This document presents a training course in oceanography intended for Junior Bachelor of Science (B.S.) graduates in physics, mathematics, chemistry, zoology, botany or geology to give them the minimum qualifications required to work in any of the marine science stations. This 14-week course, organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and…

One of a set of fourteen instructional outlines for use in a course to train novice firemen, this guide covers the topic of rescue operations. Two types of rescue functions are recognized: the primary one consists of locating and saving trapped victims, and the secondary one of recovering bodies and making the area safe for other workers and…

This basic course is designed for persons who have been involved in training but who lack apprenticeship in training theory, design, and delivery. The purpose of the course is to increase participants' knowledge of the following areas and skills: learning theory, group process, needs assessment, writing training goals and behavioral objectives,…

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for assessing the inservice needs of teachers and to obtain an overview of their perceived needs. This instrument was proposed to be a single, convenient format for gathering data that could be used with teachers at all levels of elementary and secondary teaching. A sixty-one item…

The Verbal Measure of Information Rate (VMIR) is a measure of information rate which reflects the elements, features, and changes in a complex environment. Subjects rated 14 bipolar adjective pairs to indicate an appropriate description of the learning situation or information load (simple-complex, novel-familiar). The measure was administered to…

This report contains a variety of material. There is first a brief summary of work done under the contract. This is followed by a detailed outline of a graduate seminar entitled "Modern Topics in Measurement and Scaling III." The six major divisions are: (1) introduction and philosophy of measurement; (2) mathematical and axiomatic foundations of…

A guide to Nursing 5, a course on psychiatric-mental health nursing offered at East Los Angeles College is presented. The guide first details classroom and clinical course requirements and then identifies long-range and end-of-course objectives. A list of required texts and manuals is followed by an outline of the objectives for each of four…

A program at General College, University of Minnesota, designed to strengthen the communication skills of nontraditional college students and to enable them to develop a command of English in all modes of communication is discussed in this paper. The program's underlying function is described as creating a bridge from a sheltered environment in…

The four modules described in this course syllabus are designed to present general concepts, principles, and skills of human communication to undergraduate students. Since students enrolled in the course can vary considerably in their professional, intellectual/academic, and personal needs, the self-inventory approach is used in the four modules…

Three questions are addressed in this study: (1) what is the effect of additional, unexplained content on achievement and perception? (2) is the effect altered by time? and, (3) what is the relation between student achievement and student perception? It was determined that the effect on achievement was not significant but the effect on perception…

THIS SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT STUDY GROUP (SSMCIS), COMPOSED OF BOTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN EDUCATORS, WAS GUIDED BY TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES--(1) TO CONSTRUCT AND EVALUATE A UNIFIED SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS PROGRAM FOR GRADES 7-12 THAT WOULD TAKE THE CAPABLE STUDENT WELL INTO CURRENT COLLEGE MATHEMATICS, AND (2) DETERMINE…

THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE--(1) THE IDENTIFICATION OF KEY VARIABLES IN AROUSING MOTIVATION, AND (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULA WHICH INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEED ACHIEVEMENT (N=ACH) THEORY AND RESEARCH IN THIS AREA ARE DISCUSSED. METHODS OF MEASURING MOTIVATION ARE DESCRIBED. PROPOSITIONS BASIC TO THE STUDY…

THE DATA PROCESSING TECHNICIAN SHOULD BE COMPETENT IN SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, AND METHODS. RECENT TRENDS HAVE EMPHASIZED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, WITH UNIT RECORD EQUIPMENT USED ONLY AS SUPPORT. PROGRAMS IN DATA PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY MUST INCLUDE BOTH THEORY AND APPLICATION, WITH BREADTH TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR LATER ADVANCEMENT AND SPECIALIZATION. A…

PROGRESS MADE IN THE PREPARATION OF AN ILLUSTRATED SYLLABUS ON THE HISTORY OF BURMESE ART IS REPORTED. PREPARATION OF THE SYLLABUS IS A TWO-FOLD TASK REQUIRING THE WRITING OF AN OUTLINE AND THE GATHERING OF SLIDES FOR THE VISUAL PRESENTATION. THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE DIFFICULTIES AND SUCCESSES OF GATHERING PUBLISHED MATERIALS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF…

IN THIS 1966 SEMINAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE NATURE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION WAS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF COMPANY PROGRAMS AND SUBSIDIZED PART TIME GRADUATE STUDY. PAST EXPERIENCES IN CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERS BY ENGINEERING SOCIETIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WERE REVIEWED, AND NEW PROGRAMS FOR ENGINEERS IN…