Described is the development and implementation of a course on the history of irrational numbers for inservice mathematics teachers in Israel. Some of the materials included in the course are discussed. (RH)

Provides seven guidelines that can help teachers clear the obstacles which often keep classroom reading incentive programs from helping those students who need them most--the poor readers. (ARH)

Pre- and posttest scores of students of four introductory educational psychology classrooms were analyzed in order to find differences in achievement associated with a cooperative goal structure versus an individually competitive goal structure. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Provides findings from a literature review and 1977 survey of science, social science, and science-related technology instructors regarding the curricular functions of their courses. Findings indicate that transfer, general education, preparation for work, and remediation functions were being served by the courses, but predominately as combined…

Outlines a model for giving proper credit to co-op students for their on the job hours. Profiles the business English course as an example of incorporating students' work skills into their academic training. (ABB)

Describes general interest courses in physics, discussing enrollment patterns, philosophy and structure of the course, course goals, teaching methods, and student performance. Includes an outline of the laboratory syllabus for the course dealing with physics and the automobile. (JN)

Describes in detail six component features of teaching reference: lectures by instructor; assigned readings for class discussion; student reports; library "lab" sessions; case-study discussion; and speakers and library visits. Importance of planning and time-scheduling, comparative value of each component, grading, and element of…

Describes a robotics literacy course offered for elementary age children at Broward Community College (Florida) and discusses the motivation for offering such a course, the course philosophy and objectives, and participant reactions. A sampling of robots and robotics devices and some of their teaching applications are included. (MBR)

Discusses the paradox surrounding freshman English--the recurring tension between, on the one hand, English teachers' desire to make the course teachable and respectable by grounding it in some discipline, and, on the other hand, their attempts to fulfill their supposed responsibility to the culture at large by improving the level of students'…

Discusses the foreign language requirements at Hunter College. By the fourth semester, a student is expected to read and understand a fairly advanced literary text and to talk and write about it in the target language. Discusses possible changes in these requirements, such as oral proficiency testing, and problems that may be encountered. (SED)

Describes the objectives, content, organization, and evaluation of an eight-module course focusing on such areas as the historical development of technology, impact of new technologies on the fabric of society, issues faced by modern society, dynamics of technological change and "future shock," and ethical problems faced by engineers.…

The International Labour Organization assigned a staff member to an Asian country to assist the trade unions in strengthening their workers' education programs. One important aspect of his assignment consisted of establishing and testing a viable course program by constructing a set of syllabi for basic, specialized, and advanced courses that…

Discussed is the need for examining the reasons for teaching optics to help to determine how optics should be taught. (SL)

Identification of objectives, review of texts, assessment of outcomes, and consideration of students are suggested procedures for effective textbook adoption. (Author)

The course, "Roles and Relations in Legal Practice," is an attempt to commence students' professional training in a manner that does not depend on external clients, in which the volume and content of work can be effectively regulated, and which can be introduced into the earliest phases of the curriculum to prepare students for clinic work. (LBH)