THIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY 137 PERSONS WHO HAD AN INTEREST IN VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL FACILITIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE WAS THE NEW SOUTHERN NEVADA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER WHICH WAS THE SPECIFIC SUBJECT OF TWO PAPERS AND THE QUESTION-ANSWER SESSION. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED (1) "A ROAD TO QUALITY…

Primarily a composite of observations and comments made by the 42 participants in a National Defense Education Act Institute for Undergraduates Preparing To Teach German, this article records the information gleaned from the detailed minutes on the events that took place in the four meetings of a demonstration class devoted to the problem of…

Because of the need to explore the dimensions of the teaching-learning process, this paper presents a systems' conceptualization of this process, describes an instrument for measuring the major classes of teacher-pupil influence behavior, and discusses data collected with the instrument. Teaching is viewed as human interaction within a series of…

Eight major instructional models and the basic strategies which define each of them are presented in this paper along with contrasts of the individualized instruction models with the "traditional" model of instruction (characterized by fixed-content, fixed-time, variable proficiency). The author notes that the models could be useful to industrial…

Many analyses are presented which attempt to examine the teaching of young children by teachers and parents. Teaching is comprehensively defined as behavior which influences someone's learning or development. The analysis of teaching is considered in light of the factor of efficiency of communication. Analyses are arranged on an operationality…

This paper considers the possibility and desirability of competency-based education. It examines the present status of behavioral objectives and reviews a recent assessment of most empirical studies on behavioral objectives. It then presents a comparative consideration and assessment of the following teaching models: (1) the impression model, (2)…

Perhaps the most intriguing problem in American education today is teaching the children of the poor to read. Children in urban communities usually speak a different dialect of the English language. They bring to school a language containing all of the components of the informal standard dialects (syntax, structures, form, style and lexicon), a…

An investigation was made to determine the instructional function of the professional media staff in a school. The objectives of the study were: (1) to develop a model to add the expertise of the media specialist to the teaching team; (2) to access the effect the model had on the academic achievement and self-concept of students; and (3) to…

Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) may be gathering a bandwagon momentum and arousing high expectations, but it needs a realistic examination. Some of the advantages of the CBTE movement are that it specifies student and teacher outcomes, helps individualize instruction, brings about cooperation between the public schools and the colleges…

The purpose of this package of collected papers is to present selected aspects of preventive guidance and counseling programs in grades K-12. These are cohesive, developmental programs designed to provide an organized and systematic approach to the preventive mental health of students. The focus of this material is on programs of psychological…

Ways in which group simulations were incorporated into a Three-Stage Model of Instruction, used to develop 13 units of leadership instruction, are described in this report. The units of instruction were designed for use by high school youth participating in vocational organizations. Using simulation to train leaders has several advantages: (1) it…

Classroom observation is an integral part of teacher preparation. The observer must enter the classroom with a frame-of-reference: knowledge of the teacher's goals and objectives, awareness of the climate of the classroom, and knowledge of the discipline. Observation forms to objectively record classroom interaction, assess the learning climate,…

This paper presents a multi-model approach to early childhood education programing as a means of achieving the most rewarding experience for children of differing needs and backgrounds as well as maximizing the effects of teacher personality and style. The negative social consequences of inadequate programing, particularly for lower class and…

This paper summarizes the model used for science/society programs at the University of Houston. The model is examined with respect to the following perspectives: the best disciplinary locus for science-related social issues; optimum teaching style, instructional background, and grade level; appropriate instructional objectives; ethical problems;…

A model of the various tasks of the instructor of illiterate and semiliterate adults is presented and discussed. These tasks include assessing the learner, instructing the learner, selecting methods and materials, and evaluating the effectiveness of instruction. An abbreviated case study is used to illustrate these instructional roles. (AA)