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Henderson, Ingeborg – Modern Language Journal, 1980
Discusses the development and implementation of a series of culture units for use in elementary German courses. Describes a typical unit, which consists of a set of slides with accompanying text, outlining presentation strategies and class activities. Finally, analyzes the results of a course evaluation by students. (MES)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Cultural Education, German, Higher Education
Dixon, Terry – 1984
A model for the development of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is presented for the college classroom teacher. The following common software design models that have been helpful in developing CAI models are briefly reviewed: composite or structural design model, Jackson model, META stepwise refinement model, and higher-order software model.…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Design Requirements
Skoglund, Frederic W. – 1983
The instructional management system of Glendale (Arizona) Union High School District is described. Efforts in this area are coordinated through six interrelated components: (1) a well-defined curriculum, with extensive review and community survey of learner priorities; (2) program improvement plans based on the Theory Z concept, in which the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Instructional Design
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Michigan Center for Career and Technical Education. – 1992
This workshop facilitator's guide is designed to inform professional staff about competency-based vocational education (CBVE) to help eligible persons on public assistance acquire competencies necessary for gainful employment in the following occupational areas: airline reservations and travel services; computer applications; dental care;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Competence
Snow, Marguerite Ann – 1986
Bilingual immersion programs combine second language immersion for language majority children and bilingual education for language minority children. The programs are based on the underlying assumption of the immersion model: that a second language is best learned as a medium of instruction, not as the object of instruction. However, they are not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Elementary Education
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1998
The guide is one section of a resource kit designed to assist Peace Corps language instruction coordinators in countries around the world in understanding the principles underlying second language learning and teaching and in organizing instructional programs. This section focuses on design and development of pre-service language training programs…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Formative Evaluation, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Leonard, David; And Others – 1982
This training manual, the first volume in a four-volume series of curriculum guides for use in training Peace Corps agricultural development workers, is an orientation for trainers. The first chapter covers the philosophy and approach of the agricultural development training series as well as preparation for training and staff development.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Classroom Techniques, Educational Planning
Tracey, William R. – 1992
This book presents a systems approach to developing a comprehensive training and development program. It is addressed primarily to human resources development (HRD) managers and training and development practitioners in either the public or private sector, and it may also be useful to individuals responsible for developing instructional programs…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development
Teitelbaum, Herbert; And Others – 1982
A monograph for school district personnel and education agencies presents a comprehensive plan to address the legal and administrative complexities of implementation of services for language minority students, particularly in bilingual education programs. The first section sketches federal involvement in bilingual education and related programs…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Educational History
East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC. – 1985
This volume contains 247 program standards for business education and 188 instructional standards for information processing that were developed during an 18-month project entailing a comprehensive literature review, regional conferences, and a mail survey of professional business educators. Addressed in the individual standards are the following…
Descriptors: Business Education, Counseling Services, Course Content, Curriculum
Alongi, Anthony; Arora, Sonia; Hogan, Christopher; Steinberg, Adria; Vickers, Margaret – 1997
This document is intended to introduce health occupations educators to the principles of the portable action lab and help them use those principles to create quality learning projects for students preparing for careers in health care. Section 1 outlines the concepts and frameworks of quality project-based learning, which is based on the following…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Check Lists, Definitions, Education Work Relationship
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 2001
This document is intended to help adult education program managers throughout New York become oriented to the world of adult education, handle their new responsibilities as program managers, and obtain up-to-date information to assist them in making educational and administrative decisions. The following are among the topics discussed in the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrator Guides, Adult Education
Saltiel, Iris M.; Russo, Charline S. – 2001
This book, which is intended for adult educators and human resource developers, presents guidelines for using the principles of cohort programming and learning to improve adult learners' educational experiences. The following are among the topics covered in the book's eight chapters: (1) cohort programming and learning (cohort programs defined;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students