Author suggests criteria that can be weighted mathematically for computing comparable strengths and weaknesses in textbooks. (MB)

MMCP evolved from a study of innovative programs in music education in the U.S. (Author)

Presented is the syllabus for a course, Art for the Elementary Teacher, a humanistic, learner-centered approach to education. (Author/RY)

Author recommends a different academic program for today's new" students from the lower classes, which may also benefit the old" upper-and middle class students. (IR)

Lists and discusses a sequence of first-of-term writing assignments designed to stimulate students' thinking about the goals of an English course and to involve them in the planning of it. (RD)

Includes a list of some of the assignments made and poems written by several students. (RD)

Describes the objectives and contents of a physical science course for preservice teachers in a teacher's college in England. The course extends over three years, emphasizes physical science concepts, and is laboratory oriented. Discusses how the topics of spectroscopy and crystallography are treated in the course. The syllabus is included. (LC)

Description of a course at the University of California at Los Angeles. (RD)

Surveys 35 library school professors to provide a summary of current practices in teaching children's literature. Course objectives, topics introduced, instructional methods used, and determination of final course grades are highlighted. Two references are listed. (EJS)

Describes an alternative to lecturing in the introductory college-level sociology class. The alternative is an "active" course involving students in teaching others, having students look for and evaluate information, and encouraging students to work together.

Examines the needs and objectives behind the expression "languages for special purposes," considering the problems faced by a language center that attempts to provide strictly specialized programs of instruction. Describes a method for the analysis of student needs as applied to the Department of Agriculture at the University of Newcastle. Societe…

Discusses the fundamental principles of evaluation to show that the conventional approaches to testing have led to a situation where procedure requirements overshadow the objectives of the learning process. Advocates instruments that address realistic communication goals and states criteria based on the learner's need for continous, constructive…

A comprehensive school health education program should attempt to offer a variety of appropriate health learning experiences in suitable grade levels with health topics that are: based on a realistic combination of interests, values, and needs; planned in coordination with an adequate cross section of school and community leaders; and taught with…