HOW CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT MENTAL ABILITIES PERCEIVE LEARNING TASKS WAS STUDIED. THREE GROUPS OF 10 CHILDREN EACH (5 BOYS AND 5 GIRLS) WERE THE SUBJECTS OF THIS PROJECT. THE CHILDREN WERE SELECTED SO THAT THE GROUPS WERE HIGHLY SIMILAR IN CHRONOLOGICAL AGE, BUT DIFFERED DISTINCTLY IN IQ. ONE GROUP WAS COMPOSED OF GIFTED CHILDREN FROM A GIVEN SCHOOL…

THE FOCUS OF THE STUDY IS UPON THE INTERNAL CHANGE AGENT IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. IT RESULTS FROM THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WOULD BE VALUABLE FOR THE SYSTEM TO HAVE A ROLE PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE PHENOMENA OF CHANGE. THE CHANGE AGENT IS REFERRED TO AS A TRAINER ROLE, SINCE TRAINED BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUALS CAN INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR PLANNED,…

CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED LOW-ACHIEVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS WERE TUTORED BY 10TH AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE WAS TO HELP THESE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS INCREASE THEIR SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, ESPECIALLY READING ABILITY. TWO GROUPS WERE USED, A CONTROL AND AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, ONE GROUP MET ONCE A…

A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF BOYS FROM POORER URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS DO NOT SEEK EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, FOR FINANCIAL REASONS OR LACK OF INTEREST IN OR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COLLEGE LIFE. THIS PROPOSAL HAS AS ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES TO DEMONSTRATE THAT POTENTIALLY ABLE BUT UNDERACHIEVING STUDENTS, WHEN EXPOSED TO A SUMMER PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES AND…

SINCE IT IS BELIEVED THAT A CHILD PROGRESSES BY HIS OWN PARTICULAR MENTAL CAPACITIES, NINE LEVELS OF A NONGRADED PRIMARY UNIT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. ACCORDING TO A CHILD'S ABILITY, HE MAY COMPLETE HIS CONTINUOUS GROWING PATTERN IN 2 TO 4 YEARS. THE FIRST LEVEL IS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH DETERMINING A CHILD'S READINESS TO BE PLACED INTO A MORE…

PROJECT GOALS INCLUDED CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN PROGRAMS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON INVOLVING MINORITY GROUP PARENTS TO A DEGREE NEVER BEFORE ATTEMPTED. ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES AND PARENT DISCUSSION AND ACTIVITY GROUPS…

READING DEVELOPMENT IS NECESSARY AT ALL LEVELS OF THE STUDENT'S EDUCATION WHETHER HE IS ACHIEVING BEYOND, BEHIND, OR AT GRADE LEVEL. THE VOCABULARY SKILL EXERCISES. DESCRIBED IN THIS GUIDE ARE HELD TO HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE IN THE CLASSROOM. THE TEACHER IS EXPECTED TO ADAPT EXERCISES SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR CLASS, IT SHOULD BE…

A 12 WEEK COURSE IN TYPEWRITING WAS PREPARED FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS WHO MET UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS IN THIS COUNTRY BUT WERE DEFICIENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS. FIFTEEN EXPERIMENTAL STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE COURSE WERE COMPARED WITH A CONTROL GROUP. THE UNIFORMITY OF THE STATISTICAL RESULTS IN FAVOR OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OVER THE…

THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF TEACHING HANDWRITING IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH A MEANS OF EXPRESSING THEIR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS. THROUGH THE USE OF APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO WRITE EASILY AND LEGIBLY. THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN PREPARED TO AID IN DEVELOPING A SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM TO HELP…

This work includes a discussion of multicultural education and a bibliography of nearly 1000 curriculum guides and supplementary and instructional aids designed for multicultural instruction at the elementary and secondary levels. First, various definitions of multicultural education are examined and common elements of the definitions are…

Competition in sport and physical education programs has been used to motivate the learning of skills, increase physical fitness, and to create environments purportedly conducive to the development of desirable personality qualities. However, the way in which competition is conceptualized is of great importance. In direct competition, achievement…

A focus on letter writing in composition classes can eliminate the problem of writing to the teacher as audience, as well as function as a strategy for teaching the elements of rhetoric. Letters in the context of the rhetorical process have historical precedent. In the Middle Ages, because of the necessity for official and ceremonious letters,…

This book is designed as a guide to coaches of girls' teams in basketball and volleyball. It offers suggestions on preparing teams, conditioning athletes, game strategies, and means for developing skills in the sports. A bibliography on each sport is included. (JD)

A program adapting precision teaching in an urban elementary school is described. This program, initiated by the Teacher Corps, was used as an inservice project operating in the classroom. Four major procedural steps are described: (1) the teacher must describe an educational objective in exact terms; (2) pupil performance must be recorded daily…

An innovative program at the University of Washington Epilepsy Center which employes group social skills training procedures to ameliorate the psychosocial problems of chronic seizure-disorder patients is described. The rationale for the program is presented through a brief social learning analysis of the effects of long-standing periodic lack of…