Focusing on traditional African families, villages, and cultures, this teaching guide presents objectives, activities, resources, and evaluation suggestions for use in grade one social studies African area programs. The instructional guide is a product of a summer workshop for teachers on African curriculum development. It is intended as the basis…

This mathematics handbook is designed for Adult Basic Education (ABE) teachers in order to strengthen their teaching skills in mathematics. Sections include: ABE mathematics scope and sequence charts, characteristics of the adult learners, explanations of math terminology, symbols, tables of measures, and an ABE mathematics assessment instrument…

This package is the eleventh of twelve in the Skills for Adult Guidance Educators (SAGE) system, which provides instruction in a set of necessary competencies specifically designed for adult education counselors, teachers, and paraprofessionals. The materials provide a process for developing and implementing counseling and guidance programs unique…

Emphasizing an interdisciplinary, experiential learning approach, this curriculum guide is designed for a one year recreative arts-outdoor education course for high school students in the Dallas (Texas) Independent School District. The course objective is to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for fostering responsible behavior in an…

This volume is largely based upon the preparation for and proceedings of the Third International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) held in Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, in August 1976. The volume deals with 13 broad themes of general educational interest for mathematics teachers and educators. Six of these themes divided the…

The assessment of secondary school students' learning which results from experienced-based public school programs is associated with three types of problems: (1) psychological--educational practitioners may fear the evaluation process; (2) conceptual--including unclear requirements for student outcomes, lack of appropriate strategies for achieving…

These instructor materials and student texts, study guides, and workbooks for a postsecondary-level course to train veterinary specialists are one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. It is the first half of a two-part course (see…

This curriculum outline, student guide, and instructor guide for a secondary-postsecondary-level course in scuba diving (diver second class) is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. Purpose stated for the 425-hour course is to…

This plan of instruction, lesson plans, student handouts, and programed texts for a secondary-postsecondary level course in engine mechanics is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. It is the first of a four-part course (see Note…

This plan of instruction, lesson plans, and student materials (programed texts, workbooks, and study guides) for a secondary-postsecondary level course in engine mechanics is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. It is the third…

THIS STUDY, PART OF A SERIES INVOLVING A VARIETY OF COURSE CONTENT AND TRAINING CONDITIONS, COMPARED PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION WITH CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION TO GAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENERAL UTILITY OF PROGRAMED METHODS. THE PERFORMANCE OF 200 NAVY TRAINEES TAKING 26 HOURS OF CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION IN ELECTRICAL CALCULATIONS, DIRECT CURRENT…

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (27) OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES ARE PRESENTED. PAPERS FROM GENERAL SESSIONS DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--LEARNING DISABILITIES, A SCREENING SCALE, DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDIATION, ETIOLOGY, AND READING. OTHER TOPIC AREAS INCLUDE MEDICATION, THE…

THE 83 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MICHIGAN HAVE BEEN RECONFIGURATED AND NOW INCLUDE ONLY 60. INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS ARE THE MIDDLE ECHELON OF A STATE SYSTEM OF SCHOOLS MADE UP OF A STATE EDUCATION OFFICE, NUMEROUS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND LESS NUMEROUS INTERMEDIATE DISTRICTS. THESE INTERMEDIATE UNITS ARE SERVING THE OPERATION OF MODERN…

THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROVIDED BY BOTH THE MASS MEDIA AND THE SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ANALYZED. THIS RESEARCH WOULD CONCENTRATE ON NETWORK TELEVISION AND THE URBAN AND SUBURBAN LOWER MIDDLE CLASS SCHOOLS AND COMPARE THEIR SUCCESS AS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE ANALYSIS COULD COMPARE THE STRUCTURES OF THESE INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS AND…

A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PREDICT DROPOUT BEHAVIOR AMONG URBAN NEGRO BOYS WHO CONFRONT CONVENTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PRESSURES. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE DETERMINING INDICATORS OF DROPOUT BEHAVIOR LIE WITHIN THE SOCIAL-PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIVIDUAL RATHER THAN IN THE SYSTEMATIZED, SOMETIMES HOSTILE DEMANDS IMPOSED UPON…