Targeted for grades 10 through adult, these military-developed curriculum materials consist of a student lesson book with text readings and review exercises designed to prepare electronic personnel for further training in digital techniques. Covered in the five lessons are binary arithmetic (number systems, decimal systems, the mathematical form…

This publication is designed to supplement the Comprehensive Small Engine Rapair guide by covering in detail all aspects of lawn and garden equipment repair not included in general engine repair or the repair of other small engines. It consists of instructional materials for both teachers and students, written in terms of student performance using…

In the training of maintenance and operations technicians, three enhancements to a basic, straightforward, fixed-sequence simulation system can be useful. The primary advantage of the resultant system is that the principal object of simulation is the task to be performed, which includes both the planning knowledge and the equipment actions…

This training unit on fire hose, nozzles, and appliances is part of a 17-unit course package written to aid instructors in the development, teaching, and evaluation of fire fighters in the Wisconsin Fire Service Certification Series. The purpose stated for the 18-hour unit is to present accepted hose practices that meet federal standards and can…

This guide is designed to help school library media specialists in establishing a media center or to provide new ideas for existing centers. The first section presents media selection information, including sources for ordering; selection guidelines; suggestions for analyzing children's materials for sexism and racism; evaluation criteria (for…

This document reports the results of a survey on the use of microcomputers for classroom instruction in New York state school districts, which was conducted as a project of the steering committee of the New York Statewide Instructional Computing Network (SICN), an organization of New York educators designed to provide a means for sharing…

Designed for use in vocational agricultural classes, this student manual deals with the use of electricity. The first section gives vocabulary words and safety instruction. Other sections contain information on wiring and motors. A quiz on the materials covered concludes the booklet. (PLB)

Nineteen addresses given at the 1982 Oklahoma School Plant Manager's Workshop are presented in this document. Following a welcoming speech, an overview of the issues currently facing school plant managers in Oklahoma, and a general address by a representative of the Arkansas Department of Education, the speakers focused on a number of specific…

This student guide, one of a series of correspondence training courses designed to improve the job performance of members of the Marine Corps, deals with the skills needed by metal workers and welders. Addressed in the six individual units of the course are the following topics: weldable metals and their alloys, arc welding, gas welding,…

This study describes rules of code-switching (choice between languages) in four six-year-old Spanish/English bilinguals in a school setting, to show that bilingualism is a sociolinguistic competency. Data included 306 episodes of situational code-switches and 64 episodes of conversational code-switches. The children consistently applied the…

This study was undertaken to examine the suspicion that a young Greek girl in the short time span of two years had become more fluent in a second language (English) than in her native tongue. To provide a basis of comparison the tests used in this study were also given to the child's older brother who had been in the United States for…

This document, one of eight in a multi-cultural competency-based vocational/technical curricula series, is on maintenance mechanics. This program is designed to run 40 weeks and cover 5 instructional areas: basic electricity (14 weeks); maintenance and repair of heating (4 weeks); maintenance and repair of air conditioning (12 weeks); maintenance…

Designed as a resource base upon which elementary school educators can build outdoor learning experiences, this resource packet contains a basic, multidisciplinary snowshoeing lesson plan, pre- and post-trip suggestions, and suggestions for further winter outdoor study on snowshoes. Specifically, there are narratives and illustrations addressed at…

This paper outlines the design and use of two linear models as decision-making tools in a school district. The problem to be solved was the allocation of resources for both clerical and custodial personnel. A solution was desired that could be quantified and documented and objectively serve the needs of the district. A clerical support model was…

THE SCHOOL EVALUATION GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE WORKABLE CRITERIA FOR APPRAISAL OF THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EXISTING SCHOOL PLANTS. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE GUIDE CAN BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING OUT UNSATISFACTORY BUILDING FEATURES AND TO STIMULATE IMPROVEMENTS IN FUTURE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. WITH THIS EVALUATION PROCEDURE,…