Official course content requirements for each of five levels of study of French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish are detailed in this booklet. Descriptions of requirements for Latin 1 and 2 are also included. Examination of the basic beliefs of education in the State of Nevada serves as the focal point leading to curriculum specifications.…

Designed to offer guidance to educators in creating a local curriculum guide (K-12), the four-part organization of this bulletin directs the curriculum planner "from need to intention, from intention to plans, from plans to paper, and from paper to practice." Among the topics covered are the conditions desirable for creating a curriculum guide;…

Twenty-eight agencies throughout the nation which are responsible for recruitment and training of teenagers into responsible leadership roles in the recreation field were surveyed for the purpose of producing a set of guidelines for creating and planning leadership programs through which the nation's youth might fulfill the need for more trained…

Characteristics of noncredit University Extension enrollees of 1964 were studied further to explore Houle's typology of the continuous learner. A structured questionnaire composed of 47 items was presented to 24 participants in interview sessions. It was found that most participants did not fit Houle's classification of being activity-oriented; a…

Based on the assumption that skill in oral interpretation is essential to effective teaching of high school English, this study sought to describe a one-term course in oral interpretation that would be most compatible with the needs of the prospective secondary school English teacher. Therefore, a conference of speech and English educators (ISCPET…

This ISCPET study set out to determine the effect that various approaches to teaching literature to prospective high school English teachers might have on their literary knowledge and later teaching competencies. The curricular patterns used to teach literature at three colleges--survey approach (University of Illinois), author and historical…

A course in technical Russian is shown to differ from the usual language course in aims (translation, not oral skills), rate, caliber and motivation of student, demands on the background of the teacher, and material used. A sample outline of class procedure is included. (GK)

A nine-day study was designed to investigate the learning achievement differences between paired and individual high school students in a Computer Assisted Instruction course in Boolean Algebra. Within the format of five 40-minute lessons (including preview frames, instruction, examples, practice problems, criterion frames, and daily quizzes), 23…

Offered as an exploratory course in the highly technical field of container and packaging design, emphasis is placed on refined knowledge of the basic techniques used in preparing visuals, color camps, and working drawings. Study of related information such as consumer psychology and color, layout, and lettering is included in this studio oriented…

The outline will serve as a guide to the high school student interested in the field of sheet metal work. Intended for the 12th grade level, the course is organized into three instructional blocks: (1) general repairs, (2) line maintenance, (3) brazing and soldering, followed by a posttest. The advanced course is 135 hours in length and offers…

The intent of this field tested instructional package is to encourage the student to explore occupational areas as a basis for selecting a career. Defining behavioral objectives, the course description includes a media guide, suggested classroom activities, and sample student evaluation forms as well as the basic information section. Three areas…

Included in this field tested instructional package are definitions of the terms industry, technology, industrial education, and industrial arts education. Defining behavioral objectives, the course description includes a basic information section, suggested classroom activities, and sample student evaluation forms. The total process of providing…

The course of study represents the fourth of six modules in advanced crop and soil science and introduces the agriculture student to the topic of soil water. Upon completing the three day module, the student will be able to classify water as to its presence in the soil, outline the hydrological cycle, list the ways water is lost from the soil,…

The course of study represents the third of six modules in advanced crop and soil science and introduces the agriculture student to biological features of soil. Upon completing the two day lesson, the student will: (1) realize the vast amount of life present in the soil, (2) be able to list representative animal and plant life in the soil by size,…

This course is designed for senior high school students interested in early childhood education and gives the Child Care Aide experience in planning and executing activities with children in group situations which reflect knowledge of their individual development. The course centers on the following concepts: play is valid, development of the…