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Holt, Ladd; Uhlenberg, Don – 1978
New and innovative approaches to teaching in elementary schools are often advocated by university teacher education programs but fail to reach the actual classroom. This phenomenon was explored by interviewing graduates from the University of Utah elementary education program. These teachers were required to take two courses designed to prepare…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Class Organization, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers
Ollila, Lloyd O., Ed. – 1977
This book is written for kindergarten teachers who are interested in acquainting children with reading, in developing skills in preparation for formal reading, and in guiding those who already can read or who wish to learn to read. Five chapters give the teacher a general structure and specific suggestions for helping children with reading:…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Individualized Instruction
Warrick, Diane Berreth – 1977
Discussed is the development of the Educational Resources Center Model, a mainstreamed support services program for mildly handicapped (emotionally handicapped, physically handicapped, educable mentally retarded, or severely learning disabled) children in Jackson County, Oregon. Explained are the model's six components: a mainstreaming…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
Arredondo, Patricia
Writing exercises and materials contained in this supplemental Learning Activity Package (LAP) for language arts were developed for use with high school students. A LAP is defined as a unit of activities involving print and nonprint media and is written in a specified format designed to meet specific student needs on an individual basis.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Curriculum Guides, Fused Curriculum
Tesch, Robert C., Sr. – 1981
A study was conducted to identify the factors that could predict students' achievement in English grammar and usage when instruction was self-paced and programed. The factors investigated were (1) student grade point average (GPA), (2) verbal student achievement test score (SAT), (3) quantitative SAT score and (4) total SAT score. Subjects were…
Descriptors: Business English, English Instruction, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Jenkins, John M. – NASSP Curriculum Report, 1982
Continuous progress education (CP) provides for the individualization of all significant aspects of learning, including materials, content, objectives, methods, pacing, and student-teacher relationships. It is based on the proposition that no general prescriptions are equally appropriate for all students. A brief description of Hood River Valley…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Abboud, Victorine – 1981
A computer-assisted instructional program to teach the Arabic writing system and elementary vocabulary and comprehension, which was developed at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin in cooperation with the university's College of Liberal Arts, is described. Among the benefits of the computer-assisted approach…
Descriptors: Arabic, Behavioral Objectives, College Second Language Programs, Comprehension
Yawin, Robert A. – 1981
An Audio-Tutorial (A-T) mathematics program was developed at Springfield Technical Community College to meet the needs of students with different levels of mathematical competency and to develop the math proficiency needed in high technology areas. The A-T program offers 15 credits of mathematics at the pre-calculus level. The main features of the…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Instruction, College Mathematics, Community Colleges
Brebner, Ann; And Others – 1980
A computer managed instructional system for reading, begun five years ago in Belvedere-Parkway Elementary School in Calgary, contains 329 behavioral objectives ranging from kindergarten to 8th grade levels, with testing performed online. After completion of a test, a student receives a printout listing the objectives completed, those that need…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction
Damron, Shayla R. – 1977
Designed for the individualized instruction of non-mainstream (non-standard) dialect bearing students from middle school through secondary, this instructional packet attempts to develop flexibility in language whereby the dialect bearer will be able to assimilate the mainstream (standard) forms and phonology into his own idiolect without…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Dialects, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials
Wilkie, Barbara J. – 1979
The major purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics, problems, and recommendations for developing and improving open-entry/open-exit systems of individualized, competency-based vocational instruction for Florida high school students. A survey instrument was developed to collect relevant data. Those surveyed in the descriptive…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Competency Based Education, Educational Research, High Schools
Chern, Hermine J.; And Others – 1980
The report contains a summary of conclusions and recommendations concerning career education programs for handicapped students in Philadelphia as well as a specific report for each of the six projects funded during the 1979-80 school year. The following projects are described: Consumer and Homemaking for Retarded Educables, Consumer and Homemaking…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consumer Education, Disabilities, Home Economics
Sandrin, James V.; Ray, Erin – 1981
The curriculum design of an experimental project school established in rural area in Missouri in 1917 formed the basis for developing a modern curriculum of individually guided education in the same area 60 years later. The original "project method" school operated with a curriculum selected directly from the real life experiences or purposes of…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Knapp, Henry H., III – 1978
This module on heat transfer is one of six in a series intended for use as supplements to currently available materials on solar energy and energy conservation. Together with the recommended texts and references (sources are identified), these modules provide an effective introduction to energy conservation and solar energy technologies. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computation, Energy, Energy Conservation
Knapp, Henry H., III – 1978
This module on solar system design fundamentals is one of six in a series intended for use as supplements to currently available materials on solar energy and energy conservation. Together with the recommended texts and references (sources are identified), these modules provide an effective introduction to energy conservation and solar energy…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Design, Energy, Energy Conservation
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