Information and examples are provided to assist instructors in the construction of learning activity packages (LAP's). For each of the following LAP components, a statement of purpose and examples are presented: (1) the cover sheet, which should detail the instructional area and unit, prerequisite LAP's, LAP number, and program and college logo;…

The purpose of this research was to determine if students taking the experimental course, Crises in Human Relations, showed significant reductions in dogmatism and if changes occurred, how these changes compared to those found for other students exposed to specified University experiences and for control groups. (Author)

Article summarises preliminary observations resulting from the introduction of microteaching techniques into a basic course in audiovisual aids at Didsbury College of Education. (Author)

This document reports the results of a survey in which 126 introductory mass communication course instructors were asked to assign priority rankings to 44 course content items and to indicate the extent to which the items were emphasized in their courses. The document first summarizes the two studies on which the survey was based and presents…

The course described in the paper is organized around a set of modules, each containing lectures, readings, a simulation game, films, and a research exercise. (Author/ND)

Examines the effect of scattering in the instructional text various information elements for a given learning goal and if the retention of that goal relevant element is affected by the presence of elements that cannot be found in the text. (Author/DEP)

The area of rhetorical criticism has rarely been perceived as having a valid or useful role in the high school speech curriculum. However, a rationale for the inclusion of rhetorical criticism in high school speech instruction may be found in the accepted goals of speech instruction, because the failure to teach students the skills of rhetorical…

This manual is designed to help state and regional water supply training personnel conduct seminars for instructors of water plant operators. The purpose is to help state supervisors upgrade the quality of training given to the plant operators by their instructors. Since a survey indicated that operator training instructors are technically…

The author discusses essential elements of a preservice social studies methods course for elementary teachers. The knowledge and skill objectives to be achieved by students in methods courses and used as a guide by the instructor are outlined. A discussion follows. A social studies methods course should help students develop a personal working…

Investigations conducted by Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) indicate that introductory computer courses for business students should emphasize the elimination of "computer phobia" through the provision of hands-on experience. In a survey of over 160 area businesses, SFCC found that 53% of the respondents ranked hands-on experience as the…

REPORTED IS A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM SELECTED INDIVIDUALS IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND RELATED FIELDS ON CHARACTERIZING AN IDEAL BIOLOGY COURSE FOR COLLEGE JUNIOR AND SENIOR NON-MAJOR STUDENTS. INCLUDED ARE (1) SUGGESTED COURSE AIMS AND PHILOSOPHY, (2) SUGGESTED COURSE CONTENT, (3) THE CONSIDERATION OF AN…

A PROJECT WHOSE PURPOSES WERE TO FOSTER BILINGUALISM, FORESTALL ANTICIPATED DIFFICULTIES IN SCIENCE, AND PROVIDE THE MOTIVATION AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL IS DESCRIBED AND ASSESSED IN THIS REPORT. TWO SEVENTH-GRADE CLASSES OF SIMILAR AGE, LANGUAGE BACKGROUND, AND ABILITIES WERE GIVEN THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT PROGRAM…

COMPOSITION TEACHERS TOO OFTEN TEACH AS IF MOST OF THE STUDENTS WILL BECOME ENGLISH MAJORS. MANY TEACHERS ALSO GIVE POOR, UNDIRECTED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSUME, AFTER CORRECTING THE PAPERS, THAT THEIR JOB IS ACCOMPLISHED. BECAUSE STUDENTS DO NOT LEARN TO WRITE BY THIS METHOD, THE COMPOSITION COURSE SHOULD BE CUT DOWN TO A FEW BASIC ESSENTIALS.…

This curriculum project in general mathematics was planned with two specific objectives--(1) to study the existing curricula, textbooks, and teaching methods in mathematics in higher secondary schools of various states, and (2) to develop a new curriculum in mathematics in light of the objectives of teaching the subject and to try out the…