THIS REPORT, BY MEANS OF NUMEROUS STATISTICAL TABLES ANALYZING THE RESULTS OF SPEAKING AND LISTENING COMPREHENSION TESTS, EXPLORES THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE BASIC TELEVISED INSTRUCTION FOR FIFTH- AND SIXTH-GRADE SPANISH PUPILS, AND THE INTERACTION EXISTING AMONG VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF…

This study investigated (1) the extent to which thinking and problem-solving of fifth-grade students could be improved by the use of self-instructional programed lessons (the productive thinking program), (2) the relationship between productive thinking abilities and IQ-sex characteristics of the learner, and (3) the relationship between level of…

The materials of Science - A Process Approach (1966) were evaluated in terms of strategies of classifying, observing, using number relations, and recognizing and using space/time relations. Ninety-five students in grades 4, 5, and 6 in Austin, Texas representing a range of tested intelligence, academic ability, interest in science, and…

One of four curriculum guides designed to aid teachers of grades K-9 in implementing a balanced, dynamic traffic safety program, this level C guide contains materials for teachers of grades 4-6. Four units in pedestrian, bicycle, school bus, and passenger safety are presented, and minicycle and optional farm vehicle safety units are introduced.…

The study investigated whether significant differences resulted from a bilingual-bicultural reading program as compared to the results of a traditional monolingual reading program. During the third spring semester of a four year bilingual project, 86 third, 84 fifth, and 96 eighth grade bilingual Mexican American students from the same South Texas…

The relationship between developing oral language skills and reading skills was examined in a study involving 65 fifth and sixth grade children. The subjects' reading ability was tested on the comprehension and accuracy scales of a standardized reading test. The oral language measure was a recall task for verbal material of varying linguistic…

The relationships between school accreditation variables, socioeconomic status, and student achievement were investigated from standardized reading and mathematics achievement test scores in 38 eighth grade and 74 fifth grade schools. The percentage of children eating a free lunch at school was used to indicate socioeconomic background. School…

Produced for use by school administrators, supervisors, and teachers involved in the supplemental skill development program, this handbook provides assistance to school divisions who wish to implement it at the local level. The program is characterized by intensive individualized instruction in reading and mathematics to underachieving fifth and…

The guide is designed to engage fifth and sixth grade students in learning experiences intended to acquaint them with wood construction and mass production. In addition to developing carpentry skills, students learn the safe use of tools, equipment, and materials. While simulating a toy company, they inductively develop processes for the mass…

The Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN) is characterized by a completely individualized pattern of organization. It employs multiple textbooks and materials which cross grade level lines, subject matter area lines, and teacher-pupil lines. It places particular emphasis on a high concentration of modern mathematics content. The…

A cluster of social psychological variables--academic motivation, self-concept, and significant others influence--as they intervene between other independent variables and the child's status projections, were examined in this study. Data came from an extensive questionnaire survey, conducted in 1969, of 1,412 lower social strata mother-child…

To evaluate the effects of the public-television series on nutrition, Mulligan Stew, a survey was conducted of 4,332 4th, 5th and 6th-grade students in four areas of Missouri. Children were asked if they had voluntarily watched the program and pre- and post-tested for nutrition knowledge. Comparisons were also made between teacher-reinforced…

The elementary INFOE (Information Needed For Occupational Exploration) program is a means of adding career concepts and an occupational information system to a K-14 career information program. The teacher's guide, designed for the elementary grades (4-6), contains units covering introductory activities to 15 career clusters and general information…

Affording flexibility to the instructor, the fifth-grade career education unit in social studies and language arts contains a description of its design, an overview, and an instructional sequence of 14 lessons. Lesson titles are: paths to occupational preparation; paths some workers take; paths to possible careers; tickets to success; success and…

The focus of this study was to determine which type of curriculum--child adaptive or book oriented--would be most successful in raising the scores of low-income inner-city black children on the language arts sections of standardized achievement tests. Eight teachers, four using a book-oriented curriculum and four the other, were selected from a…