Designed as a resource base upon which elementary school educators can build outdoor learning experiences, this resource packet contains a basic, multidisciplinary snowshoeing lesson plan, pre- and post-trip suggestions, and suggestions for further winter outdoor study on snowshoes. Specifically, there are narratives and illustrations addressed at…

Research carried out during the year focused on meeting project objectives in three main areas: computer-generated speech, complex teaching programs with audio, and teaching reading with audio. Work on computer-oriented speech was concerned with improving the facilities and procedures for utilizing the speech system software and the Micro Intoned…

This booklet is a basic introduction to energy and energy usage. The first chapter discusses various forms of energy and how they are measured and converted from one to another with a unit conversion chart included. Tables and figures list annual energy requirements of household electrical appliances and energy requirements for houses with various…

There is a growing interaction between psychology and education, toward basic research and toward realistic educational events. This is being accompanied by a movement toward equity in education involving the creation of environments for learning that are more adaptive to individual needs than schools generally provide at the present time.…

A nationwide survey collected opinions of high school teachers to determine if there is a decline in the mathematics achievement of high school students and to determine the causes for this decline. The following conclusions were reported: (1) students have a weak mathematical background when they enter high school and poor study habits in high…

The papers presented in this annual reading conference report focus on various aspects of the topic, "The Reading Environment." The opening address advocates establishing reading programs that correspond to the developmental stages of individual children--programs that consider the needs of the whole child. The other papers delivered at the…

In the summer of 1972 graduate students from Northern Illinois University were enrolled in a six week study tour of outdoor education programs in Germany and Austria. The tour included observations and conferences with teachers, students, administrators, and Ministry of Education officials from both countries, guided tours of major cities, and…

This environmental education activities package for grades 3-5 contains activities in the following curriculum areas: (1) social science; (2) science; (3) language arts; and (4) mathematics. The activities are divided into seven sections based on seven environmental topics: (1) ecosystems; (2) population; (3) energy and resources; (4) economics,…

This document presents a cognitive diagnostic test which was devised as part of the Multilevel Remediation in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics project funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare). The test diagnoses the following areas of cognition judged by empirical analysis…

Test items and procedures for administering and scoring individual tests of second and fifth grade reading and mathematics are presented. The major purpose of this individual testing is validation of the group tests which make up the battery of the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES). Five mathematics tasks, involving a set of blocks, have…

As part of Bloomfield College's response to the conflict between a liberal arts tradition and careerism, with its attendant faculty, student, and curriculum problems, the Freshman Core Program was developed. One of the principle objectives of the program is to integrate liberal arts values with career education objectives. A set of four…

The authors argue that personnel who select standardized achievement tests have been led to believe that the major achievement test batteries differ very little in terms of the topics they test; but that the content covered by these major tests is different, and that such differences have consequences for instructional content. To test this…

School subjects do not hold an equally secure position in any educational system. Some subjects are required of all children, some are required of only some children, and some are not required at all. It is the task of this paper to show how people talk about subjects with respect to their place in the school curriculum. The social valuing of…

This evaluation focuses on the following components of New York City's District 6 Title I umbrella program: (1) a corrective reading program for grades 3-6; (2) junior high school supplementary reading labs; (3) compensatory mathematics labs for grades 3-9; (4) English as a Second Language (ESL) for Hispanic children in grades 1-9; (5) Project…

Highlights of a Basic Skills Learning Centers (BSLC) Project are presented at the end of two full years of the three-year program, which was designed to provide nonurban elementary schools in 20 western states with resources to help teach basic reading and mathematics skills. A description of the participating schools (489 schools in 145…