Someone who wants to measure affect in a local setting must construct his own instrument since there are few if any such instruments available from outside sources. The Thurstone attitude test constitutes one alternative operational definition of affect which can be used to accomplish this measurement task. There is a large array of specific…

In the 1960s there developed a growing interest in and supportive evidence for programs to alter intellectual competence, particularly in young children. The abilities concept, which is used to classify people by abilities, is not well suited to teaching intellectual competencies or assessing changes in competence. A new concept, intellectual…

This long-range, comprehensive plan for early childhood education in Alaska focuses on providing environmental surroundings conducive to learning for children aged 3, 4 and 5. Topics covered are: (1) needs, objectives and activities--projected numbers of students (age and grade distribution, school distribution), early childhood education…

Realizing that program success depends on the support the program receives from the users for which it was designed, personnel involved in the Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM) have designed an inservice training model to help educators develop skills required for implementing career education programs in the classroom. Phases of the…

This paper reports on an experiment which attempted to: (1) empirically validate a hypothesized hierarchical sequence of three double classification tasks; (2) investigate transfer to an untrained Piagetian double classification task; and (3) assess the effects of overtraining a relatively easy task on the learning of a more difficult task, as…

This brief outline of areas of vocational education important for the educable mentally handicapped notes the following general areas which have implications for curriculum development: (1) psychomotor skills, (2) social development, and (3) community and job-related competencies. Educational needs for vocational training and program development…

Although followup studies of vocational students have reported employment success of graduates, there has been little evidence presented regarding graduates' success in other aspects of life. The purpose of this study was to identify the life skills, or skills necessary for a worthwhile life, which young vocational graduates consider to be needs.…

A study was conducted to determine the influence of selected characteristics, family patterns, economic standards and clothing problems of the low-income homemakers in Macon County on their participation in a clothing construction workshop. Changes in homemakers' sewing skills brought about by attendance at the workshop were also determined. Data…

Early results from a Montessori nursery program initiated by Toronto, Canada, in 1971, to help inner-city children prepare for formal education indicate that the mothers of the 15 three- and four-year-old children were pleased with the program. Specifically, they felt that the children had increased their verbal skills, preparedness for junior…

This report summarizes the management support activities of Education Turnkey Systems, Inc. for the O.E.O. Performance Incentive Remedial Education Experiment. Included are sections on the implementation, the monitoring, and the implications of this experiment that tested performance contracting as a technique of instruction in public school…

The overall objective of this research was the development of procedures for selecting and training personnel to serve in Small Independent Action Forces (SIAF) units. This report of Phase III of the three-phase research and development project describes research that required two almost completely independent activities: (a) development of a…

This training program handbook provides a basis for planning a sequence of learning situations during the Extension Service agents' first year of employment. Through this experience, it is hoped that new agents will acquire the knowledge, competencies, and skills thought to be necessary to successfully orient them to the Texas Agricultural…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of CEMREL's Language and Thinking: New Directions Program, a broadly based early learning program in the teaching of basic language and reasoning skills. The program is a hierarchical skills oriented approach which provides a broadly based set of guidelines for teachers; a wide array…

In this document, the author examines the failure of teacher preparation institutes to produce effective graduates and presents suggestions designed to improve both the standard of education taught in these institutions and the quality of preservice and postgraduate students. Subsections are devoted to the futility of the theory vs. practice…

Each of the 32 curriculum modules in this packet for ornamental horticulture instruction contains a brief description of the module content, a list of the major division or units, the overall objectives, objectives by units, content outline and suggested teaching methods, student application activities, and evaluation procedures. A listing of…