Presents the rationale, methodology, data analysis, and positive findings of an 11-year longitudinal study which investigated the effects of a technological intervention strategy (i.e., use of the talking typewriter, talking page, and voice mirror) on reading and reading comprehension at the Early Childhood Center at Drexel University. (EAO)

The development, implementation, and student evaluation of a course designed to train graduate students to evaluate their casework practice are described. A follow-up study found that most graduates were not using single-subject designs as part of their casework. The need to improve retention and generalization of research skills is discussed.…

Siamese baseball is used to introduce secondary government students to a study of authority, justice, responsibility, and privacy. The thematic/conceptual approach to the course is outlined. (RM)

Efforts of schools and universities in Ohio to improve the articulation between their programs in mathematics are described. The focus is on a junior-year testing program in the schools and a project to develop an electric course in mathematics for underprepared college-intending seniors. (MNS)

Students develop and use actual instrumentation in this course which focuses on analog computers, digital electronics, computer interfacing, and online computer techniques. Includes a student handout on the design of a bridge amplifier unit. Mimeographed experiment directions are available from the authors. (SK)

Development of a course designed to help dental students integrate interpersonal and clinical skills to help periodontal patients accept and adhere to long-term self-care regimens is described. An algorithm illustrates to students the process of plaque control and the patient's role. (MSE)

Course topics for and instructional strategies used in an undergraduate nuclear war course are provided. Strategies include use of documentaries, cartoons, and fiction films to enhance reality of concepts being discussed. The course was successful as judged by oral/written student evaluations. (JN)

"Perspectives on Nuclear War" is an interdisciplinary course offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on an experimental basis during the 1981-82 academic year. Course scope/structure (including lecture schedule), readings, and requirements are provided. Suggests that similar courses should be developed and installed in curricula…

Describes a course on the nuclear age taught at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Almost all of the material covered has some political content, from weapons design and doctrine to decisions related to arms control. A list of reading resources used in the course is included. (JN)

Describes an interdisciplinary course on nuclear war offered at George Mason University (Virginia). Includes listing of the technical and nontechnical topics addressed in the course, instructional strategies, evaluation/grading methods, characteristics of students taking the course, and course evaluation. (JN)

A program to help ESL teachers of vocationally oriented students develop the relationship between language learning and employment in courses they are involved in is described, its organization outlined, and its evaluation presented. Content about employment and development of teachers' information access skills were important elements. (MSE)

An educational curriculum for clinician-executives developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is described. Courses may be taken for graduate credit leading to a master's degree in preventive medicine/administrative medicine or for continuing medical education credit. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the objectives and design of a five-year degree program leading qualified people to teach in Portugese secondary schools, focusing on integration of educational and subject matter courses and curriculum and course organization. Includes brief comments on evaluation and development of the program. (SK)

Professors describe their experiences with the undergraduate psychology practicum course that has been in operation for over 10 years at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Specifically discussed are planning and implementation, special problems of industrial placements, administrative issues, and the perspective of a placement agency…

Describes a course designed to improve writing ability and ability to use chemical literature, emphasizing course materials, teaching techniques, and effectiveness based on two years of experience. (SK)