This document reports on some student impact results of the Thirteen College Curriculum Program (TCCP). The TCCP is a major effort in intervention and reform in the higher education of black Americans generated in predominantly black colleges. The goals were to reduce attrition rates by improving the quality of instruction at freshman and…

This paper is addressed to elementary school principals and teachers who wish to pursue the possibility of having an industrial arts program in their school. Benefits of the program to children and safety practices are discussed. Five program models currently used in Minneapolis are detailed briefly. The five model types are: classroom, prep time,…

The career education development project presented in the report covers the period from July 1, 1972 through June 30, 1975, with approximately seven percent of the combined school populations of Muskegon and Muskegon Heights, Michigan, participating. The stratified, selected sample was comprised of one experimental group of 202 "target…

This booklet presents the inservice model which has been developed through the combined efforts of reading specialists in the State of Missouri and is designed to aid school districts in setting up an exemplary reading program. The contents include; "Rationale of the Model for Reading Inservice," which discusses the impetus that stimulated the…

This report presents the research design of an experimental intervention training program designed to determine the similarities and differences in cognitive outcomes as a function of curricula based on classification and attentional training. Answers to two questions of practical importance were sought. Given that the training program developed…

This book examines questions about the purposes and subject matter of the conventional junior high school science curriculum and presents more than twenty experimental instructional practices designed to improve science teaching at this level. The author recognizes the controversies surrounding organizational proposals for junior high school and…

The project had two aspects: (1) demonstration classes which were designed to inform participants about Madison Project Math, and (2) training workshops that provided for diffusion of materials into schools. Altogether 214 local teachers and principals took part in the workshops related to Madison Project Mathematics. Evaluation of the program's…

Both the child and the task need to be considered in designing any reading program. The test of the sequence and structure of reading instruction is not simply a matter of completing the learning activities correctly, nor is it the level of attainment reached in the reading test, but it is rather the ability of the student to apply the skills…

An introduction to a collection or bank of reading objectives devised to aid school personnel in planning, conducting, and evaluating instructional programs, this manual contains: an "Introduction" which discusses the rationale for the System for Pupil and Program Evaluation and Development (SPPED), the development of the SPPED reading objectives,…

The central purpose of this book is to review the present state of the art in adult basic education teacher training. Each of the chapters of the book was developed specifically for the Workshop to Increase and to Improve University Teacher Training Programs in Adult Basic Education, which was held at The University of Chicago in March 1969. The…

The philosophy, major constraints, and strategy for curriculum development and implementation of a K-12 environmental education program are reviewed in this draft. Its purpose is to draw together some basic ideas and pertinent questions from leading educators, the literature, and successful environmental education programs, in an effort to provide…

In May, 1972, the Kingsport (Tennessee) City School System received financial assistance from the Tennessee Valley Authority to plan, develop, and implement, as a demonstration environmental education project, the utilization of a mobile laboratory for conducting environmental studies. The project, as described in this booklet, identified four…

The Continuous Progress Program of the Board of Education for the City of Chicago focuses on the improvement of education for the individual child and the upgrading of educational practices and techniques. The philosophy of the program is based on the individualized rate of teaching and learning of the pupil. Its planning and organization is…

A one-semester Principles of Biology course designed for non-majors was developed to utilize the audio-tutorial method combined with the "mini-course" or concept pak approach. A total of 54 concept paks was developed, along with 12 basic lessons. Students were permitted to choose the specific concept paks that interested them most, to complete the…

The bulletin of Empire State College, New York's non-residential college, describes the organization of the decentralized college, its educational philosophy and innovative educational program. The College's plan calls for a network of regional learning centers located within reasonable commuting distance for most New York state residents.…