes…

THE SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM EXPLORED WAYS OF OBTAINING GREATER COOPERATION AND COMMUNICATION AMONG THE VARIOUS KINDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH CREATIVE INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION--INCLUDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS, CURRICULUM DIRECTORS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS, AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. THE BASIC NEEDS…

Described are instructional aids for teaching map and compass skills. Included are details on eight exercises on map skills and five exercises on compass skills. Most exercises are offered as games including techniques for varying the game difficulty to make each suitable for students from elementary through college level. (SL)

This article consists of a description of activities and topics to be used in foreign language teaching, including vocabulary development and spelling, geography, important dates and cultural events, and the use of actual publications, such as magazines and newspapers, as reading materials. (Text is in French.) (CLK)