Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of eight terminal objectives for a food production and services course, which is designed to provide students with an opportunity to express and practice a broad range of food production and service occupations. Major concepts covered include…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of 13 terminal objectives for an intermediate masonry course. These materials, developed for a two-semester (3 hours daily) course, are designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for entry level employment in the field…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of 22 terminal objectives for a basic masonry course. The materials were developed for a 36-week course (2 hours daily). Organized subject matter and practical experiences are designed to prepare students for entry level skills in the masonry…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are presented for each of six terminal objectives for a two-semester course (2 hours daily) which provides training in the terminology, construction, and function of both two- and four-cycle fuel-air mixture internal combustion engines with emphasis on outboard marine…

Rationale, application for training, and implications for practice are presented for a school psychology training approach that is part of a broader Transactional-Ecological Psychology (TEP) Training Program. The TEP provides an innovative and unified approach to training in the areas traditionally called clinical, community, counseling and school…

In this self-contained inquiry module, secondary or college level students analyze data to explain the differences in mortality rates in Nevada and Utah. The module is intended to help students: (1) translate and interpret demographic tables and charts; (2) form and test hypotheses to explain demographic pheonomena; (3) identify social, economic,…

A study was conducted to determine whether the study of beginning shorthand would improve the language arts skills of eleventh-grade students. This paper describes the study and lists the findings, which indicated that, for students at the lower and middle achievement levels, beginning shorthand fosters a significant degree of learning in the…

This book is written for physical educators and classroom teachers of elementary school children. It is divided into five parts. Part one presents background information for developing a child-centered program and explores the educational potential of movement experiences. Part two introduces a six-step model designed to provide a sound…

This book presents a planned program of physical education for children from kindergarten through the eighth grade. The material is designed to aid the teacher in planning balanced units of instruction to meet the needs of the pupils. Suggested Grade Placement Charts at the beginning of each new type of activity help to determine the activities…

Designed for the student interested in a vocation in electrical work, this guide, fourth in a set of four, includes three units: Unit X--Splicing Wires, covering thirteen lessons (removing insulation, pigtail splice, Western Union splice, tap splice, extension cord splice, connecting wires to a terminal screw, underwriter's knot, three-wire ground…

The text is a series of minilessons that were developed for high school students with special learning needs. The emphasis is on how to type with interesting messages, illustrations, and analogies used to attract the attention of the learner. Repetition and review are provided for emphasis, reinforcement, and achievement. The student manual is…

The document presents unit plans which offer list of experiences and competencies to be learned for general shop occupations in vocational agriculture. The units include: (1) arc welding, (2) oxy-acetylene welding, (3) flat concrete, (4) concrete block, (5) lumber patterns and wood building materials, (6) metal fasteners, (7) wood adhesives, (8)…

A model program for providing vocational rehabilitation services to rural youthful offenders was developed and a demonstration project using the model program conducted. Twelve youthful offenders referred by the local correctional personnel were served. The results of the demonstration project indicated that the overall program was most effective…

The instructional program of the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (Darcee) preschool is discussed in terms of the skill development objectives of the curriculum and the role which content plays in the instructional program. The primary purpose of the program is to implement research activities through a curriculum sequentially…

Results of research to determine if an adaptive technique could be used to teach a physically complex psychomotor skill (specifically, performing on an arc welding simulator) more efficiently than the skill could be taught with a nonadaptive technique are presented. Sixty hull maintenance technician firemen and fireman apprentice trainees were…