Intended for teachers of the handicapped, the booklet provides a guide for choosing individualized instructional materials. Materials are noted to generally fall into six program categories: reading, mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, and other resources. Information on each instructional kit/program (listed alphabetically under…

This article points out the difficulties teachers have in selecting suitable materials for teaching English for special purposes. Universal textbooks, designed to suit all possible situations, are not specific enough. The article proposes ways in which a broader spectrum of materials might be obtained: (1) by producing textbooks with optional…

The purpose of this study was to determine if the California Test of Personality and Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale could be used as screening instruments for Air Force Security Police. Thirty-six Air Force Security Police assigned to TUSLOG Det 94-2, Turkey comprised the sample for this study. The variables measured by the instruments--personal…

It is important that instructional materials in a school library/media center contribute to students' learning. A series of experimental units of course work was prepared for high school students by a school library/media specialist. Contents were preselected to enable students to fulfill cited objectives but sufficiently open-ended so that…

This report has two major features. First it describes the Pennsylvania Retrieval of Information for Mathematics Education System (PRIMES). PRIMES is an information system in which curriculum materials are computer-stored and are retrieved to meet the specifications of local school districts. As of 1971 there are six regional centers which provide…

This study surveyed 53 master's level students in two tests and measurement classes to determine if and in what fashion they had been victimized by testing and evaluation. The purpose of this activity was to acquire personal data which could be used to both dramatize and formulate criteria for the construction of classroom tests. A majority of…

This handbook outlines a logical path of activity for utilizing volunteers in schools. The planning phase determines the type and amount of work that could be accomplished by volunteers. The preparation phase involves the processes, procedures, and materials necessary before working with volunteers. The implementation phase discusses volunteer…

This self-instructional learning packet is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. Teaching the supervisor to determine the appropriateness of learning resources, including instructional and resource materials, is the goal of this…

Four case histories were studied in an on-going project to develop a method for user selection of purchased scientific and technical information services. The issues involved were: (1) the value of computer search services to a small branch of a company technical library; (2) the special decision-making factors used for selecting items of very…

Based on a review of relevant literature, this report summarizes the state of the art and presents annotated references on the uses of media in career education. The uses of both print and non-print materials are organized according to their instructional setting: classroom, small group, career center, independent study, workshop, and training…

The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the preferences of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade urban black children with regard to characters, type of setting and story in books and the relationship between these preferences and grade level, sex, and socioeconomic status. Three hundred seven black students were read to from 15 books of five…

High demand for admission to Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) programs and limited state resource allocations for LPN training programs in Washington, have forced North Seattle Community College (NSCC) to utilize a selective admissions policy for its LPN program. Currently, prospective LPN students are required to obtain satisfactory scores on…

Consisting of nine individualized inservice packets, the Teaching Teen Reading Series describes reading procedures applicable to instruction in all subjects in the elementary, middle, and secondary school. The third packet provides teachers with information and instructional guidelines for assisting students to read for specific facts, literal…

Consisting of nine individualized inservice packets, the Teaching Teen Reading Series describes reading procedures applicable to instruction in all subjects in the elementary, middle, and secondary school. The fourth packet provides teachers with information and instructional guidelines relating to the development of interpretive comprehension…

Consisting of nine individualized inservice packets, the Teaching Teen Reading Series describes reading procedures applicable to instruction in all subjects in the elementary, middle, and secondary school. This fifth packet is designed to enable the teacher to equip the student with varied word recognition skills. Different approaches to teaching…