This paper discusses current issues and trends in developmental education. The biggest trend is expected to be the concurrent development of learning strategies while students are enrolled in graduation-credit content courses. Separate developmental education courses will be mainstreamed into the traditional college course work in a variety of…

In many states technology standards for students have focused on basic computer skills, but more standards are beginning to focus on identifying technology skills that students need for school and the workplace. In most states in the Southern Region, technology standards for students are based on the National Educational Technology Standards for…

This paper presents a relevant literary review and then develops a behavior-management program within schools encompassing social-skills training for all children. Both the literary review and this program can be used to educate administrators, educators, parents, and students about behaviors and warning signs associated with violent children. The…

The intent of this document, designed and developed by North Carolina educators, system-level and school-based media coordinators to support the "K-12 Information Skills Standard Course of Study," is to provide successful strategies, activities, and ideas for media coordinators and classroom teachers as they teach the essential knowledge and…

This paper introduces the biology laboratory as a learning project. Biology laboratories provide unique learning opportunities to students as traditional achievement outcome measures, and play an important role in the development of process skills, manual skills, and attitudes. However, there is insufficient data on undergraduate students majoring…

This is the fourth in a series of five horse project activity guides for youth. Levels 1-3 focus on "horse-less" activities, while Levels 4 and 5 zero in on riding and horsemanship. Each guide has an achievement program to encourage youth to learn and develop life skills. The assistance of a horse project helper in completing the achievement…

The value of school savings banks is widely recognized. School saving develops the child's individuality and self-responsibility, causing them to consider the earning value of money, and to understand it as a comfort factor and a power for good. The following topics relating to school savings banks are discussed in this bulletin: (1)…

A discussion of more effective educational programs that can be developed with the aid of status testing which measures the pre-instructional status of students on specified educational outcomes. Elementary school children in grades K through 3 took status tests in letter formation, editing, and composition. The results were used to confirm the…

A description of a study in which pictures were used to teach vocational high school students to repair automobile distributors. (Author)

Author offers five principles to guide curriculum specialists in organizing their plans for sequencing language experiences in reading. (MB)

An experiment with large and small groups of students in mathematics and language arts. (Editor)

A program of independent study within an English class is advocated. (RD)

Students build houses for a school system's custodians. (GB)