Describes the successful use of six simulated games in a commercial law class of 84 students and discusses teacher and student evaluation of their effectiveness. The six games, three with a legislative setting and three with a court setting, are included. (JT)

Details of an introductory course in structural theory are presented. (Author)

This textbook provides the foundation for a second-year high school mathematics course. It aims to teach "how to study" as well as the "content" of a second unit of secondary mathematics through the nature and form of the material, explicit exhibits, formulated tests of both sound and unsound reasoning, through study-helps,…

Activity in the audiovisual teaching of French to students from Afro-Asiatic countries after the second World War at the Pedagogical Institute of St.-Cloud inspired Professor P. Guberin of Zagreb University to develop a course of 50 lessons for teaching Russian by this method. The use of tapes, films, and textbooks with records is treated here,…

An engineering graphics course offered at North Carolina State University for freshman engineering students is described. The course is divided into 14 units and the students are allowed to proceed at their own pace. The first 11 units comprise the required core; the remaining 3 units may be chosen from other areas such as computer graphics,…

The author has attempted to organize the many materials to be found on doll collecting into a course which will provide a foundation of knowledge for appreciating and evaluating old dolls. The course has been divided into sessions in which old dolls will be studied by type (images, idols, and early playthings; child, doll, and social realities;…

Biology 101 was offered for the second time in the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) format during the spring 1973 semester at North Country Community College. Course policy and procedure for the second semester were identical to fall 1972 except for policy changes outlined in Appendix C of that paper. Sixty students enrolled in the 1973…

Describes a chemical engineering course that combines self-paced methods and lectures. (MLH)

Describes an engineering course consisting of seven two-week units and a final exam. Class periods, three per week, are devoted to lectures during the first week of the two-week unit period and to problem sessions during the second week. (MLH)

Discusses in cost/benefit terms an approach to teaching the sociology of religion which involves students in writing their religious autobiographies. Considers the nature of the assignment, level of methodological sophistication, difficulties in grading, and justification of the exercise. Concludes that the biographical approach has wide…

Describes an experimental course in the sociology of education which emphasized integration of historical, contemporary, theoretical, and empirical material. Examines the context in which the course developed, interplay between curriculum innovation and project teaching, and student reactions. (Author/AV)

Reports on approaches being used in journalism courses at colleges throughout the country to help students improve in grammar usage, spelling, and punctuation. (GW)

Describes a course in which student teachers become actively involved in children's learning experiences. (Editor/RK)

Describes a business writing course at Purdue University that requires students to read business publications, produce a newsletter, and compose an annual report. (KS)

Discusses film-oriented writing classes as a way of expanding student vocabularies and illustrating such literary devices as metaphor, irony, and imagery. Offers guidelines for writing instructors wishing to add films to a course plan, using "King Kong,""The Godfather," and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" as examples. (DMM)