This curriculum guide provides materials for a metal trades technology course of study at the high school level. Its stated purpose is to help students acquire the trade knowledge necessary to function effectively in the shipfitting, welding, and piping trades. Contents include: a course description, a list of general objectives; lists of…

A discussion of educational design with emphasis on development of behaviorally stated objectives for a course. (JT)

THE "JUNIOR COLLEGE CURRICULUM" COURSE AT UCLA IS DESIGNED AS A PART OF THE STUDIES BASIC TO A DOCTORAL PROGRAM AND AS PREPARATION FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHING. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO LEARN (1) TO BUILD AND SUPERVISE COURSES WHICH FIT INTO THE TOTAL CURRICULAR PATTERN OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE, AND (2) TO TRANSLATE THEIR COURSES TO THEIR…

In relating foundation program objectives established by the Department of Education to classroom instruction, this paper identifies performance expectations for 21 subjects in grades 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12. These grades were chosen because they represent critical points in major stages of human development. The performance expectations are clustered…

The woodworking collection is composed of 55 objectives and related evaluation items for use in grades 7 through 12. Each sample contains the objective, test items, and criteria for judging the adequacy of the response. Woodworking categories being measured include sharpening, adjusting, using and caring for tools; reading a working drawing; stock…

The author explains the need for validation in instructional television, citing his experiences with the ITV mathematics series, "It Figures," in Dade County Florida. He also describes in some detail the application of validation to the development of a television series, discussing such items as the specification of behavioral…

This paper describes a course conducted at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, during 1971-73 which was designed to fill the speech communication needs of vocationally oriented students or "technologists" preparing to work in Indiana industries. Most of the students had completed a basic speech course; thus the approach, behavioral objectives,…

The ultimate goal of the research described in this paper is to develop a set of instructional objectives for driver education courses based on a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the driver's task. There are two phases--first, an analysis of the driver's tasks; second, a set of instructional objectives developed from results of the task…

This document is a supplement to TE 499 767, presented in this issue. The contents are similar to the original document, but the supplement expands on the subject of "Course Procedures, Strategies, and Suggested Learning Activities." Resources for the Pupil and Teacher are listed. A Choral Written Test and a True and False Test conclude…

The technique of listing behavioral objectives for a teaching syllabus is briefly described. A list of 38 objectives is given for a previously described practical microbiology course and student reaction to them is discussed. Clearly written objectives are considered a powerful tool for the teacher, benefitting both teacher and student. (Author/MA)

Describes the use of learning packages in teaching industrial education at the grade levels K-12. (GB)

Designed to assist community college instructors in the development of objectives for a course or program, this guidebook applies Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy to the process of writing objectives. First, a short preface underscores the importance of instructional objectives in the design and delivery of education. Next, part I provides a pre-test on…