This guide provides the basis for a study-discussion course in the social psychology of the American Family. The course is designed to give an overview of major areas of stress in contemporary family life, to define and offer possible solutions to these problems, and to present some consideration of their meaning for individuals. This manual is…

This publication is designed for use in a standard science curricula to develop oceanologic manifestations of certain science topics. Included are teacher guides, student activities, and demonstrations designed to impart ocean science understanding to high school students. It could be a useful instructional tool for any high school student field…

"The Path" is a film of a Japanese tea ritual, and the first reaction of most viewers is a sense of the anxiety and frustration of being submerged in a culture which one does not understand. This companion paper, together with repeated viewings and discussions, is designed to foster understanding of Japanese culture, particularly psychology and…

Developed by a group of university facilty members and graduate students, this textbook is designed for high school, technical school, and associate degree agricultural programs in the northeast section of the United States who study the nursery industry. Chapter topics, which include 84 subtopics, are: (1) Kinds of Nurseries, (2) Occupation in…

This booklet is a programmed self-instructional guide for the computation of arithmetic mean. Developed to serve the needs of public health professionals, it is not an exhaustive or technical treatment of statistics. It is limited, first, to descriptive statistics (tables, graphs, descriptive ratios, measures of central tendency, and measures of…

This 8-unit programed manual was developed to assist Americans in becoming more proficient in the use of the metric system. Containing most of the basic essentials of metric measurement required for mathematics and science programs, the text includes practically oriented practice problems and activities. In addition, an appendix contains: (1) A…

Two significant aspects of the urban environment, air and water, are focused upon in this instructional aid pamphlet. For each component, the range of possible studies is surveyed, together with the state of the situation and associated problems. Sample experiments are suggested and their test procedures outlined. Where special equipment,…

This book is the sixth edition of a study guide designed to help students develop essential communication skills for writing school newspapers and to assist advisers in training staffs for these newspapers. The book can be used in the junior and senior high school and can be adapted to other levels. It can be used in schools with formal journalism…

This workbook and study guide contains the teacher's answers to accompany the text of "The Consumer and His Dollars." Included are: (1) a key to the study exercises, given for each of 16 chapters, (2) the answers for 16 chapter reviews, (3) a mid-course test having 71 questions, together with an answer key, and (4) a final review test…

This compilation of verbs, intended for students of the Defense Language Institute (DLI) Basic Course, provides brief definitions for each entry. No sentence examples are included. The text is intended to serve as a compact reference and study aid. Examples are selected from the Basic Course and the DLI Czech-English Dictionary. Entries are listed…

This text, based on the National Search and Rescue (SAR) Plan, was prepared to provide a course of study on common procedures for SAR operations so that any basically qualified person in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary can effectively accomplish a SAR mission and act as on-scene commander if required. There are 13 chapters: Introduction to Search…

This individualized instructional module is designed to instruct the learner in the use of volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles" (DOT), and its two supplements. It contains learning objectives, a pretest, a posttest, test and worksheet keys, and learning activities with accompanying worksheets. Appendixes contain…

Shows how a content area teacher can help students relate prior experiences to the new information to be gained through the reading assignment. (MKM)

This paper suggests guidelines for poetry study. Studying unfamiliar vocabulary, allusions and surface and underlying meaning are the general steps, followed by specific questioning regarding poem genre, rhyme, meter, imagery and content, for an overall evaluation. (CHK)

Offers a method for teachers in the content areas to teach study skills, specifically, strategies for allocating study time, reading, note taking, and learning for tests. (SRT)