The author's analysis of reading material content of second language texts examines achievement of graphemic-phonemic contrasts, sequence of association in the process of reading, and control of sounds, grammar, subject matter, and cultural content. Because the orthography-sound association skill cannot be separated from the sound-meaning skill,…

The project was designed to develop and test instructional packages from a selected list of 149 competencies (identified in a separate study done by North Carolina State University) needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The packages were designed for use in West…

As phase 1 of a Florida system for evaluation of secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs, a set of materials was developed to assist local education agencies (LEAs) in planning for and conducting locally directed evaluations. Objectives were to develop guidelines and procedures, instrumentation, strategies, materials, and…

This book presents a series of articles on non-sexist early childhood education based on reports presented at the Conference on Non-Sexist Early Childhood Education held in October, 1976. Specific areas considered include problems of sexism and racism in education, social psychology and early childhood socialization, sex typing influences in play,…

The Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC) was developed to promote the increased and more effective use of machine-readable bibliographic information resources to support the information needs of the academic research community of the Northeast. NASIC was involved with the continued testing and evaluation of available…

An analysis of portions of the HumRRO (Human Resources Research Organization) developed computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course in COBOL programing, and a survey of representatives from Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) PLATO IV installations indicated a need for authoring aids that could be prepared and programed easily and quickly. The…

The document summarizes a one day training session conducted at the CEGEP (community college) of Hull in the Province of Quebec on June 3, 1974 for 88 professional educators representing 43 different occupational clusters. The purpose of the workshop (and of the document) was to restructure job oriented community college programs towards the…

Success or failure of a language laboratory is due to a complex set of reasons. An often neglected factor lies in teacher and student attitudes to learner-machine-materials interrelationships. This paper specifies significant factors affecting the establishment of positive attitudes in teachers and students through training. The paper has four…

A completely individualized, self-contained, taped orientation tour of the Learning Resource Center of the Thomas Nelson Community College was developed by the library director. To generate the materials, the staff and director cooperated in an analysis of the items of information that were basic to the use of the learning resource center and in…

The Satellite Technology Demonstration (STD) produced a series of 81 television programs called the "J-series" for junior high school students. This material was used to illustrate real life situations for a career development program. Because materials were expensive, the decision was made to produce "in-house" programs and…

The report describes the Roosevelt High School (Portland, Oregon) demonstration project designed to integrate health career education into an existing State-required health education program. The report's first section briefly presents background project information. Section 2 assesses the project's accomplishments with respect to staff…

Early identification and supplementary instruction for the Mexican American child who is also handicapped are essential. The purposes of the Ability Development Programs are to identify the child with existing and/or potentially handicapping conditions, to develop and test supplementary materials, and to determine the efficacy of supplementary…

The research and development process in the children's commercial television programming industry is examined to determine possible applications to educational research and development. The children's commercial television industry's research and development model usually consists of the following phases: research (market analysis); preliminary…

This article presents the subject of English for Specific (or Special) Purposes (ESP) from the point of view of the school teacher or university lecturer attempting to teach science to students for whom the medium of instruction is a second language. The skills a student needs in order to achieve success in a science are analyzed as: (1)…

Foreign-language methodology courses do not generally provide potential teachers with sufficient criteria for judging either the most reasonable format or the probable cost/labor effectiveness of media materials which could be used to advantage in their classes. Opportunities for practical application of the student's knowledge, particularly where…