This module is intended to provide an understanding of the principles related to heat transfer. The objectives are designed to enable the learner to select and install a device for measuring the temperature of a power transistor, determine power ratings, measure the transient response for a power level and its final equilibrium temperature. Other…

A sample of behavioral objectives and related test items that could be developed for content modules in Home Economics levels I and II, this book is intended to enable teachers to construct more valid and reliable test materials. Forty-eight one-page modules are presented, and opposite each module are listed two to seven specific behavioral…

This module is an introduction to the legal and societal considerations which must be appraised when land application systems are being designed. It serves as an introduction to the federal legislation and state guidelines pertaining to land treatment. The main thrust of this module is to point out some of the concerns which a community is likely…

This module expands on the concepts of cost estimation and comparison of costs among various treatment alternatives which were presented in a previous module. The need for useful published cost data is stressed. Criteria for selecting cost references are presented, and examples of charts and graphs from several of these are used in comparing land…

This module sketches out the impact of sewage organic matter on soils. For convenience, that organic matter is separated into the readily decomposable compounds and the more resistant material (volatile suspended solids, refractory organics, and sludges). The fates of those organics are reviewed along with loading rates and recommended soil…

This module enumerates the benefits to be derived from cropping at a waste application site and criteria to be used in selecting a crop for use in a particular situation. Following basic discussions of the requirements of various crops for water, soil-plant-air moisture potentials, crop water tolerance, nutrient removals by various crops, and…

This instructional package, one of four designed for use by regular and low reader vocational students, focuses on the vocational area of graphics. (Low readers are identified as those reading at a grade 3-6 level.) Contained in this document are fifty-seven learning modules organized into two units: composition and paste-up. Examples of module…

This instructional package is one of three designed for educable mentally impaired students in the vocational area of building maintenance and engineering. The thirty learning modules are organized into two units: floor care and general maintenance tasks. Each module includes these elements: a performance objective page which tells the student…

This instructional package is one of three designed for educable mentally impaired students in the vocational area of building maintenance and engineering. The thirty-four learning modules are organized into six units: general maintenance tasks; restrooms; chalkboards; carpet care; office cleaning; and grounds. Each module includes these elements:…

This instructional package, one of four designed for regular vocational students, focuses on the vocational area of medical assistant. Contained in this document are forty-seven learning modules organized into nine units: review for competency; third-party billing; patient teaching; skill building; bookkeeping; interpersonal relationships; medical…

This instructional package is one of two designed for use by regular vocational students in the vocational area of small engine repair service. Contained in this document are forty-four learning modules organized into ten units: engine block; air cleaner; starters; fuel tanks; lines, filters, and pumps; carburetors; electrical; magneto systems;…

This instructional package is one of two designed for use by regular vocational students in the vocational area of small engine repair service. Contained in this document are forty-nine learning modules organized into eleven units: test equipment; motorcycle; engine removal and replacement; machining; tune-ups; short blocks; storage; filling out…

This module is designed to help the learner develop a present process of delivery for a learning activity developed by the Florida Parent Education model. The module begins with a prospectus that explains the purpose of the Florida Parent Education Model and the reason for creating this module. Four enabling objectives are included, each of which…

These career path training modules were developed by nursing educators. The authors state, however, that the section on prerequisite criteria for objective writers can be used to teach teachers how to develop independent study packages. In this section, 10 rules for writing objectives are presented, each of which is followed by a question with a…

This teaching module offers participants the requisite skills and professional perspective to determine the language dominance of Spanish-language-origin students. Upon completion of this module, participants should be able to (a) identify and describe an example of at least three techniques for determining the language dominance of…