This "new English grammar" textbook blends four systems of grammar: (1) the traditional, providing most of the terminology; (2) the historical, providing the historical background; (3) the structural, providing the sentence patterns; and (4) the transformational, providing the variations of the sentence patterns. The author points out the…

The first phase of this study sought to determine: (1) the effects of exercise intensity when total work loads were similar; (2) the effects of duration when intensities were controlled; and (3) a possible intensity duration interaction. Subjects were 36 male college students. Frequency of exercise was similar for all subjects. The initial level…

In order to formulate instructional hypotheses and research directions, a profile of seven-year-old children's behavioral patterns associated with the writing process was sought. Eight case study children were chosen from two formal and two informal classrooms in a middle class community. Secondary focus was on gathering data from larger groups in…

This is a collection of significant papers by leading authorities, compiled by the American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation's Kinesiology Committee of the Physical Education Division. The following papers are included in this collection: "Supporting Biomechanics Subject Matter in the Undergraduate Curriculum";…

The general design of this book is that of a step-by-step self-instructional program leading toward the writing of poetry. It consists of 156 exercises which lead the student from writing about a picture and poems to kinds of poetry and techniques for writing poetry (alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, rhyme, meter…

Six passages were used in this study to investigate the recoding behavior of eighth and ninth grade students for both increase and decrease in syntactic complexity and thus gain a more accurate picture of their grammar. Each of the two selections used was written in kernel sentences at the eighth grade level of writing and the skilled adult level…

This manual was designed to accompany the revised version of "Training Judges for Girls Gymnastics," a 16mm black and white sound film available from Association Films, Inc. On the film, the first two routines in each event are shown twice. In the manual, there are three category charts. The first is blank to be filled in by trainees after the…

This booklet, one in a series entitled "What Research Says to the Teacher," deals with physical fitness. The initial section discusses what physical fitness is and what its characteristics are. Section two details various aspects of physical fitness and its relation to mental health. The remainder of the document discusses briefly the need for…

This book was designed to aid in applying the laws of dynamics to the sport of track and field, event by event. It begins by tracing the history of the discoveries of the laws of motion and the principles of dynamics, with explanations of commonly used terms derived from the vocabularies of the physical sciences. The principles and laws of…

Identifies community college students, the educational needs of these students, and the instructional methods necessary for meeting these needs. Specific types of practical writing exercises are listed. (MH)

Presents two teaching methods that lend structure to the teaching of poetry writing. (MAI)

Suggests discussion and a writing assignment on the ways color terms have changed from Old English and Indo-European roots; urges a study of Black-White polarity that goes beyond racial connotations of those terms. Provides informative materials on many specific color terms. (TJ)

Both in standard factors of syntactic maturity and in measures of overall writing quality, first year college students trained in sentence combining achieved significantly higher scores than students following a conventional curriculum. (DD)