This paper outlines objectives and procedures followed to develop career awareness through foreign language instruction at a junior high school in Maryland. The purpose of Project Aware was to make the student cognizant of the need for occupational and career exploration as early as possible. The outline contains (1) basic procedures, (2) sample…

This commentary on innovations in language instruction developed at the State University of New York at Stony Brook examines how German is taught with the aid of a computer. The article describes selected features of the introductory German course, including (1) computer-assisted instruction, (2) programed language laboratory manual, (3) study…

This document describes a program which attempts to comply with the New York State Regents' plan requiring that all programs leading to teacher certification be reorganized in a competency-based, field-centered format. Part one of the document is a note to the student. Part two is a description of the program, including (a) a position statement;…

This 1971 Supplement updates the 1970 edition of Bricker's Directory (see ED 034 945); used with the 1970 edition, it provides pertinent information about the programs and an objective description of their content and conduct. During the last year, three programs have been discontinued and one new one will begin in 1971. The pages of the…

The bibliography of 27 abstracts with their descriptive terms presents documents concerning program descriptions, teaching techniques, and curriculum information for the emotionally disturbed and socially maladjusted. No research reports are included. Author and subject indexes and information for ordering the total document or individual…

This report describes the attempt of one school district to improve its elementary mathematics program. The program was modeled after the Nuffield project with an emphasis on activity learning. The report outlines objectives, materials, facilities, and teacher education procedures. Some descriptive statistics are presented which are used to…

The major purposes of the summer reading program of the Falconer School, funded through ESEA Title I, were (1) to provide remedial assistance in reading to students, and (2) to provide a setting for staff innovation. Individualized instruction was central to the program in which new materials, techniques, and learning conditions were tried. The…

The author describes an instructional film program for counselors-in-training that employs a teaching strategy based on the principle of counselor therapist developmental tasks. The tasks are specific enough for the majority of students to grasp the concept or learn the skills, yet are not so finite as to be of dubious relevance to the complex…

This document is a revised edition of a monograph which first appeared in 1964 on the training of vocational teachers in 12 countries of Western Europe. The revision has been undertaken because of the changes which many of these countries have introduced in their systems of vocational teacher recruitment and training. As previously, the monograph…

Discussed the benefits and costs of self-paced instruction (SPI) based on brief summaries of experiences in teaching introductory economics at seven universities. Provided also is a six-step pattern for setting up a self-paced course. The author concludes that the evidence on the educational benefits of self-paced instruction is at present…

Describes a no lecture, laboratory oriented approach to the teaching of the Tech Physics Project. Evaluates success of this approach and identifies alternative formats which have been used in instances in which students needed a more structured mode of presentation. (CP)

Reports on an undergraduate earth science course for non-science majors structured around five-week minicourses. Evaluates student and teacher response to the program. (CP)

Describes two projects which involve college students in political science courses on American politics in doing research and giving class reports on proposals for reforming the electoral college and the electoral process. Findings indicate that students participating in the projects become more aware of political realities and learn how to use…

Discusses the results of a meta-analysis of the research that has been conducted on the effects of class size on achievement and then outlines a program that is going to field test hypotheses on the subject. (IRT)

When traditional methods of teaching composition--such as those based on great books or emulation of models--failed, the author found that television was useful for teaching necessary skills. His University of Michigan freshman composition course, based strictly on television programs, is discussed. (JMD)