THIS STUDY COMPARES SELECTED PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND TEACHING PERFORMANCES OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS (WITH SPECIFIED EDUCATION COURSES) AND PROVISIONAL TEACHERS (WITHOUT THE EDUCATION SEQUENCE) IN GEORGIA. THE STUDY CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS--(1) A LONGITUDINAL STUDY WHICH FOLLOWED A 1964-65 GEORGIA BEGINNING-TEACHER POPULATION FOR THREE YEARS,…

The purpose of this portion of a project was to compare External High School Diploma (EHSDP) competencies at Waukesha County (Wisconsin) Technical Institute with minimum high school competency requirements in (1) local school districts and (2) selected states. Testing focused on basic skills of mathematics, reading, and writing. Minimum competency…

These materials for planning a developmental curriculum are designed to be presented in a workshop format, by trainers, for caregivers of young children. Contents of the workshop modules focus on gross motor development, perceptual-motor development, woodworking, preschool math and science, cooking, rhythm and music, and socio-dramatic play. A…

This annotated inventory of materials is a result of a survey conducted in response to a number of requests for information about curriculum materials appropriate for use in French immersion programs at the early grade levels. In addition to making available to teachers, consultants, and educators an annotated list of materials used at each grade…

The Student Achievement Diagnostic Questionnaire (SADQ) is described as measuring: (1) student self concept of ability in English, mathematics, science, and social studies; (2) student attitudes toward their teachers in each of the subjects; (3) student perception of the expectations these teachers have for student achievement in these subjects;…

An estimated 80%-90% of all Aboriginal students enrolled in the primary and secondary schools of Victoria, Australia, were tested and surveyed to determine their numbers, distribution, attendance, achievement, attitudes, and school leaving patterns. Most of the 1244 Aboriginals surveyed attended state schools and 75% were schooled in rural areas.…

This handbook sets out a program for early childhood education. It was prepared to be used as a guide for the testing, revision, refinement, and expansion of materials and teaching strategies. The content of the handbook is divided into nine sections: (1) Research Establishing Need for the Early Childhood Education Program, (2) Modifying Behavior…

The booklet provides forms for the teacher of the orthopedically handicapped to use in systematically collecting data and designing an appropriate educational blueprint for each student. Pupil development assessment sheets include columns for recording assessment date, date of mastery, level of achievement, and comments for each behavioral…

Since early in this century educators have been proposing staffing formulas they believe will facilitate educational quality. The resulting guidelines represent a wide range of recommendations--from the possible to the utopian. School boards, teachers' groups, administrators, consultants, and taxpayers thus have a range of choices among the…

This guide for teachers provides a basic kindergarten curriculum which can be adapted to meet the specific needs of any group of kindergarten children. The guide is divided into major curriculum areas and each area is presented to the teacher through an overview, statement of goals, description of activities, and annotated bibliography. Curriculum…

"Of Mice and Men" is developed as an interdisciplinary unit to be team taught by math, science, language arts, and social studies teachers and team guidance counselors. Developed as an individualized program for middle school students, a variety of supplementary materials is provided to exemplify the types of activities suggested for students.…

The effect of class size, course level, instructor rank, campus, and subject area on 14,366 student ratings of 488 science and mathematics classes at a main university and 18 branch campuses was investigated. Class means were factor-analyzed and four resultant components of teaching performance were submitted to a 2x2x2x2x3 MANOVA. Discriminant…

This report presents a description and evaluation of the Cognitively Oriented Urban Prekindergarten Program in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a preschool program for children from low income families and/or one-parent families. The program was designed to form a link between the Early Learning Program of the PRIDE Project and public kindergarten.…

The Structured Tutoring Program evaluated in this report is a major break through as far as maximizing human resources in a school setting to assist the below average student is concerned. Approximately 800 Fifth and Sixth Grade students are trained as tutors and spend not more than fifteen minutes per day with 1,238 Second and Third Grade…

The career education activities in the guide are to be integrated with the school curriculum at the fifth grade level. These activities are designed to help elementary children become more aware of the world of work and may be used selectively according to class needs and capabilities. A career education philosophy, how to use the guide, concepts…