This booklet describes the implementation of a Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) program at South Carolina State University. Students preparing to teach in elementary schools are involved in this program. CBTE is seen as a method for improving instruction and delivery of service to students, a method for increasing individualization of…

The unit of individualized learning activities is designed to provide training in grounds maintenance. The materials in the unit are divided into two sections. The developmental or preliminary phase (15 pages) is for use by the instructor and includes brief descriptions of the job and of the student population, along with listings of the specific…

To help cooperative education teacher-coordinators bridge the gap between preservice teacher education classes and on-the-job coordination skill requirements, a prototype self-instructional package on cooperative education coordination skills was developed which included video recorded interview models with discrimination training. The package was…

Presented is a Learning Activity Package (LAP) study on ecology. This LAP, designed for use as a part of a high school biology course, contains a rationale for teaching the topic, a list of student objectives (stated in behavioral terms), a list of resources (readings, audiovisual aids, handouts, student activities, group discussion topics), and a…

The purpose of this unit of work is to provide the teacher participant with some useful guidelines for evaluating and adapting written materials for specific English as a second language (ESL) classes. There is pre- and post-assessment of specific learning tasks relevant to evaluating and adapting materials as well as learning activities, which…

Learning Activity Packages (LAP) relating to time, space, and matter are presented for use in sampling a new type of learning for a whole year. Besides the unit on introduction to individualized learning, 11 major topics are incorporated into three other units: (1) observation of the physical world, (2) space and exploration for environmental…

Learning Activity Packages (LAP) relating to the earth and space are presented for use in sampling a new type of learning for a whole year. Eighteen topics are incorporated into five units: (1) introduction to individualized learning, (2) observation versus interpretation, (3) chemistry in the space age, (4) the space age interdisciplines, and (5)…

A project was undertaken to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a unit of instruction which would teach economically deprived first grade children some interesting scientific concepts and increase their curiosity behavior and willingness to offer hypotheses, carry out experiments, and evaluate outcomes. The instructional unit was based on…

This document is the instructor's guide for teaching a learning module on literary analysis of children's stories. Its purpose is to provide suggestions for administering the module and to point out the flexibility with which instructor and student may approach the activities and assessments. The terminal object of the module requires that…

The document is a student manual, which presents a learning module on literary analysis of children's stories, and is concerned with the ability to distinguish and identify theme, plot, and characterization. A concomittant purpose is to familiarize teachers with a number of classic children's stories in which theme, plot, and characterization are…

This document is the response manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." It contains the answers for the post-assessment tests given in the student manual. Instructor's manual and student manual available separately. (MB)

This document is the instructor's manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." It contains a list of materials needed for a resource center and materials needed by students; a list of books for a curriculum library; directions for the instructor; and a response key for the diagnostic pre-assessment test. Response…

This document is the student manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." The purpose of the module is to enable the student to present the underlying concepts of area in a meaningful and useful way. The terminal objective of the module is to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of area, to construct…

This document is the answer key for the learning module, "Interpersonal Perception." Student manual is published separately. (MB)

Each of the 32 curriculum modules in this packet for ornamental horticulture instruction contains a brief description of the module content, a list of the major division or units, the overall objectives, objectives by units, content outline and suggested teaching methods, student application activities, and evaluation procedures. A listing of…