Illinois State University operates a self-paced, competency-based teacher education program known as the Professional Sequence. It is based on the General Model of Instruction used at other universities and is organized around a series of self-instructional packages. Student progress is charted by a set of computer programs called the Surveillance…

This self-instructional manual shows teachers how to produce self-instructional units for their classes. The five steps outlined are: stating objectives, writing a posttest, preparing the package, testing the material, and revising the material. The package teachers are asked to produce is a 15-30 minute sequence of instruction which provides the…

This publication is a module designed for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in early childhood, reading, children's literature, and special education and for in-service courses for paraprofessionals. The module is presented in two parts. Part one is the manual, which (1) describes the mode of administering the module and (2) briefly…

This is part two of a teaching module designed for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in early childhood, reading, children's literature and special education, and for in-service courses for paraprofessionals. This section specifies videotape pre-assessment and post-assessment sessions, and contains three instructional elements, assessment…

This study used the Bayesian Theorem and cost/effectiveness analysis to measure the short and long range effectiveness and minimum costs of individualized instructional units constructed by educational development officers for use with low-income students at four North Carolina technical institutes designated as developing institutions. Students…

The role of working women in American labor history from colonial times to the present is the topic of this learning module. Intended predominantly as a course outline, the module can also be used to supplement courses in social, labor, or American history. Information is presented on economic and political influences, employment of women,…

This seminars and field experience module is a part of a set of 22 modules designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS). It contains three sections: Seminar I, Authority Roles and the Curriculum Specialist in Vocational Education; Seminar II, Leadership Styles and Functions of the Curriculum Specialist in Vocational…

One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings. The guide…

One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings. The guide…

One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings. The guide…

Career guidance techniques in this package focus on the competency area of testing. The package is one of eight, each covering one of the following career guidance competencies that were identified and validated as needed by teachers to assist in the career development of their students: Valuing, decisionmaking, lifestyle, community resources,…

Career guidance techniques in this package focus on the competency area of valuing. The package is one of eight, each covering one of the following career guidance competencies that were identified and validated as needed by teachers to assist in the career development of their students: Valuing, decisionmaking, lifestyle, community resources,…

Part of an eight-module, graduate level, competency-based curriculum to prepare specialists in vocational education curriculum, this introductory module provides prerequisite knowledge for the remaining seven modules. The learning activities provide an overview of several different approaches to curriculum design and comprise a study of curriculum…

Describes the Warwick Process Science Project (WPSP), which uses teams of teachers for writing a process-oriented science curriculum for students in the 11-16 age category. Discusses the project's philosophy and priorities, and delineates some of the science process skills being integrated into this new British curriculum. (TW)

Describes the "Chemistry from Issues" project at Chelsea College. Provides the background information, rationale, and overall structure of a proposed course about the importance of chemistry to common culture. Outlines one module about the British steel industry that has been taught at King's College. (TW)