The document explains how to develop learning package activities. Learning packages are self-instructional and self-paced learning systems that enable a learner to achieve objectives by becoming involved in individually selected activities. The document is presented in three sections. Section I introduces the rationale behind learning packages and…

A bilingual early education program for migrant children ages three through third grade, the interstate program operates two permanent sites in Washington and one site in Texas. The Texas site operates a mobile component in which the teachers and administrative and training staff relocate to northern work sites providing continuing services to…

This is a report on a proposed research project on the interaction processes (verbal, non-verbal, and kinesic) present in a seminar situation, with a view towards positing a model of interaction in this type of situation. The seminar was chosen as a setting because it provides a structured context with a variety of discursive acts, favoring the…

This article surveys the teaching materials available in the United States for teaching Chinese at the college level. Suggestions are made for the improvement of existing materials and for the development of new ones. The main problems associated with the production and usefulness of language materials are that: (1) languages change through time…

The document describes the development of a library of 24 North Dakota Occupational Models, each patterned after a specific job in a specific office. A teacher's manual giving tips on implementing the program was also developed. The models were designed to provide high school students with a realistic introduction to a variety of office work and…

The Materials Acquisition Project (MAP) was founded in 1970 under E.S.E.A. Title VII to collect educational materials published in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries for assistance and use in bilingual education programs in the U.S. MAP believes in parity in all aspects of bilingual-bicultural education and offers guidelines for such an…

The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference on reconceptualizing citizenship education was held to identify needs in citizenship education, which might appropriately be addressed by NCSS, and to discuss strategies for meeting those needs. Four needs in citizenship education were expressed: philosophies of citizenship and…

The overall purpose of the Quitman County Demonstration Project was: (1) to identify, demonstrate, and test effective and innovative procedures for implementing a community based, voluntary program in adult basic education (ABE); (2) to develop and validate new approaches in training the instructional leadership for adult basic education through…

Material for teacher-users of a computer-based system of speech training aids for the deaf is offered. Research on the types of deficiencies found in the speech of the deaf is reviewed; a philosophy concerning training which emphasizes the role of diagnosis, is presented; and suggestions are made concerning use of the displays produced by the…

This programed instruction project for adult Four-H leaders was undertaken to develop a ten unit manuscript covering basic Four H concepts; to prepare four versions thereof differing in response mode; to field test all four on a national sample of leaders; and to prepare a final research edition of the course based on the response mode proving…

The manual is divided into 26 lessons aimed at discussing the functions of teacher aides; their relationship with the teachers and children, and the part they play in an educational system. Some of the topics discussed are: need for training teacher aides; training for partnership; role of public schools in American society; the role of the…

The assimilation into an existing instructional program of both the new knowledge on learning processes and recent technological advances was attempted in this project through the integration of programed mathematics at the ninth grade level with the multimedia approach to instruction. Controlled experimentation led to several conclusions. New…

The second volume of the report by the Children's Museum of Boston on the development of MATCH Boxes (Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children) contains materials related to the evaluation of these multi-media kits. The MATCH Boxes, designed for use by a teacher with 30 children for two to three weeks, covered 16 different topics, the…

In 1971, the Appalachia Educational Laboratory initiated a comprehensive Needs and Feasibility Study designed to present an overview of the educational needs of Appalachia and to pinpoint critical problems the region's educators will face in 1976. The study consisted of 5 independent components: a review of pertinent literature, analysis of data…

Project ABLE, a systems approach to occupational education, was conducted (1) to demonstrate increased effectiveness of instruction whose content is derived from analysis of desired behaviors after graduation and (2) to apply newly developed educational technology to the design, conduct, and evaluation of vocational education. Several procedures…