This book is the third in a series of four books emphasizing student-oriented problem solving related to environmental matters. In properly conducted environmental investigations, it is felt students will perceive the need to extend their senses by using instruments. The instrumentation as presented in this guide should aid students in this…

This curriculum is designed primarily for use in individualized classrooms where the teacher is working with an assistant, but it has also been proven effective in traditional classrooms and in remedial situations. Program II focuses on the basic abilities used in analyzing and organizing acoustical patterns, with special emphasis on verbal…

The original task of this project, the development of a preschool curriculum based on Piagetian theory, was broadened to include the development of a teacher training program supporting the curriculum. During the first year of the project the following has been accomplished: (1) a coded card file of approximately 100 curriculum-specific…

The instructor's guide is designed to present an understanding of the automotive hydraulic brake system and to help individuals develop new skills for employment in this specialized field of automotive service. Applicable for secondary or adult education, this guide describes: the brake system, types of brakes, diagnosis and correction of brake…

The syllabus has been designed as a one-semester or one-year separate course or for use as an instructional module within certain other office education courses. In machine transcription, students learn to transcribe business communications from recordings and to apply a variety of related skills including typewriting, grammar, punctuation,…

Developed for a high school quinmester unit on improving sentence structure and variety, this guide provides the teacher with teaching strategies to aid students in learning to use sentence variety through a study of phrases, clauses, types of sentences, and transitional elements. Course objectives are listed along with a rationale for the course…

This course guide for teachers is intended to help students use improvisational acting techniques in exploring problems that affect today's youth. Performance objectives are listed which include: (1) the application of procedures to follow in group problem solving to complete activities to improve concentration, and (2) the analysis of characters…

This study guide is designed to assist health coordinators and other school administrators in conducting inservice education programs in health education. Although school administrators and secondary school health teachers will find it valuable, the guide is intended primarily for elementary school teachers. The guidelines are based on a videotape…

This section of an introductory course in Sara-Ngambay, the accepted standard dialect spoken in the town of Moundou in southern Chad, is intended for Westerners who wish to learn to speak the language. The student is to assimilate the linguistic content of the 20 lessons in this volume through the study of dialogues dealing with the roles…

This introductory course in Sara-Ngambay, the accepted standard dialect spoken in the town of Moundou in southern Chad, is intended for Westerners who wish to learn to speak the language. An introduction to the course discusses the scope, orientation, and production of the manual and includes an extensive explanatory section on symbolic…

This curriculum guide is specifically designed for the slow learning students in grade 7. It is one of a series of course guides for grades 6-11. The intent of the curricular designers was to outline mathematical experiences which would be appropriate for the characteristics of these students. The areas of mathematical content included are: 1)…

This curriculum guide is specifically designed for the slow learning students in grade 8. It is one of a series of course guides for grades 6-11. The intent of the curricular designers was to outline mathematical experiences which would be appropriate for the characteristics of these students. The areas of mathematical content included are: 1)…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: English, spelling, handwriting, reading, social studies, arithmetic, science and health, art, physical education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide includes suggested daily and weekly time allotments and one chapter for each subject. The material on art and some of the material on social…

GRADES OR AGES: Junior high school (grades 7, 8 and 9). SUBJECT MATTER: Language arts; composition and language study. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has three main sections: 1) oral composition--individual preservations and group activities; 2) language study--the nature of language, varieties of language, history of the English…

The specific objectives for the course on "Psychoactive Drugs" are to gain knowledge about drugs and drug users, and to acquire the ability to seek out and use available information on drugs. This course outline is divided into 2 sections: (1) basic psychological, pharmacological, and physical aspects of psychoactive drug use; and (11) cultural,…