Although our health professional students have some experience of simple charts, such as pie and bar, and some intuition of histograms, they do not appear to have much knowledge or understanding about box and whisker plots and their relation to the data they are describing or compared to histograms. The boxplot is a versatile charting tool, useful…

These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference on Educational Technologies 2013 (ICEduTech 2013), which has been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur,…

Two major trends in eLearning are the shift from presentational towards activating learning objects and the shift from proprietary towards SCORM conformant delivery systems. In a large program on the design, development and use of digital learning material for food and biotechnology in higher education, a large amount of experience has been gained…

Programs in agribusiness education should no longer be limited to the resources of the home farm. Agriculture teachers must capitalize on the total agricultural resources of the community, develop skill in managing these resources; and meet the diverse training needs of students through individualized instruction. (MW)

A wide range of classroom activities employing daily newspapers can be found in this teaching guide, and there are suggestions for teachers of kindergarten children through high school seniors. Each chapter deals with a different content area, and is further subdivided into specific topics, with many suggested activities for each. After an…

This kit, designed for high school classes, considers advertising from both consumers' and manufacturers' perspectives. The role of advertising in relation to free enterprise principles is discussed in chapter 1, while chapter 2 provides a history of U.S. advertising processes and development. Chapter 3 describes advertising's role in bringing a…

Activities suggested in this booklet for substitute teachers are designed to reinforce the objectives of the Program of Studies, the official school district curriculum of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools. This booklet is part of a management support kit of resources, materials, and information developed for the Management for…

Four different approaches to the teaching of U.S. history--chronological, topical, interdisciplinary, and problems--are presented. The purpose is to help students in grade 11 learn about and appreciate the country's history, heritage, beliefs, and institutions. The first approach presented is chronological, is in outline form, and contains nine…

This collection of articles and features reprinted from "The Computing Teacher" begins with an outline (the table of contents) of a 20-session course, "Logo in the Classroom," by Shirley Torgerson, Mary Kay Kriley, and Janet Stone. The text of the first session and a student exercise sheet are also provided. Five articles…

THE COURSE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE REMEDIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS SERIOUSLY HANDICAPPED IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS. BASED ON THE WORKSHOP PATTERN, THE PROGRAM, OFFERED IN THE FRESHMAN YEAR, IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A 2-YEAR COURSE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STUDENT BE PROGRAMED FOR TWO PERIODS OF ENGLISH, WITH READING SKILLS…

Approximately 30 experiments related to environmental problems comprise this manual. The three conceptual themes under which these lessons are organized deal with: (1) change; (2) the interaction of custom, rule, and law in society; and (3) economy, life style, and individual attitudes. Provided are materials for both students and teachers.…

This manual focuses upon natural resources issues and biophysical characteristics of the Everglades and adjacent southern Florida. Topics of the seven units of study are: animal life, ecosystems, geology, land use, plant life, recreation, and water management. Preceeding the activities in each unit is background information intended for both…

This 2 x 4 factorial experiment involved 40 high school teachers of vocational agriculture and their sophomore students. The primary purpose was to question the effectiveness of providing inservice teacher education to upgrade the subject matter competence of teachers and furnishing them with resource units. The findings were that inservice…

This resource guide describes a career guidance program designed to encourage potential junior high school dropouts from New York City to remain in school and pursue a curriculum aimed at preparing them for work. The guide is divided into seven units: "What Do We Know?" discusses diagnosis of the strengths and weaknesses of each pupil in the areas…

This manual was conceived and developed by a team of teachers and subject matter experts from diverse areas and planned as a resource for teachers at the middle school and high school levels who are concerned with air pollution. Not intended as a syllabus or student text, it offers information and sample exercises which may be incorporated into a…