The manual is intended to help teachers of gifted elementary students teach independent learning skills. As a framework, it may be used to provide goals, objectives, conditions, and criteria for developing individualized educational programs (IEPs); to develop evaluation strategies; or to design instructional activities. Objectives and…

The second of two volumes, this prototype home-based study course for library/media/information personnel is designed to provide a better understanding of the complexity of human behavior and the motivational climate in an organization, and to enable course participants to contribute to the effective development of human resources in the library…

This self-instructional book is designed for students interested in learning to speak present-day standard Albanian. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a teacher or with tape recordings that can serve as a model for oral/aural exercises. The 30 units provide material for about 180 hours of study. Each unit consists of five parts: (1)…

Presented is part one of a training program designed to educate students and individuals in the importance of conserving energy and to provide for developing skills needed in the application of energy-saving techniques that result in energy efficient buildings. Alternatives are provided in this program to allow for specific instruction in…

This guide provides practicing school counselors with self-instructional materials by referring them to Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) documents which are available on microfiche. The guide includes usage strategies and a needs assessment for helping users select appropriate materials. The content topics are accountability,…

This is one of three volumes presenting the procedures and results of a research effort investigating the effects upon student outcomes of training teachers to implement individual study and self-directed study in their classrooms. In this volume correlation matrices drawn from tests of student variables and achievement are presented. Item…

This is one in a series of SMSG books on various topics directly related to high school mathematics courses, designed for the benefit of those mathematics teachers who wish to improve their teaching through independent reading. Particular attention is paid to topics which play an important part in the courses developed by SMSG. Chapter topics…

THE STUDY MATERIALS IN THIS BOOK FOLLOW CLOSELY THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF THE CLERK-CARRIER EXAMINATION (ADDRESS CHECKING TEST AND FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS TEST). THERE ARE STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS, TESTS FOLLOWED BY CORRECT ANSWERS, AND REPRODUCTIONS OF FORMS THE CANDIDATE WILL BE ASKED TO FILL OUT WHEN APPLYING FOR A CLERK-CARRIER POSITION…

As part of a project to convert Army training programs into self instructional sets of materials, this study was conducted to determine the relative efficiency of five types of instructional strategies. Efficiency, measured in terms of achievement and teaching time, and development time were considered. The five strategies studied include: (1)…

This booklet is designed to help prospective students, counselors, public agencies, and institutions better understand home study school accreditation. Home study is also known as correspondence or independent study; and most home study is provided by proprietary schools. Because of the student's and the public's need to determine the quality of…

In order to examine current institutional programming for the high achievement student, questionnaires were sent to 225 community colleges accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The survey considered the basic concerns of honors programming--organization, operations, staffing, student selection, financial…

This self-instructive workbook focuses on a set of propositional abilities related to learning. It utilizes written materials, manipulative materials, videotapes, and students, and is supplemented by a program and support system which includes instruction, teaching experiences for practice, discussions, and individual conferences. The three major…

This self-contained activity booklet is designed to teach young elementary students about their environment. Information about the environment and people's interaction with it are presented in cartoon and coloring book form. Drawings and simple vocabulary explain how the environment is polluted and natural resources wasted, as well as ways that…

After initial hostility and skepticism to Open Universities, the critical response became more favorable. From 1971 onwards there was a tremendous amount of writing about the Open University, not only in British journals and newspapers but also abroad. This bibliography incorporates over 130 entries dealing with the Open University in Great…

The directory contains information on approximately 150 materials designed for developing professional supervisory competencies in special education through independent study or small group activity. Entries are listed alphabetically according to 24 critical competencies within the following areas: developing curriculum, developing learning…