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MacFarland, Thomas W.; Hou, Cheng-I – 1989
This guide for using Minitab requires DOS version 2.0 or greater, 512K RAM memory, two double-sided diskette drives, and a graphics monitor. Topics covered in the tutorial are Getting started; Installation; Making a data diskette; Entering data; Central tendency and dispersion; t-test; Chi-square test; Oneway ANOVA test; Twoway ANOVA test; and…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Chi Square, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Van Winkle, Harold – 1990
Intended to help interested people speak and write more correctly through self-instruction, this book presents the basic rules of standard English grammar in an easy-to-understand manner. The book's six chapters are as follows: (1) The Sentence; (2) Parts of Speech; (3) Case; (4) Modifiers; (5) Agreement; and (6) Building Better Sentences. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Autoinstructional Aids, English, English Instruction
Wyatt, Monica; Hayes, David A. – 1990
A study investigated the use of study guides as instructional tools and compared the effectiveness of study guides with and without analogies. Seventy-four undergraduate students in three upper division education classes studied three passages about three obscure religions (Manichaeism, Jainism, and the Druze religion) with and without the aid of…
Descriptors: Analogy, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Reader Text Relationship
Meacham, E. D. – 1982
Three main factors in textbook selection for distance education--readability, appropriateness, and availability--are examined in detail, and suggestions for adapting standardized texts to the needs of individual groups are provided. Twelve specific criteria are listed for determining the appropriateness of a text and textual factors influencing…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Distance Education, Evaluation Criteria, Individualized Instruction
Pankey, Jerome S. – 1986
This paper focuses on ways to enhance the study skills of students in the middle grades, and describes the use of study guides, textbook activity guides (TAGs), and the Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (SQ3R) technique of textbook study. Research on the use of the techniques is reported. It is concluded that the proper use of study guides…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students
Ashkenas, Joan – 1985
A lesson in the use of pronunciation keys provided in English dictionaries, which is designed for adult foreign students, includes notes to the teacher concerning preliminary activities, discussion of the approach, a description of the lesson sequence, and a lesson designed for the student's use. The three-segment lesson, designed for second- and…
Descriptors: Diacritical Marking, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1978
This document provides a study guide for a three-credit-hour fundamentals of chemistry course for marine engineer majors. The course is composed of 17 minicourses including: chemical reactions, atomic theory, solutions, corrosion, organic chemistry, water pollution, metric system, and remedial mathematics skills. Course grading, objectives,…
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Engineering Education, Instructional Materials
Bacon, E. Miles – 1978
This student guide is for Unit 6, Emission Control Systems, in the Engine Tune-Up Service portion of the Automotive Mechanics Curriculum. It deals with inspecting, testing, and servicing an emission control system. A companion review exercise book and posttests are available separately as CE 031 221-222. An introduction tells how this unit fits…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Engines, Instructional Materials
Olson, Mary W. – 1980
This paper describes the composition of one particular kind of study guide called a pattern guide that can be used by content area teachers to aid their students in reading and understanding their textbooks. The purpose of the guide is stated as highlighting the reading and thinking skills to be used as well as the most important concepts to be…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing
JOHNSON, RONALD E.; AND OTHERS – 1961
A BOOKLET DESIGNED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE USED INDEPENDENTLY FROM AND IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM IN MATHEMATICS IS GIVEN. THE FIFTH- OR SIXTH-GRADE STUDENT IS PRESENTED WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE APPLICATIONS OF THE SLIDE RULE AND WITH A BACKGROUND REVIEW OF NECESSARY CONCEPTS. THE CONCEPTS OF THE SLIDE RULE ARE…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
WORTHING, ROBERT – 1967
DESIGNED FOR STUDENT USE, THIS MANUAL PRESENTS RELATED INFORMATION AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS FOR A 1-YEAR COURSE IN APPLIED PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY ESSEX COUNTY AUTOMOTIVE TEACHERS. CONTENT HEADINGS ARE -- (1) MATTER AND ITS PROPERTIES (15 EXPERIMENTS), (2) MECHANICS (4 EXPERIMENTS), (3) HEAT (3 EXPERIMENTS), (4) ELECTRICITY (8…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Chemistry, High Schools, Laboratory Experiments
Alabama Univ., University. – 1966
JOB SHEETS ARE USED IN THIS INDIVIDUAL STUDY GUIDE TO DIRECT GRADE 11 AND GRADE 12 STUDENTS IN COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN AREA VOCATIONAL OR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED BY A STATE COMMITTEE OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL COORDINATORS, SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS, AND TEACHER EDUCATORS, AND HAS BEEN USED IN HIGH SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Auto Body Repairers, Cooperative Education, Grade 11, Grade 12
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. – 1977
The study guide, intended for adults wishing to obtain a General Educational Development (GED) certificate in Illinois, discusses the U.S. Constitution, the Illinois Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and rules for displaying the U.S. flag. The objective is to aid adults in passing the constitution component of the GED examination.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Constitutional History, Federal Government, Government Role
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Almquist, Alan J.; Cronin, John E. – 1975
This is one of several study guides on contemporary problems produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with support of the National Science Foundation. This guide focuses on the origin of man. Part I, The Biochemical Evidence for Human Evolution, contains four sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Macromolecular Data; (3)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biological Sciences, Evolution, Higher Education
Jeong, Tung H. – 1975
This is one of several study guides on contemporary problems produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with support of the National Science Foundation. The primary purpose of this guide is to provide a student with sufficient practical and technical information to begin independently practicing holography, with occasional…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Higher Education, Holography, Instructional Materials
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