Reviewed in the document are the implications of Public Law 94-142, the Education For All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, and related implementation strategies regarding educational programing. Focused on are aspects of individual educational plans; and specifically considered are diagnostic procedures, the role of behavioral objectives and…

This package of materials, developed for teachers in the elementary schools, is designed to help the teacher educate the future voter so that he will be knowledgeable and concerned about environmental problems. This package on Ecosystems has two goals. The first is to help the teacher understand some basic facts and concepts of ecology and the…

Physical education programs, like other kinds of instruction, should individualize instruction to suit the interest and ability level of each student. A significant part of individualized programs is the use of behavioral objectives and criterion referenced tests, by which the student moves through a learning sequence at his own rate.…

This study was designed to determine the feasibility of developing competency-based curricula for the Human Services Technology program at the Wilmington Campus of Delaware Technical and Community College. Eighty entering students were given a battery of tests designed to measure (1) personality, (2) attitudes, perceptions, and motivations as they…

The purpose of this study was to design a course and to determine its effects on learners' perceptions of certain scientific literacy concepts. A science-related semantic differential instrument was used. Student-instructor collaboration resulted in the selection of objectives and learning strategies in order to establish an environment favorable…

This report describes the development of the Project ABLE General Woodworking Core Curriculum and is intended as an administrator's and instructor's manual for those schools field testing the instructional system. In the developmental process, analysis of a large number of occupations related to the woodworking family identified clusters or…

A program was developed in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville Demonstration School District as a means of solving the problems of teacher training, inadequate use of community personnel, and the absence of a strong feedback and accountability system. Focus is on the teaching process in its direct relation to skill strengths and weaknesses of each child. A…

The Syracuse University model educates teachers to confront change and initiate change responsibly in schools and communities. The model's 4 preservice years, composed of seven instructional units, focus on process goals. The first 2 1/2 years are devoted to liberal education with the aim of developing in the trainee new ways of perceiving,…

The course is designed for students, grades 10 to 12, with vocational aspirations in the field of interior design or in related fields. An individualized approach is used, and behavioral objectives are specified. The course outline cites independent study guidelines, career projects, design projects, decorating projects, construction and…

This is one of several individualized learning packets to help students clarify the concept of values. The stated behavioral objectives are that students will: 1) relate their actions to their values; 2) predict the outcome of a survey; 3) conduct, compare, and draw conclusions from a survey; 4) identify some of their values; 5) compare American…

San Mateo Union High School District staff members participated in a workshop for the purpose of identifying the minimum Terminal Performance Objectives for selected programs. The objectives were written in detail to indicate (1) the student performance expected, (2) the conditions under which the student will perform, and (3) the extent to which…

The 1971 Oregon Small Schools Program summer institute at Willamette University, June 14-18, was attended by 200 elementary and secondary teachers, librarians, counselors, principals, and superintendents from more than 50 Oregon school districts. The major purpose of the summer institute (funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary…

This paper is concerned with developing a mathematics curriculum for the fifth grade which uses a program of varied difficulty of instruction based on "A Systems Approach to Improving Mathematics Instruction" (SAM), a program developed in the Pittsburgh area. The first portion of the paper is a general discussion of facets involved in curriculum…

This paper describes a series of summer workshops for inservice teacher training (kindergarten, grades 1, 2, and 3) in the application of techniques and procedures based on pupil mastery of individualized modules of instruction. Contingency reinforcement management methods were demonstrated and practiced in the attempt to change pupil behavioral…

This second course in a four-course series on heating and ventilating for the secondary/postsecondary level is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The five lessons in the course cover these topics: (1) Principles of Heating,…