The Michael's Group Remediation System was utilized in teaching a course dealing with the optics of the eye. The system features instructor pacing, written study objectives and content materials, weekly quizzes, and remediation. This mode of presentation was judged by instructor and students as being extremely successful. (Author/JMD)

A series of highly structured, criterion-referenced, small-group discussion tutorials were designed to be used with a large introductory lecture course, Biology of Mankind, that is taught at the University of New South Wales. The design of these tutorials and their role in achieving course objectives are discussed. (JMD)

The use of a laboratory demonstration and discussion period in physiology and pharmacology instruction at the Univeristy of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine is described. The advantages for instruction include lower costs, fewer personnel and animals required, less time required in the curriculum, and increased student attention in class.…

In 1991, the New Jersey Board of Higher Education's College Outcomes Evaluation Program (COEP) was canceled due to lack of state funding. Despite the cancellation, 17 community colleges formed the New Jersey County College Project on General Education to develop goals, objectives, and assessment criteria for general education. The Project grounds…

A model for course planning that provides a way of looking at college instruction and an approach to preparing effective courses is presented. It is suggested that: teaching is an experimental activity, there is no correct way to teach, a teacher sets up the conditions for learning, and both the course and teacher need to assume part of the…

This 10 unit manual introduces the concepts and components of mastery learning and helps instructors organize mastery learning courses of their own. Unit I introduces mastery learning as a process involving the development and presentation of objectives, homework, formative evaluation, corrective assignments, evaluation retakes, and summative…

The curriculum described in this manual covers basic drafting skills and entry skills for architectural, civil, and machine drafting, for both secondary and postsecondary instruction. The manual describes how the program is organized and gives objectives and exit points for the total curriculum. All of the tasks and units are listed with their…

For a one-semester study it was hypotnesized that a team-taught group of students enrolled in an introductory course in education would achieve higher scores than traditionally taught students and that the students' decision to become teachers was independent of the teaching method employed. An experimental group, consisting of 78 students…

The planning guide for developing Adult English as a Second Language Programs focuses on implementing six goals relating to: utilizing community resources, utilizing communication skills, participating in community networks, utilizing occupational advancement opportunities, functioning in multi-cultural life styles, and functioning at individual…

In the past decade, the mini-course has appeared on the educational scene as an alternative with much curriculum potential. The term "mini-course" appears in a wide variety of possibilities. Some schools use a "free form" approach; i.e., courses or experiences usually planned by or with students but carrying no academic credit. In terms of credit…

The instructor's manual is one of four prepared as a guide in conducting a small Business Management course for American Indians to prepare them for jobs as owners/managers of their own businesses and for management positions with business owned by bonds, cooperatives, and others. The manual contains lesson plans, suggested methodologies, and…

The volume is one of four containing lesson plans covering a wide range of business subjects incorporated in a course for American Indians to prepare them for jobs as owners/managers of their own businesses and for management positions with businesses owned by bonds, cooperatives, and others. Lessons are drawn from different subject areas and…

The volume is one of four containing lesson plans covering a wide range of business subjects incorporated in a course for American Indians to prepare them for jobs as owners/managers of their own businesses and for management positions with businesses owned by bonds, cooperatives, and others. Lessons are drawn from different subject areas and…

The volume is one of four containing lesson plans covering a wide range of business subjects incorporated in a course for American Indians to prepare them for jobs as owners/managers of their own businesses and for management positions with businesses owned by bonds, cooperatives, and others. Lesson are drawn from different subject areas and…

The 6-week summer institute program provided 56 high achieving secondary school students with exposure to the social science disciplines. The major objectives of the training program were as follows: 1) to provide a combination of unique social experiences to high ability students which would be sufficiently challenging to motivate them toward…