Research in secondary school composition instruction indicates that (1) emphasis on writing for the teacher-as-examiner is prevalent, (2) prewriting activities are limited, (3) there is little discussion of approaches to the topic or what information should be included, and (4) activities to help students while they are writing are almost…

The developmental mathematics program described in this report is offered at Mohawk Valley Community College (New York) as a self-paced, semi-programmed sequence of units covering signed numbers and beginning algebra. The paper begins by establishing the need for such a program, explaining that in Fall 1979 it became evident that the college's…

The major advantage of sequential classification, a technique for automatically classifying documents into previously selected categories, is that the entire document need not be processed before it is classified. This method assumes the availability of a priori categories, a selection of keywords representative of these categories, and the a…

As part of Project BICAR (Binford Individualized Curriculum and Analysis Research), the study determined the effects of sequentially based objectives and criterion referenced tests on academic performance of 42 second, fourth, and sixth graders (eight of whom tested 1 to 4 years below grade level). A review of the literature supported the premise…

A journal-based college composition program has been developed that links journal writing to the development of competence in more formal writing. Students write both free choice and assigned entries, and their entries become the basis of all the themes they write; in-class assignments focus on the improvement of specific aspects of the journal…

DESIGNED AS A RESOURCE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO USE IN HELPING CHILDREN THINK CLEARLY AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, THE ST. PAUL CURRICULUM GUIDE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS--SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND WRITING. AN OVERVIEW OF EACH SECTION DESCRIBES CURRENT THINKING IN THE FIELD AND GENERAL SKILLS WHICH NEED TO BE ACQUIRED BY STUDENTS.…

AN INTRODUCTORY, SEVENTH-GRADE PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP A LOGICAL AND COHERENT SEQUENCE OF THE MATERIAL, DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR PRECISENESS OF LANGUAGE AND LOGICAL THINKING, SHOW THE ROLE OF MATHEMATICS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE AS AN APPLICATION OF LOGIC TO PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE, REVEAL THE SCIENTIST'S SPIRT…

A SEQUENTIAL, INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY WAS PRESENTED FOR DECODING LETTERS INTO SOUND. THE STRATEGY WAS INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS IN BEGINNING READING. LETTER-SOUND CORRESPONDENCES AND CONCEPTS WERE PROVIDED FOR ALL LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET AS THEY MIGHT OCCUR IN VARYING POSITIONS TO FORM ENGLISH WORDS. OF THE VOWELS, ONLY TWO…

This chart prepared by the Maryland State Department of Education describes reading goals for children in each school grade. It prescribes general goals for each grade level and includes specific activities at which students are expected to be competent. The general goals for each grade are: the ability to utilize a variety of reading materials,…

The purpose of this guide is to provide educators with a unified, consistent approach to the teaching of expository writing skills. The guide emphasizes the sequential development of writing skills from kindergarten through grade 12 and provides objectives for each grade level. Each objective is accompanied by an explanation that further defines…

THE DISCIPLINE OF ENGLISH, THE LEARNING PROCESS, THE STUDENT, AND THE COMMUNITY ALL MUST BE CONSIDERED IN ORDER TO DEVISE A SEQUENTIAL, CUMULATIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NATURE OF ENGLISH AND ITS PURPOSES MUST BE ANSWERED. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE "NORTH…

This student instruction manual was written in conformance with selected criteria for programed instruction books as developed previously for various military training courses. The manual was developed as a part of "A Study of the Effectiveness of a Military-Type Computer-Based Instructional System When Used in Civilian High School Courses in…

This document lists language arts skills that average children should be expected to acquire at each grade level from one through six. For each grade, the skills are listed in three major categories: reading skills (word recognition, comprehension strategies, critical reading, and study skills); written communication (writing and language skills);…

Sequential plans are suggested as a basis for developing decision rules for accepting or rejecting instructional materials. The technique allows inferences to be drawn concerning the effectiveness of the instruction for the target population, from formative evaluation sample data. The procedure calls for explicit statements of the required level…

Four monte carlo simulation studies of Owen's Bayesian sequential procedure for adaptive mental testing were conducted. Whereas previous simulation studies of this procedure have concentrated on evaluating it in terms of the correlation of its test scores with simulated ability in a normal population, these four studies explored a number of…