This book, designed to supplement and enrich the standard secondary curriculum, educates students in the area of feelings, values, and group interaction. Students learn particular logical and psychological processes with which to gain greater conscious control over themselves, their inter-personal relations, and their environment. A theoretical…

In Phase 2, materials on traffic accident investigation were introduced into the curriculum to determine the appropriateness of such materials in preparing traffic engineering technicians. This report gives findings, conclusions, and recommendations based on the testing efforts. The primary conclusion is that the curriculum being tested was…

The 135 hour course is designed to help the student become proficient in the technical and manipulative skills necessary to enter the various fields of industry and manufacturing. The necessary requirement for entering this course is the desire to use the acquired ability as a trade, in conjunction with another trade, or as background material for…

The intent of this field tested instructional package is to acquaint the student with the elements of communications and how they function in the production of goods and services. Defining behavioral objectives, the course description includes a media guide, suggested classroom activities, and sample student evaluation forms, as well as the basic…

The intent of this field tested instructional package is to familiarize the student with the maintenance and services elements of industry and their function in the production of goods and services. Defining behavioral objectives, the course description includes a media section, suggested classroom activities, and sample student evaluation forms,…

Aimed at teaching young men some of the skills they will need in "home management" whether they live as bachelors or husbands, the course is intended for use at the junior high or senior high grade level. The curriculum guide is offered as a planning and teaching aid. Supporting concepts, objectives, and student performance objectives…

The second of six instructional blocks in automotive mechanics, the lessons and supportive information in the document provide a guide for teachers in planning an instructional program in engine fundamentals at the secondary and postsecondary level. The material, as organized, is a suggested sequence of instruction within each block. Each lesson…

A brief introductory section contains the rationale for the course, the curriculum framework, a curriculum paradigm which indicates the approximate time ranges for each section, and notes on use of the guide. The guide itself is divided into units and subunits covering the following areas: Orientation to Pulpwood Harvesting; Tree Identification;…

A set of seven teacher-prepared Learning Activity Packages for individualized instruction in world history at the tenth grade level includes the following units: Early Man and the Beginning of Civilization; Our Heritage from Greece and Rome; Life in the Middle Ages; The Renaissance and the Reformation; The Age of Revolution; The World at War; and…

This curriculum activities supplement is the result of a graduate seminar at the University of Nebraska (Omaha), held in 1972. It is an addition to "A Curriculum Guide for Speech Communication--Grades 8-12," developed in 1971 (ED 066 776). The activities are structured according to the contract system, whereby each student selects his own projects…

This curriculum guide for developing musical behaviors in grades K-6 offers a model for moving the young child from basic knowledge attainments to higher levels of musical behavior. A procedure for developing and implementing course objectives is outlined. Concepts/skills to be acquired at given levels are provided to assist teachers and…

One of a series of bulletins designed to aid social studies teachers, this issue serves as a guide in handling controversial issues in the classroom. The need for a policy statement from the local board of education is noted as the first step in allowing the free exchange of ideas. Considerations in deciding to study an issue are suggested:…

This is the first of three volumes on performance-based teacher education for students in the secondary social studies practicum and student teaching programs at Rhode Island College. These materials were developed in order to provide an individualized, competency-based teacher training program. The modules in this booklet, dealing with general…

This is the second of three volumes on performance-based teacher education for students in the secondary social studies practicum and student teaching programs at Rhode Island College. These materials were developed to provide an individualized, competency-based teacher training program. The modules in this booklet deal with social studies skills…

This report of findings is designed as an initial sketch of some of the political attitudes and values of American High School Seniors at a particular point in historical time and at a single stage in their political development. In the spring of 1965 a national probability sample of 1669 high school seniors at 97 high schools were interviewed…