Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of 25 terminal objectives for a basic appliance repair course. The materials were developed for a 36-week course (2 hours daily) designed to enable the student to be well-grounded in the fundamentals of electricity as well as applied electricity.…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of eight terminal objectives for an intermediate commercial and advertising art course for high school vocational students. The materials were developed for a two-semester (3 hours daily) course involving specialized classroom, shop, and practical…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of four terminal objectives for a fundamentals of child care occupations course. The materials were designed to prepare students for entry level employment in jobs involving the care and guidance of children. Major concepts include growth,…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for a graphic communications course for seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students. The seventh grade section includes eight terminal objectives for a 9-week course and covers the basic fundamentals of photography, bookbinding, and silk screening. The eighth…

Described is a Social Learning Curriculum (SLC) field test model that focuses on aspects of personnel utilization, communication systems, and the quality of human communication and that highlights the role of the supervisor in the education of the mentally retarded. The four field test model phases discussed are 1) the planning phase (including…

A physical fitness plan is considered desirable for young people, young adults, and especially older adults. This program for secondary level students focuses on the physiology of exercise and the process of aging, and stresses the need for physical fitness. Specific objectives include the following: (1) to let students become evaluators of their…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist classroom teachers, curriculum coordinators, and other administrators in developing a program of health instruction from kindergarten through grade twelve. In twelve chapters the following topics are covered: (1) human growth and development; (2) family life relationships; (3) human sexuality; (4) health…

This instructor's lesson plan guide on general pharmacology is one of fifteen modules designed for use in the training of emergency medical technicians (paramedics). Five units of study are presented: (1) the sources of drugs, drug names, solids and liquids, and the different forms in which drugs may be dispersed; (2) the action (effects) of…

This guide offers school agencies and community-based organizations assistance in developing effective preparation for parenthood programs for teenagers. The contents of the guide represent the culmination of a nationwide program, Education for Parenthood (EFP), whose major purposes include: (1) providing teenagers with the opportunities to…

A primarily illustrated introduction to the basics of electricity is presented in this guide, the first of a set of four designed for the student interested in a vocation in electrical work. This guide is intended for the first-year student and provides mostly diagrams with accompanying defintions/information in three units, each covering one of…

This curriculum guide in marketing and distribution has been designed for children in grades K-6. It is presented much like a cookbook from which recipes (activities) may be extracted and experimented with depending on the tastes (needs) of the children. It is suggested that objectives be reinforced through teacher-developed activities or through…

This paper provides guidelines for the development of three distinct approaches to teaching interpersonal communication: a humanistic approach, a skills-oriented approach, and a business-oriented approach. For each approach, it describes assumptions underlying the development of curriculum, suggests questions for use in the generation of study…

A collection of activities used successfully at the Environmental Learning Center in Isabella, Minnesota, are contained in this guide. Areas of study are perception and communication, mapping, weather, snow, soil, aquatics, trees, and animals. Within these areas is a number of related activities, each to be adapted to the appropriate grade level.…

This curriculum guide was developed for low achievers and students needing special programs in first-grade mathematics. Modeled after the "Science--A Process Approach" curriculum, the program consists of an integrated series of learning activities. Master worksheets for recommended activities are included in the guide. The curriculum is…

The program outlined in this manual is an interdisciplinary method of teaching required curriculum (plus additional skills) to elementary students within the framework of a series of activities that relate subject matter to real-life situations. The activities of the program are divided into four slightly overlapping phases or topic areas, each…