Written for students at the secondary level, this textbook on Alaska Native land claims includes nine chapters, eight appendices, photographs, maps, graphs, bibliography, and an index. Chapters are titled as follows: (1) Earliest Times (Alaska's first settlers, eighteenth century territories, and other claimants); (2) American Indians and Their…

Trainee development, TRAINER programs, and dissemination strategies are treated in this summary of the TRAINER computer assisted learning program for scientists and other professionals who wish to do literature searches using online services. A discussion of TRAINER's rationale, design, constraints, and differing institutional implementations…

Due to increased dissatisfaction with Media Services, the evaluation department of Eugene School District 4J was asked to look into the centralized ordering and processing of library materials and textbooks. Areas of complaint included time lags in receiving books, loss of control of ordering and processing at the school level, and processing…

This paper describes a three-year project funded by Title IV/C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and initiated by the Minnesota state board of education to reduce sex bias among students and teachers in Minneapolis. Emphasis during the first year of the project was on the development of nonsexist curriculum materials to be used…

This guide represents the final experimental version of an extended pilot project which was conducted in the United States between 1973 and 1976. The manner of presentation and pedagogical ideas and tools are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized as having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams")…

This guide represents the final experimental version of a pilot project which was conducted in the United States between 1973 and 1976. The ideas and the manner of presentation are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized for having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams") and models of our numeration…

This guide represents the final experimental version of a pilot project which was conducted in the United States between 1973 and 1976. The ideas and the manner of presentation are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized for having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams") and models of our numeration…

THIRTY STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 12 CLASSIFIED INTO HIGH, AVERAGE, AND LOW ABILITY GROUPS, USED EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE PLASTICS AND EQUIPMENT TO CONSTRUCT A FOAMED RUBBER ICE BUCKET TO PROVIDE AN INDICATOR OF THE SUCCESS OF THE POLYSENSORY SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR THIS EXPERIMENT. A PRETEST DETERMINED EXISTING KNOWLEDGES AND…

BROUGHT TOGETHER HERE IS THE WIDELY-SCATTERED LITERATURE ON SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND DEVICES BY LEADERS, PAST AND PRESENT, IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT. S.L. PRESSEY IN HIS ARTICLES DESCRIBES THE APPARATUS, METHODS, THEORY, AND RESULTS ATTENDANT UPON USE OF HIS TEST-SCORING DEVICES. B.F. SKINNER IN HIS ARTICLES DEVELOPS THEORY, DESCRIBES MACHINES,…

PRESENTED ARE INTERVIEW SCHEDULES TO BE USED IN A SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY INSTRUCTION IN THE LOS ANGELES AND THE PHOENIX PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVING A DISADVANTAGED AND MINORITY GROUP POPULATION. THERE ARE FORMS DEALING WITH CURRICULUM, COURSE CONTENT TEXTUAL MATERIALS, LIBRARY FACILITIES, AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS. OTHER INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FORMS…

This collection of 27 essays, some published elsewhere, is a product of Project TRUE (Teachers and Resources for Urban Education), which has been conducted at the Hunter College Curriculum Center since 1962. The essays have been used experimentally in a number of classes at Hunter College and other institutions providing special courses for…

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of empirical knowledge about adult development and learning. It is addressed to practitioners in the helping professions who help adults adapt, learn, and grow. The handbook begins with an examination of the concept of adult development and a discussion of persons (practitioners) who facilitate adult…

Some general planning information for Latin language courses includes tips on (1) coverage in the textbook; (2) supplementing the textbook; and (3) combined or multi-level classes, which includes independent study, special interest courses, rotating levels and split-period approaches. Some specific considerations are given for the text "First Year…

This report dealing with the process of attitude change stimulated by social studies material is divided into two parts. Part 1 surveys the literature on attitude formation in four methodological categories: prescriptive teaching strategies; pre/post, quasi-experimental test approach; content analysis; and experimental method approach. Special…

This is a self-teaching textbook for learning Telugu, designed to be used with a language guide or a native speaker of Telugu. The emphasis is placed on speaking rather than on reading or writing. The book opens with a phonetic preface, to introduce the student to the sounds of Telugu. The textbook itself consists of thirty lessons, each divided…