IN 1965, IT WAS DECIDED THAT ALL COURSES AT THE COLLEGE SHOULD BE PLANNED IN ORDER TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AND RESPECTABILITY. THIS MANUAL OUTLINES THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PLANNING IS TO BE DONE. COURSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO BE STATED IN A TEACHER-ORIENTED FORM AND IN A STUDENT-ORIENTED FORM. THE TEACHER'S DOCUMENT WILL IDENTIFY…

THIS STUDY IS ONE OF SEVERAL WHICH EXAMINED THE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN AMERICAN EDUCATION. IT COVERED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY, BUT EMPHASIZED THE 19TH-CENTURY PERIOD. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS OTHER THAN CONVENTIONAL AUDIOVISUAL DEVICES INVOLVING PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOUND…

THIS STUDY OF WORLD ILLITERACY BEGINS WITH A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM OF ILLITERACY AND DISCUSSION OF THE SPECIAL TECHNIQUES WHICH HAVE BEEN EVOLVED TO OVERCOME IT. A WORLD MAP OF ILLITERACY PLOTS ILLITERACY IN SPECIFIC AREAS AND COUNTRIES. PAST AND PRESENT EFFORTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM (THE PIONEER WORK OF WORK OF MISSIONARIES,…

One trait of the ideology of relevance is "external justification," which requires that curricula and courses be justified through their contributions to the amelioration or elimination of social or political evil. Another trait is "tactical redescription," which redefines some fundamental qualities of education as being of positive disvalue.…

This appendix to VT 005 767 is a curriculum guide for a 24 hour preservice course, utilizing film, video tape, and seminar-discussion, for vocational teachers prior to initial teaching. The contents include: (1) course objectives, (2) 12 unit outlines, (3) instructional and resource materials list for each unit, (4) a list of leader's and…

A sophomore course in social psychology at the University of Oregon was designed around a project using the campus community as a laboratory. Class members formed groups to study the conditions and processes of social interaction affecting teaching and learning on the campus. The design of the course rested on the principles that students are…

The paper briefly reviews the argument for bridging the gap between the behavioral and humanistic schools of education and considers a teacher education model compatible with P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). A synthesis model is described that looks at the need for a change in the system of training teachers and school…

Described are procedures used to assess reasoning in congenitally blind students. It is explained that the Piagetian Battery of Reasoning Assessments for concrete and formal or abstract thought measures the following basic abilities: reversability of thought, classifacatory thought, spatial orientation, and mental imagery. (CL)

Several techniques for teaching film appreciation to adults are discussed, including the use of audio cassettes, instructional films, silent films, and film dissection. Included are the techniques, philosophy, and content of a seminar on the short film, in which the short film is viewed as a variant of a short story, a pop song, a joke, and a…

This study was generated to design, implement, and evaluate a model to train Junior Service League volunteers to operate a toy lending library for use with young children in local day care centers. Each volunteer attended six 3-hour training sessions organized on a performance-based format and taught by the authors. Pre- and posttesting was done…

Summarized are the papers given by 13 experts in education of the deaf from 12 countries who attended a conference sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which focused on curricula, teaching methods, adaption to the community, and problems of the hearing impaired. Topics discussed included…

Explained is an experimental program to provide supplementary instruction within a humanistic framework for 90 children (in grades K-12) with handicaps such as learning or behavior problems, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and deafness. Cited is the need to avoid stigmatizing labels and instructional grouping by providing adaptive skill…

Forty-nine books, films, and tapes are reviewed in various areas of special education. Authors' comments on the reviews are frequently included. (JD)

Articles included in the collection of convention papers discuss a creativity score from the Stanford Binet and its applications, performance based instruction, methods for maximizing the development of talent among the urban disadvantaged, and talent potential among the disadvantaged. Abstracts of papers are provided on the following topics:…

In language methods courses, there is an attempted integration of the concept of individualized instruction into all of the regular methods class activities. This integration can occur as follows: (1) In teaching language methods, different language learning activities for individual students are considered. (2) In discussing methods for teaching…