The document evaluates Navy Group Four personnel gains in basic arithmetic skills after taking experimental courses in linear measurement and recipe conversion. Categorized as Mental Group Four by receiving scores from the 10th to the 30th percentile of the Armed Forces Qualification Test, trainees received instruction tailored to the level of…

The Pennsylvania industrial arts curriculum guide for grades 7 and 8 reflects changing philosophy and practices in industrial arts education as well as incorporating the effect of technological changes. Objectives unique to industrial arts education are: (1) to develop literacy in a technological civilization, (2) to develop an insight and…

This booklet describes a course of instruction on the theory of Spanish shorthand. Topics discussed include course description; course enrollment guidelines; course content; suggested procedures, strategies, and learning activities; evaluative instruments, and resources for students and teachers. An appendix contains a Spanish business vocabulary,…

This booklet describes a course of instruction on the dictation and transcription of Spanish shorthand. Topics discussed include course description; course enrollment guidelines; course content; suggested procedures, strategies, and learning activities; evaluative instruments; and resources for students and teachers. An appendix contains tests,…

The major advantages in computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are the potential for the individualization of instruction and the savings in instructional time. CAI's major disadvantages include the large amount of time required for course development, personnel required, initial outlay of funds, and the total cost. Other disadvantages, due to the…

This report gives background data and an overview of the development of the ECON 12 project, which was carried out in conjunction with the Developmental Economics Education Program (DEEP) grant from the Joint Council on Economic Education to the Contra Costa County (California) Department of Education. The program and its dissemination were…

Details of the fourth, fifth, and sixth clinical years' course in preventive and community medicine, introduced at New Zealand's Christchurch Clinical School in 1974, are presented. Topic studies, rotating attachments, preventive medical examinations and ward rounds, simulated disabilities, and conferences are discussed. (LBH)

Discusses conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of a calculus course that utilizes a multi-user microcomputer system with graphics terminals. The numerical and utility routines of the software are briefly described, and examples of several types of calculus problems that can be solved utilizing the system are reviewed. (Author/MBR)

For a class project students in an industrial/organizational psychology course had to construct a performance appraisal instrument for assessing the instructor's performance. Evaluations revealed that students found the exercise useful. (RM)

The experience of teaching both detached and participant observation methods in a graduate level competency based counseling course is described. An evaluation indicated that the course increased students' awareness of basic issues in psychological inquiry and helped them develop skills and attitudes necessary for social and cultural…

This book is intended to help college faculty effectively design and evaluate courses and curricula. The 16 chapters address the following topics: a learning-centered approach to course and curriculum design; a systematic design model (showing benefits); the decision to begin a curriculum project; getting started; linking goals, courses, and…

A course combining aspects of traditional and self-instruction is described. Students' positive reactions exceeded expectation, and students favored the relaxed pace, practice exercises, and immediate instructor feedback. A disadvantage was faculty time required to provide feedback. (MSE)

Describes field course which emphasizes mapping techniques and preparation of a field report. Includes course methods/procedures, course schedule (broken down by weeks), grading practices/methods, student response to and performance in the course, nature of field area studied, and comments to those who may want to adapt such a course. (JN)

Presents a description and an evaluation of a didactic interdisciplinary course, offered by the Schools of Allied Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work at the University of Connecticut, which concentrates on the theory of interprofessional behaviors necessary for "teaming"; includes an experiential component to stimulate a team…

An undergraduate track in retail pharmacy management was designed to prepare students better for everyday needs in community pharmacy. Multiple teaching approaches were used. Student response has been positive and enrollment has increased substantially. Graduate recommendations for course improvement are minimal. Course descriptions are appended.…