Drawing from recent literature and research, this paper provides an overview of the place of statistics in the two-year college curriculum. First, sources are cited in evidence of the strong support among educators for statistics as one of the most useful topics that can be taught. Next, research findings are presented showing that statistics…

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Commission on Standards for School Mathematics was created in 1986 as a vehicle for coalescing current thinking of the profession on content, instructional methodology, and program and student evaluation of school mathematics for K-12. This report is intended as a guideline for development of…

SELECTED ARTICLES ON SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND REPORTS OF RESEARCH ON LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING, PUBLISHED FROM 1960 TO 1966, ARE PROVIDED IN THIS PACKET. INCLUDED ARE--(1) "UNDER-ACHIEVEMENT IN FL LEARNING" BY PAUL PIMSLEUR, DONALD M. SUNDLAND, AND RUTH D. MCINTYRE, (2) "THE PREDICTION OF SUCCESS IN INTENSIVE FL TRAINING" BY JOHN B.…

IN 1965, IT WAS DECIDED THAT ALL COURSES AT THE COLLEGE SHOULD BE PLANNED IN ORDER TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AND RESPECTABILITY. THIS MANUAL OUTLINES THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PLANNING IS TO BE DONE. COURSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO BE STATED IN A TEACHER-ORIENTED FORM AND IN A STUDENT-ORIENTED FORM. THE TEACHER'S DOCUMENT WILL IDENTIFY…

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE CONCEPTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AS THEY APPLY TO THE PROBLEM OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AN OUTGROWTH OF PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION, HAS GROWN TO HAVE A FAR GREATER BREADTH OF APPLICATION AND MAY REPRESENT AN EVEN MORE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY THAN…

This document describes "Project Open," a curriculum development services agreement between the Wetzel County Board of Education and the West Virginia University Board of Regents, to be implemented in two county high schools. This agreement is designed to provide the school system with a planned educational curriculum and personnel…

More courses in the relatively new area of organizational communication should be offered because the subject matter is transdisciplinary in scope, method, and application, and the area holds promise for contributing to the advancement of knowledge and the possible unification of the sciences. Such courses can explain the communication processes…

The Medical Library Association's (MLA) guide for developing continuing education courses for librarians contains three main parts: a checklist, the text, and appendixes. The checklist provides questions to be considered in determining the scope of the course, designing learning activities, choosing methods and techniques, evaluating instruction,…

Because different educational goals are based on individual sets of values, research findings considered highly significant by one group of educators will seem irrelevant to others. Empirical studies of educational objectives are needed to investigate (1) the relationship between the way objectives are formulated and their quality, (2) the extent…

Courses on New World Negro societies and communities are, of course, just as valuable in illustrating anthropological concepts as are area courses surveying North American Indians, but anthropology departments have been reluctant to introduce these courses. Afro-American studies could be a valuable extension of anthropology offerings by: 1)…

The author studied the degree of agreement between selected groups of businessmen and educators on the level of communication skills necessary for satisfactory performance in a business career. The findings of this study were based on data collected from 109 businessmen and 127 educators. A list of statements concerning course content and…

The rationale, structure, and content of the American Political Science Association's "Comparing Political Experiences" course is outlined. (DE)

Stating that the classroom teacher has primary responsibility for curriculum development in consumer education at the course or unit level, the author presents a framework for teachers in consumer education beliefs, learner needs and activities, unit objectives and content, and learner evaluation. (MF)

Asserts that the most basic types of understandings that students should gain from the beginning anthropology course could be grouped into two broad categories based upon two very important precepts of anthropology: overcoming anthropocentrism and combating ethnocentrism. Using this as a guide, two lists of course objectives were compiled and the…

Describes a teacher seminar held at the University of Minnesota to introduce the addition of courses of industrial chemistry into higher education science curriculums in order to better prepare college science graduates for positions in industry. (SL)