These materials, which can be used to supplement a drafting program, are designed to assist the instructor in helping students develop a better understanding of certain areas of drafting. The materials are divided into exercises that allow the student to devote full attention to one aspect of drafting at a time, and tests, which can be used either…

To help one see his man-made environment in a new way is the main purpose of this student workbook. Three basic questions are presented--what is the man-made environment, why it is, and how can we change it? Then, through a series of related problems and discussion, answers are discovered or choices made depending on the way one sees his world or…

To determine if use of a creativity training workbook (Stretch) would increase creative performance, 45 fourth grade pupils were studied. The students were divided into control and experimental groups with half high (mean IQ 113) and half normal (mean IQ 101) ability with the controls using a placebo workbook and the experimentals using the…

Part of The Careers Research and Advisory Centre Bull's Eye Series, this career program booklet is to be used as a workbook to assist students in finding jobs. Topics covered are assessment of individual abilities and interests, ways to find a job, replies to advertisements, filling in application forms, job entrance tests, and job interviews. (EA)

This student workbook contains units five and six of a six-unit physical science course. The program is intended for high school students who have not had a chemistry or physics course, and is designed to be self instructional. Unit five involves experiments and problems in these subject areas: temperature versus heat; units of heat; specific…

The Russian transliteration package provides the equivalent of six units of this instructional package, but it is presented as a continuous sequence that requires a total of three to four hours of a trainee's time. It is presented in the form of a programmed text. (Other units of the instructional package are: LI004051-004054. The package is…

The second in a series of programmed books, "Creating a Market" is published by the International Labour Office as a manual for persons studying marketing. This manual was designed to meet the needs of the labor organization's technical cooperation programs and is primarily concerned with consumer goods industries. Using a fill-in-the-blanks and…

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of the presentation mode (vertical, horizontal) and the placeholder position (left, middle, right) of the frames of workbooks upon first and second grade children's ability to solve number sentences as measured by the rate and type of error. Effects over addition and subtraction were also…

Psychosynthesis is a name for the process of personal growth: our natural tendency to harmonize our various aspects at even higher levels of organization. This section considers the many subpersonalities that compose each one of us. It gives exercises in discovering them, understanding them, and getting free from their control. (Author/BP)

Maintains that early childhood teachers should provide young children with creative, stimulating, and manipulative (hands-on) experiences rather than workbook pages in early mathematics programs. Presents reasons and corresponding counterpositions for using workbooks and suggests sample activities which teachers can use to make mathematics more…

Instructional materials are mediocre and inflexible because (1) education agencies leave important decisions to materials producers; (2) students, parents, and teachers lack influence; and (3) schools depend excessively on such materials. Cites research supporting this view, and suggests broad criteria and actions to improve textbooks. (MCG)

Observation is important in evaluation, but artifact collection should also be used as a supplement to observation. This article includes a framework for analysis of content, design, and presentation of such material in teacher evaluation. (MD)

This guide is designed to be used with the textbook "Working with Young Children" to assist in the completion of requirements to earn the Child Development Associate Credential. Chapters coordinate with those in the textbook, providing opportunities to apply what is learned in the reading and in coursework. The chapters begin with a list…

This Student Activity Book is designed to be used with the "Guidebook for Parents and Teachers" of the same series. The Level 3 activity book consists of worksheets intended to help children discover and practice the most important patterns and principles that govern English spelling and writing. It includes short and long vowels, punctuation,…

This workbook explores ways to improve dialogue so as to enhance communication and self-knowledge. The text is divided into 7 chapters. Chapter 1 opens by asking the reader to describe what "talk" is and to relate conversations the reader had during the past week. It offers exercises on listening, and on understanding the context of…