THE FIRST PART OF THIS REPORT OF A SENATE BILL 28 DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DESCRIBES THE SUMMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENTS WERE OFFERED (1) LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE THEIR READING ACHIEVEMENT, (2) AN INNOVATIVE MATHEMATICS COURSE CONDUCTED BY THE "DISCOVERY METHOD," AND (3) SPANISH-ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES TO ENABLE…

LITERACY PROGRAMS REQUIRE APPROPRIATE MATERIALS, ADEQUATE TESTING OF ACHIEVEMENT, AND CAREFUL SELECTION AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS. PUBLISHERS ARE NOW PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS OF REALISTIC MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, WORDS IN COLOR, AND AUDIO TAPES. IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT AN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, NORTH…

THIS WORKSHOP REPORT WAS PREPARED AS A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF INDIAN CHILDREN IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA OF ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, UP TO THEIR PRESENT STATUS, OF UTE MOUNTAIN UTES, SOUTHERN UTES, JICARILLA APACHES, PUEBLO INDIANS OF NEW MEXICO, AND NAVAJOS. THE STATED…

IN THIS REVISED EDITION, ILLUSTRATED WITH 98 FIGURES AND TABLES, SOME ORIGINAL CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED, AND NEW CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN ADDED. CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS ARE LISTED, AND INCLUDE EDUCATORS, CLINICAL WORKERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE FIELD OF CEREBRAL PALSY. REFERENCES AND NOTES CONCLUDE EACH CHAPTER, AND SEVERAL CHAPTERS HAVE SECTIONS ON…

A PILOT PROJECT IN WHICH 47 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED NAVAJO CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN SPECIAL CLASSES AT THE TEEC NOS POS BOARDING SCHOOL IN TEEC NOS POS, ARIZONA, IS DESCRIBED. THESE CHILDREN WERE SELECTED FROM THE SAN JUAN AND SHIPROCK BOARDING SCHOOLS BY USE OF A TEACHER REFERRAL FORM. THE PROJECT WAS DIVIDED INTO FIVE PHASES--(1) SCREENING OF…

This paper describes the development of a self-instructional package to be used in a pre-student teaching class in safety instruction for industrial educators. The resource itself is contained in the body of the report. The narrative provides the review of literature undertaken and analysis of the data from a survey/questionnaire mailed to sixteen…

This profile of the English language teaching situation in Norway discusses the role of English in the community and within the educational system. The discussion of English in elementary and secondary education covers compulsory education, the various curricula at the secondary level, examinations at all levels, and the aims and goals of the…

A determination was made of how graduates of Texas professional education programs perform on licensure examinations in comparison with their counterparts in other states. Test scores of Texas graduates were compared with national norms and averages in other states, when available, as well as with scores of graduates of out-of-state programs who…

Techniques and problems involved with the assessment of prior experiential learning are discussed and the assessment techniques of baccalaureate health administration programs are reviewed. Experiential learning is defined as learning that an individual has attained through experience prior to enrollment in an academic program. Broadening access…

This conference was organized around four policy concerns: (1) the needs of handicapped, gifted, and bilingual students; (2) the use of test results to allocate federal compensatory education funds; (3) the validity of minimum competency testing; and (4) the demand for increasingly sophisticated evaluations. Garry L. McDaniels discussed the…

The compositions or essay tests of second language learners are difficult to mark and evaluate. It has been suggested that the only way to achieve objectivity is to abolish all criteria except formal correctness, as it is the only one that can be measured and statistically evaluated. Attempts have been made to establish other criteria. A varied…

This volume provides a technical summary of research conducted at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center with adults in English as a second language classes. The study was conducted in order to determine the relation of teaching strategies and performances to the acquisition of skills in spoken English. Student proficiency was…

FIVE EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED IN AN ATTEMPT TO ISOLATE SPECIFIC LEARNING PATTERNS IN CHILDREN OF VARYING DEGREES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PHYLOGENETIC DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE. FACTORS STUDIED WERE THOSE KNOWN TO INFLUENCE LEARNING IN NORMAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS--KIND OF REINFORCEMENT (VERBAL OR…

FORTY-NINE ESSAYS ON CURRENT ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN COLLEGE TEACHING ARE INCLUDED. THE SIX MAJOR TOPIC DIVISIONS ARE THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, THE ACADEMIC MAN, THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF COLLEGE TEACHERS, TEACHING AND LEARNING, THE EVALUATION OF TEACHING PERFORMANCE, AND CURRICULUM REFORM. THE AUTHORS--ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS, PROFESSORS,…

INTENDED FOR ADVANCED COURSES IN DEAF EDUCATION, THE TEXT CONSIDERS (1) THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DEAFNESS, (2) DEAFNESS AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES, (3) LANGUAGE, INCLUDING SPEECH, SPEECHREADING, READING, AND WRITING, AND (4) OTHER HANDICAPS, SPECIAL ABILITIES, AND APTITUDES. THE FOUR AREAS ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO 14 CHAPTERS COVERING THE PROCESS…