This workbook is designed to introduce nursing students to basic concepts and skills needed for searching the literatures of medicine, nursing, and allied health areas for materials relevant to specific information needs. The workbook introduces the following research tools: (1) the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE searches, including a…

This self-paced library skills workbook provides incoming students with an introduction to the physical arrangement and use of the university libraries. Divided into two sections, the first contains explanations of the catalogs, classification system, and various library resources. The second consists of practical exercises keyed to the…

An illustrated library skills workbook introduces students to the unversity library, its collections, finding tools, and library research processes. It includes a library tour; an introduction to reference works; use of the catalog, subject headings, and classification systems; familiarization with periodicals, government publications, and…

This self-instructive workbook focuses on a set of propositional abilities related to learning. It utilizes written materials, manipulative materials, videotapes, and students, and is supplemented by a program and support system which includes instruction, teaching experiences for practice, discussions, and individual conferences. The three major…

The career exploration booklet in the Room to Grow series is intended for use in the fifth and sixth grades. Its purpose is to motivate each student to investigate the self and to become aware of and develop individual potentials and abilities. The booklet may also supplement career development activities in other grades. Each student should have…

This is an illustrated elementary alphabet workbook written in Gwich'in, an Athapascan language. For each letter, one or two words and drawings are given as illustration. The book is part of a series of instructional materials produced by the Alaska Native Language Center. (CLK)

Outlined in the workbook are workshops designed for training front-line staff in writing individualized client plans for developmentally disabled persons. It is noted that workshops are taught by audio tape along with an associate instructor in small groups of four to eight individuals. Stressed are four basic goal planning strategies: involving…

This is a set consisting of primer and workbook which provides an introduction to basic geographic concepts and principles for the intermediate grade child. Its objectives are to help the student understand the order and logic of his physical environment and its interaction with human society. Opportunities are provided to view objects and their…

This teacher's edition of a tenth grade general mathematics workbook attempts to show how certain mathematical skills are needed by the consumer. Each of the ten instructional units contains review exercises, practical applications, and practice problems for three levels of ability. Included are units on: (1) business forms, (2) algebra, (3)…

The present volume, containing lessons with practice and review exercises, offers a systematic presentation of the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) most widely used as a simplified means of representing the pronunciation of General American English. The transcription symbols presented are those primarily employed by Kenyon and…

A short historical sketch of the Swahili language prefaces this combined text and workbook in beginning Swahili. Each of the 12 lesson units contains a section presenting the new structures to be practiced, followed by a variety of drills, dialogs, grammatical notes in English, and illustrations of African life. A Swahili/English glossary and a…

This workbook, directed toward the non-reader, was designed for the New Orleans Parent Child Developmental Center's Infant Program. It offers parents day-by-day suggestions for stimulating infants from birth to six months. Experiences related to the child's visual, auditory, muscular and language development, as well as hints on routine and…

The document provides a step-by-step guide for the student expanding his career-planning skills. It is designed for use with grade 10, but is suitable for grades 11 and 12 as well. Each of ten group meetings is presented in terms of goals, assignments (including worksheets), and resource information. Interspersed are four computer terminal visits,…

This workbook along with a set of transparent 2" x 3" cards was developed for use with underachieving seventh and eighth grade boys. It is designed for a 14 week term or less. The format uses the cards extensively to learn about fractions and operations with fractions. The cards have circles etched on them and the circles are divided into varying…

A course is presented which is designed for a student functioning as low as grade four level or with gaps in his knowledge at a very low level, to orient student to program and provide experience in learning skills associated with program materials and instructional support facilities within the training center complex. Following the learning…