This volume is designed for teachers preparing to teach upper elementary students using the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) curriculum. It begins with a discussion of the importance of graph theory in mathematics and science. A mathematical development of graph-theoretic concepts and theorems is presented, followed by a set of…

The evaluation, or feedback, phase is considered an integral component in the development of the Social Learning Curriculum. Evaluation is based on the understanding that the educational process depends upon interaction of the contents, the teachers, and the students, which in combination significantly affect implementation of the Curriculum. To…

An experimental curriculum providing for participation of art students in urban planning was tested in New York City eighth grade classes. An analysis of the conceptual material embodied in the social studies was translated into parallel concepts consistent with art theory and reinforced by contemporary urban design theory. This produced a…

James Madison College of Michigan State University provides a 4-year, residentially-based program devoted to the study of major social, economic, and political policy problems. It offers 5 fields of concentration: (1) Ethnic and Religious Intergroup Relations Policy Problems; (2) International Relations Policy Problems; (3) Justice, Morality and…

The majority of students entering Macomb County Community College enroll in the liberal arts curriculum with the intention of earning college credits and transferring to a 4-year institution. But many of these freshmen are "latent terminal" students with poor to average high school grades and low SCAT or ACT scores who fail in their chosen…

The starting point for innovation in higher education must include assessment, evaluation, and description of the present situation. A national study of what constitutes the core values of American academic life today should be undertaken. In the evaluation of innovation, it is important to broaden the unit being studied to include legislators and…

The founders of the Experimental College (EC) at the University of North Carolina attempted to design an educational program based on interest motivation and providing a learning situation in which students were active participants. Beliefs held by the student founders that most regular University courses were not stimulating learning or creative…

At Webster College, St. Louis, Missouri, the objective of the Webster Institute of Mathematics, Science, and the Arts (WIMSA) is to create curriculum materials for the lower schools in the fields of science, history, and music, and, concurrently, to devise a mode of teacher preparation aimed at producing teachers capable of handling such…

This report describes the development of the Project ABLE Power Mechanics program. It is designed to serve as an administrator's and instructor's manual for the organization, implementation and evaluation of a program of individualized instruction utilizing the Project ABLE Power Mechanics Curriculum materials. Training aids, tools, supplies, and…

Project Apex, an expeimental elective English curriculum at Trenton (Michigan) High School, is evaluated. The evaluation compares the Trenton program with those of two control schools of fairly similar size and located in communities of approximately the same social and economic backgrounds. The evaluation procedure consists of various achievement…

Describes the experimental problem-oriented curriculum implemented via an advanced computer-based educational system for training physician's assistants (PA) regarding "The Respiratory System and Its Diseases," constituting one-tenth of the year-long PA course. All lessons are on-line and students work independently at their own pace.…

The formative evaluation of an experimental French class is described; several common evaluative techniques and their specific findings for this class are discussed; and the use of the formative approach for evaluation of innovative second language instruction is supported. (MSE)

Presents the rationale for deliberate psychological education as a mode for individual, direct and developmental intervention in schools. Following the rationale, a detailed description is given of classroom learning experiences actually employed to achieve the overall objectives of psychological maturation of pupils. (LA)

Describes an experimental program begun by San Diego City Schools for students identified as gifted, who gain further opportunity to develop their potential. (RK)