Presented is a summary of some of the available literature in which emphasis is placed on the mathematical skills required for science courses presented on the high school level. A considerable emphasis is placed on the skills required for a high school physics course. The author concludes that, in general, measures of quantitative ability are…

Instructional television is said not to have achieved its potential in primary grades because of five major problems, all related to lack of precise information about the communicative effectiveness of instructional presentations in appropriate time frames. The five problems cited and discussed are lack of adequate knowledge of primary children's…

While two-year community colleges have been presenting continuing education programs, one feature of the programs has continued to be dominant: their essential marginality. The new emphasis on serving the whole community calls for a totally different approach--that of integrating continuing education fully into the colleges' regular program. This…

Presented are problems encountered in science teacher education and their possible solutions. Neglect of the synthetic character of science is described as a weakness. Behaviorism is thought of as serving only the function of discipline-oriented curricula. Difficulties with teacher preparation result from a lack of awareness of the cultural need…

Teachers wanting to translate principles into classroom practice are the intended audience for these sample lessons from an English program for young school leavers, i.e., students 11-16 years old. Divided into three approaches (single units, short themes, and longer themes), these samples are drawn from portfolios assembled in workshops held in…

In this monograph, the author assesses the progress that has been made toward the development of in-common programs for preparing administrators to serve in a variety of institutional settings. After outlining the assumptions, rationales, and strategies behind attempts to institute interdisciplinary administrator training programs, the author…

Describes an integrated language arts and social studies program designed to consider man as a totality and to promote empathy in students for six different cultural areas in Asia and Africa. Literature, art, music, and writing exercises are listed. Activities include slide shows, cooking a Chinese meal, and a speech by an Indian woman and her…

Discussed are the strengths a field-study approach brings to undergraduate education, a model for conceptualizing a full range of field settings in the community, business, and government, and sources of strain in developing and implementing a program of non-classroom-based learning. (JMD)

Describes ways in which: (1) paintings, (2) crayon rubbings, and (3) clay modeling can be used to demonstrate science concepts. (CP)

Studies have shown middle grade learners to differ in needs from the elementary and high school learners. By incorporating subject areas, an interdisciplinary or "unified" approach in teaching will make learning a more meaningful experience. (Editor)

Language teaching and learning methods are not satisfactorily developed. This article explores ways in which language instruction and several other disciplines are interdependent. Understanding this intertwining can facilitate learning in all these areas. (CHK)

Offers five classroom activities, some teacher centered and some child centered, that develop reading and writing in five-year-old children. (FL)

Addresses the debate over writing instruction based on canonical literature, content, great ideas, and literary theory and the debate stressing the writing process and social science based models of teaching and learning. Proposes an integrated reading and writing program emphasizing textuality--the way meaning is produced in a text by the…

Discusses the establishment of World Post Day and the objectives of its observance. Provides guidelines for upper elementary and lower secondary teachers to encourage observance of World Post Day across all disciplines. Includes language exercises in Maltese, English, French, and Italian as well as objectives for home economics, history, music,…