This volume of abstracts of research papers includes authors' abstracts of 147 original research papers scheduled for presentation at the Kansas City, Missouri, Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, April 7-11, 1978. The papers are grouped by topic for each session. The name and address of the author…

In spite of a number of unanswered questions regarding its place in the teaching of composition and the lack of agreement on why it is effective, sentence combining (SC) has become accepted as a useful skill building technique in regular composition classes. Attempting a broader context on the college level, SC was used exclusively to teach every…

WAYS ARE SUGGESTED FOR USING THE "AUDIO ADAPTER" IN THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY TO HELP DEVELOP THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF ADVANCED STUDENTS. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AUDIO ADAPTER, A TYPE OF JUNCTION BOX, IS GIVEN, ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTING IT. FOUR TYPES OF SPEAKING PRACTICE ARE DESCRIBED--(1) FREE CONVERSATION, WITH STUDENTS WORKING…

In addition to enabling students to discover ideas and providing them with raw materials that they can shape into polished drafts, free writing can give students experience, thus making them more comfortable with writing. Beginning each class with free writing activities on topics of enough interest that they distract reluctant writers from…

The instructor of two twelfth grade English classes, one a composition class and the other a general English class, gave both classes some exercises in sentence combining. In the first exercise, the students were given two sentences and told to devise as many combinations as possible. While the composition class contributed more combinations than…

This guide is designed to provide a model for giving the individual student writer extended opportunities for writing and writing instruction through a learning-centered writing lab. The first section defines the learning center or writing lab concept and subsequent sections discuss the rationale, organization, and suggested activities for writing…

One of a series of guides to the teaching of writing at the elementary and secondary levels, this publication focuses on teaching writing through models that introduce ideas, patterns, and styles through specific examples. The major portion of the publication describes learning activities, grouped into seven categories according to purpose:…

One of a series of guides to the teaching of writing at the elementary and secondary levels, this publication describes grammar activities that relate to writing activities. The introductory sections define major approaches to grammar, summarize the current state of research on the relation of formal grammar to composition, and suggest behavioral…

This report describes a collaborative study undertaken by 72 psychoanalysts in an effort to (1) collect systematic data about obese patients in psychoanalysis and (2) assess the effect of psychoanalysis in the treatment of obesity. A total of 84 obese and 63 normal weight patients was studied. Each analyst completed a detailed questionnaire on his…

The communication skills center at Carnegie Mellon University helps individual students master the technical writing skills necessary for specific disciplines and professions. Through collaboration with the instructors in the various disciplines, the program operates both as a consulting service outside the center (devising and evaluating the…

A method of teaching writing to adult students of English as a second language is presented. The method emphasizes the first-person point of view. For an individual in a new culture with limited vocabulary and uncertain knowledge of structure, beginning with the self and observed events can be reassuring. With this method, described as being a…

This book outlines a carefully developed program for physical fitness. The concept of physical fitness and its physiological basis are examined and guidelines are laid down to enable the reader to evaluate an individual physical exercise program commensurate with his or her age and physical condition. Advanced conditioning methods are described as…

This workbook provides instruction in basic styles, principles, and techniques of broadcast news writing. After offering general guidelines, the workbook discusses writing broadcast news leads, using names correctly, placing titles and attributions in their proper place in sentences, writing direct and indirect quotations, using contractions,…

This booklet is one in a series designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice by suggesting specific classroom activities based on current educational theory and research. Designed for elementary school teachers, it is divided into two sections. The first section discusses such topics as providing a healthy classroom environment for free…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical Education--includes sections on a) exploring movement, b) locomotor and nonlocomotor skills, c) perceptual-motor skills, d) object manipulation, e) ball handling, f) rhythms, g) gymnastics, and h) physical fitness. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first section presents a program…