This curriculum guide for seventh-grade teachers contains values-based classroom lessons which are intended to assist students in the development of (1) a positive self-concept, (2) rational thinking processes, (3) inter- and intrapersonal skills necessary for individual and group effectiveness, and (4) a personal and societal value system.…

This Manual has been designed to provide step-by-step guidelines for conducting an evaluation of a structured training sequence. The assessment design to be presented involves essentially: the testing of a group of trainees before and after a sequence of instruction by administration of the same set of objective-form items under structured testing…

This research study reports on the effectiveness with which the New Educational Program (NEP), a modification and refinement of the Job Corps Programmed Learning System, can provide effective learning experiences for underachieving adolescents and adults in various settings, including two juvenile detention facilities, a ninth grade class of…

The guide contains the basic concepts and instructional materials recommended for the exploration of public service occupations at the junior high school level (grades 7-9). The materials can be used as a separate course or can be integrated into the subject areas suggested. The 17 units deal with the functioning of Federal, State, and local…

The revised guide, prepared to supplement the existing curriculum, suggests activities related to the three student goals: (1) to develop an awareness of who he/she is, and, through effective decision making, what he/she can become; (2) to become aware of the interrelationships of society with his/her school, community, family, work, and leisure;…

The paper provides historical background of the training movement, an overview of the state of the art of personnel development in business and industry, and assessments affecting the future direction of human resource development in business/industry and public vocational education. An historical sketch traces training for work through…

The technical appendix to "The Career Intern Program: Preliminary Results of an Experiment in Career Education," Volume 1, reports on the research designs used for evaluating the Career Intern Program's (CIP) effectiveness in increasing the student's cognitive skills, academic achievement, vocational adjustment, future orientation, and…

The document analyzes the Training and Technology (TAT) Industrial Skill and Technical Training (ISTT) program and describes the basic relationships between various training components and their linkages to certain aspects of program structure and organization. The TAT ISTT program operations are presented within the conceptual framework of an…

This document is a diagnostic test and workbook for high school and college students who are developing a sense of history using a seven-stage developmental schema. It is part of SO 008 711 and should only be used in conjunction with it to fully understand its components. The objectives and explanation for the workbook will be found in SO 008 711.…

The learning experiences in the teacher's guide are built on the concept of movement exploration. Self-awareness is realized as students discover potentials for performing basic motor skills and explore creative movement. Intended for use at the preschool and primary levels, the guide suggests and describes ways for the teacher to introduce and…

The teacher's guide is the third in a series of three developed for primary or early intermediate levels. It consists of learning experiences designed to build student familiarity with basic economic terms and concepts: consumer, producer, needs, wants, goods, services, short-range and long-range planning, fixed and variable expenses, and budgets.…

As companion to the more general document Telecommunications Media for the Delivery of Educational Programming , this report concentrates on the technical and economic factors affecting the design of only one class of educational networks, dedicated coaxial cable systems. To provide illustrations, possible single and dual dedicated cable networks…

The California School for the Deaf (CSD) conducted a study to familiarize students and faculty with available programs at Lawrence Hall of Science and to see if the instruction and teaching philosophy used to introduce the programs was adequate for students with impaired hearing. The pilot study was positive, so objectives were formed to adapt…

Bloom has argued that most students, not just a few, should be able to do top quality school work if given appropriate instruction. Mastery learning, which includes frequent diagnostic testing followed by remedial instruction, has been proposed as an effective strategy for increasing pupil achievement. In this study, teachers used a mastery…

This manual is designed to help Army training personnel select and implement a specific approach to achieving specific training goals. Following a general learning model, general training principles are summarized. The rest of the manual shows how specific learning principles are associated with groups of learner performances. Training goals…