This booklet was prepared to assist teachers of elementary school mathematics in the effective use of the basic and supplementary state-adopted textbooks. Within each grade level, four categories of basic skills and understandings were developed. These were (1) number systems and numeration systems, (2) fundamental operations, (3) measurement, and…

This document, 10th in a series of 11 subvolumes of a handbook providing training for educational research and development personnel in the development of instructional materials, deals with the task of evaluating instructional materials. The document is organized according to the three sequential steps involved in performing the task. Step 1 is…

The document provides a step-by-step guide for the student expanding his career-planning skills. It is designed for use with grade 10, but is suitable for grades 11 and 12 as well. Each of ten group meetings is presented in terms of goals, assignments (including worksheets), and resource information. Interspersed are four computer terminal visits,…

As universities and colleges across the country are joining local school districts in order to develop teacher training programs in joint college-school ventures, administrative organization is a limiting problem in many quarters. At a time when the concern is for clinical experience in a school setting where teacher excellence is measured in…

Describes a technical writing course that meets the needs of students in English and the sciences. (RB)

Describes principles which achieve good writing assignments in the social studies: (1) define the content and skills teachers want students to learn, (2) devise assignments in which level of difficulty of task fits the level of the goal, (3) let students speculate on the topic, and (4) present the topic so that students know how and what to do.…

Focuses on the writing instruction which the 1977 NCTE Achievement Award- winning students had received, concluding that writing frequency, type of assigned writing topics, and class size affect writing instruction and that successful writers are dedicated readers. (DD)

Describes course assignments in a technical writing course for adults; the assignments include the writing of technical reports, brochures, book reviews, query letters, style guides, and resumes and are based on topics relevant to students' jobs. (GW)

Discusses the value of an accredited yearbook class for yearbook staff members; reports on the duties of yearbook advisers at various high schools, and on the amount of extra salary paid to them for their work. (GW)

The effects of student effort exerted studying, and of written feedback from the instructor, were studied in undergraduate classrooms. Students received high or low-effort assignments, and high or low praise from their teacher. Those completing high-effort assignments and receiving high praise formed significantly more positive attitudes.…

Describes an assignment in which freshman technical writing students gathered information from community businesses in order to write process analysis papers. Includes the list of assignment topics, instructions for the assignment, and evaluation questions for obtaining student reactions to the assignment. (GW)

Proposes that, in addition to demanding literal comprehension of reading materials, study guides should contain questions that require the type of critical reading that promotes interactive, constructive, and dynamic cognitive behaviors. Provides a sample of a general study guide that would promote these reading behaviors. (AEM)

A study of undergraduate students' perceived stresses, as solicited by graduate students, found the greatest stressors to be examination-related, followed by those related to meeting class assignments and to the teaching process. (MSE)

Study strategies used to assist mildly handicapped students become more actively engaged and successful in gaining and responding to information in content area classes are described. They include using advance organizers, summarizing/paraphrasing what is read, enhancing listening skills, and improving the organization, appearance, and accuracy of…

Investigated the effects of presence or absence of a self-monitoring form and twice-weekly meetings with a psychologist on a third-grader's school work completion. Results indicated the physical presence of the recording device was necessary to influence completion of school assignments. Psychologist sessions without self-monitoring demonstrated…