The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of manual negative accentuated resistance on strength and/or muscular endurance. Three strength and/or muscular endurance tests were administered to male and female physical education majors enrolled in a required exercise class at the beginning and end of the semester. Push-ups, chin-ups, and…

A pulmonary function ratio describing oxygen extraction from alveolar ventilation was used for an intergroup comparison between three groups of athletes (rugby, basketball, and football players) and one group of sedentary subjects during steady-state submaximal exercise. The ratio and its component parts are determined from only three gas…

This handbook on track and field for pre- and early teens covers the following areas of the sport: (a) distance running, (b) relay and hurdle racing, (c) height and distance jumping, (d) shot putting, (e) discus throwing, (f) javelin throwing (g) hammer and weight throwing, (h) walking, (i) jogging, and (j) hiking. Included also are brief…

The many everyday needs for manuscript writing--signs, maps, graphs, and posters--and the fact that it retains its legibility better than does cursive writing suggest the need for the continued use of manuscript beyond grades 1 and 2. Also, manuscript writing is preferable to cursive writing for children with poor coordination or spelling…

To assess the effectiveness of an approach to writing designed to capitalize on the relationship between oral and written composition, 60 sixth graders used tape recorders during the pre-writing period to organize and then play back their ideas, while a second group of 60 sixth graders used a more conventional composition approach and recorded…

This writing exercise book, designed to accompany the Defense Language Institute's Chinese-Mandarin Basic Course, consists of step-by-step illustrations for copying 825 characters in the Chinese writing system. [Not available in hard copy due to marginal legibility of original document.] (AMM)

One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide offers ideas on using the daily newspaper to teach vocabulary and writing to students on any level. Suggestions include using a "word of the week" to teach word meanings, uses, and roots as well as how words can be used in a sentence; listing vocabulary words on bulletin…

This is a collection of the best articles in the "DGWS (Division for Girls and Women's Sports) Gymnastics Guide" from 1963 to 1972. Included are the current Federation of International Gymnastics rule interpretations from the 1972-74 Gymnastics Guide. The articles have been edited to conform with the new rules and regulations from the Federation…

Three films were produced to serve as instructional aids in teaching the rhythmic gymnastic skills of performing with clubs, balls, and hoops. The content of the films was determined with the aid of specialists in rhythmic gymnastics. To evaluate the films as aids to instruction, 170 women enrolled in elementary physical education courses were…

This collection of papers presents many practical procedures for improving secondary school instruction in the several content areas. Topics included are principles and procedures in corrective reading, diagnostic techniques, the role of a reading consultant in the content areas, the use of writing to help poor readers, corrective reading in the…

A total of 360 boys and girls from first through sixth grade were randomly selected and tested with an instrument developed in the Tacoma Public Schools to determine: (1) differences in physical skills and fitness performances of pupils who received the services of an elementary physical education specialist and pupils who had not; and (2)…

Guided by the belief that free writing is something that must be learned in order to do it, the teachers and writers who coauthored this book discuss and suggest ways of learning to write and of teaching writing. Interspersed throughout the book are exercises for the reader; they must be done by the reader/teacher who hopes to teach writing.…

An assignment to write a comment in less than fifty words encourages conciseness and precision. (JH)

Discusses a writing exercise in which students are asked to describe a painting and analyze their response to it. (TJ)