Described is the application of error-free learning to the education of severely retarded and multiply handicapped children (infancy through middle school years). It is explained that two projects at the University of Kentucky (Programmed Environments and Telecommunications for the Severely Handicapped) focus on a programed environment in which…

Published materials that have proven useful in the design of the Institute For The Future's first urban simulation model are listed. References include publications dealing with (1) simulations and games, (2) urban and regional models, (3) educational gaming, (4) research and planning applications, (5) methodological perspectives, and (6)…

The paper evaluates the use of group dynamics training for Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) aides in Ohio and assesses low income homemakers' adoption of group participation. The treatment group of aides was given week-long experimental group dynamics training which was coupled with nutrition and money management subject…

The papers included in this volume cover a variety of topics of interest to the language teacher, specifically TESOL, teacher training, curriculum planning, individualized programs, the teaching of culture, teaching techniques, study abroad programs, and programmed learning. Twenty-seven of the 32 papers in the volume are included here. The…

Three curriculum materials which draw upon the social disciplines are examined to understand the manner in which individual responsibility and authority are defined. The three include American Political Behavior, Holt Secondary Social Studies Curriculum, and Investigating Man's World. Curriculum content in each is found to contain dispositions…

The guidelines for an aviation education program give directions and provide coordination and correlation for the program in Pennsylvania's schools. Chapter 1 discusses the approach to aviation education--the problem, procedure, and definition of terms. Chapter 2 briefly outlines teacher responsibilities and student advantages. Focusing on…

The curriculum guide presents guidelines for planning and implementing a program in cooperative office education. Techniques include relating individual in-school instruction to individual job needs and career goals and to coordinate the student's education with actual work experience in an office in the community. A summary of Federal and State…

This is the final report of a workshop in which selected teachers from Florida public schools learned about energy technology and conservation, and teaching methodology needed to incorporate energy education into existing school curriculum. Participants were teachers of science, social studies, environmental studies, and home economics. During the…

This selective bibliography is one of nine documents compiled to provide titles and descriptions of useful and informative reading documents which were indexed into the ERIC system from 1966 to 1974. The 190 entries in this section of the bibliography concern methods in teaching reading and are arranged alphabetically by author in one of the…

This book contains 17 chapters dealing with the development of language skills at the elementary level: "The Language Arts, Language, and Linguistics,""Dialect, Grammar, and Usage: Some Considerations,""Planning for Instruction in the Language Arts,""Language Learning and Beginning Language Arts Instruction,""Instructional Attention to…

An investigation into uses of evaluative feedback in a graduate-level external-studies course in supervision is reported. Methods of presenting feedback are described, utility and clarity of feedback discussed, and the role of feedback in external and traditional instruction compared. Student assessment of the methods utility and the accuracy of…

The study investigated the effects of exposure to computer-assisted testing (CAT) as an effective instructional method and its effects on attitudes toward computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Five computer quizzes consisting of 20 randomly drawn multiple-choice questions were individually administered on 10 teletype terminals. A feedback mechanism…

This curriculum guide outlines materials and ideas for a one-year exploratory course in Spanish. In attempting to reach the broadest possible range of students in the community, emphasis is placed on individualized instruction, human relationships, options, and new processes for achieving greater comprehension and continuing understanding. The…

The second unit of the third grade level of the FICSS series (Focus on Inner City) Social Studies -- see SO 008 271) focuses on student awareness and involvement of local school and educational systems. Through the many activities of the unit, students learn about school boards, teachers, principals, superintendents, educational finance, and other…

This report presents six articles related to the general conference theme. The topics studied include: (1) aims and purposes in modern language teaching, (2) examinations and tests as controls in language learning, (3) specifying the linguistic and behavioral content of language skills, (4) the contribution of particular techniques to specific…