A pilot test implementing a food science toolkit designed to increase student awareness, interest, and knowledge of food science academic and career pathways in Mississippi Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses was conducted to determine teachers' perceptions of the food science education resources. After implementing the food science…

This case study explores the successes and challenges experienced while creating the Academic Skills Toolkit1 for use by academic staff at London South Bank University (LSBU). Based on similar initiatives at Queen Mary University of London (McConlogue, Mitchell and Peake, 2012), the University of Derby (2021) and the University of Huddersfield…

"Autonomous Learner Model Resource Book" includes activities and strategies to support the development of autonomous learners. More than 40 activities are included, all geared to the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development of students. Teachers may use these activities and strategies with the entire class, small groups, or…

This resource aid is designed to provide a sampling of organizations and publishers that offer a variety of materials relevant to addressing students' psychosocial and mental concerns. Included is information about resources available upon request and/or purchase. The packet is divided into three sections. Section 1 identifies national…

The author comments on the need to discuss death openly in the classroom, noting that engaging students with the idea of coming to grips with the fact of their own death can prepare them for living, working, and loving more fully. (SH)

THESE ARTICLES ARE WRITTEN TO GIVEN ESSENTIAL FACTS ON TESTING TO INTERESTED CITIZENS. THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING LIES IN ITS VALUE AS A GUIDANCE TOOL. TESTS REPRESENT ONLY A SAMPLING OF A PERSON'S PERFORMANCE FROM WHICH GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE INFERRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS TYPES OF TESTS DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, MEASUREMENT IN SOME IS…

This annotated bibliography, prepared by the ERIC Counseling and Personnel Services Center, is intended to alert the user to a body of literature on a topic of current interest to counselors. It identifies research reports and programs that have been cited in the ERIC publications, "Research in Education" and "Current Index to…

The purpose of this handbook is to help make teaching and learning more effective, interesting, and exciting. The book is one in a series which provides practical, classroom tested strategies, approaches, and student activities for the elementary classroom. "Developing Individual Values in the Classroom" contains definitions, value discovery…

CURRICULUM BUILDING IN A GOOD MODERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS CONCERNED EQUALLY WITH THE CONTENT AND PROCESS THROUGH WHICH BOYS AND GIRLS WILL BE GUIDED TOWARD MATURITY. IN DESIGNING A CURRICULUM, THE TEACHER IS CONCERNED NOT ONLY WITH THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR SITUATION, BUT ALSO WITH THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE TO BUILD THE…

With increasing changes in the roles of men and women, it has become important to gain a clearer understanding of the factors that influence sex-role development. This article is directed to teachers and contains suggested activities that will assist students in gaining insight into the processes of sex-role development. (Author)

This is the second of a two-part article on the controversy over hand-held calculators in the classroom. The first portion considered the pros and cons of the issue (AA 526 915) Here the author points out the possible effective uses for the calculator and suggests guidelines for those who wish to incorporate it into their classroom approaches.…

The usefulness of item sampling with unobtrusive measures and observational data is demonstrated. Particular emphasis is given to the question: Is item sampling appropriate for estimating the differences between means as well as the means themselves? A descriptive analysis is made of one aspect of a junior high school curriculum. Twenty four…

This handbook contains an annotated list of resources available from the Sex Equity project of the Idaho State Department of Education. The resources listed include materials dealing with career education, counseling, educational equity, employment, federal anti-discrimination laws, school subjects, non-sexist activities, athletics, sexism, and…

This booklet is a self-study course in career planning designed for high school students. After completing it, the student should be better prepared for a conference with a Work Experience Counselor. The packet contains some information about career choice, but the bulk of it consists of self-evaluative activities. These range from simple tests of…

A professional development bibliography and resource guide for college administrators and student personnel workers are presented. The bibliography of over 200 publications (generally, 1966-1982) covers 18 specialty areas: admissions and records, counseling and guidance, consultation, financial aid, general reading, instruction, management,…