The last of four guidebooks in the sequence, this booklet uses UICSM's "stretcher and shrinker" approach in developing place value, and four operations with decimals, conversion between fractions and decimals, and applications to measurement and rate problems. Overall goals, performance objectives for the course, teaching suggestions,…

The third of four guidebooks using UICSM's "stretcher and shrinker" approach, this booklet includes work with the four operations with fractions and mixed numbers, and problems with per cent. Goals for the course, general performance objectives, teaching suggestions, and a suggested time schedule are given. Objectives for each topic are…

This is the second of four guidebooks on developing computational skills using the "stretcher and shrinker" approach developed by UICSM. Approximation, inverses, equations, factoring, and rearrangement are covered. Overall goals for the course, performance objectives, teaching suggestions, and a suggested time schedule are included.…

This is one of two guidebooks designed for the highly motivated student in grade seven. Decimals, ratio and proportion, and percent are covered. Overall goals for the course are specified, then performance objectives, a unit outline, references, and teaching suggestions are given for each unit. A sample posttest and a list of references are…

This speech, focused on the role of the principal in an accountable system, urges that objectives must be established for principals as well as for students and teachers. The author discusses the need for specifying distinctive leadership behaviors that contribute to the total institutional productivity. Only through the principal's initiative,…

This document lists Muskingum Area Technical College's (MATC) institutional goals and objectives for 1976-77. MATC uses a management by objectives (MBO) approach in order to direct the efforts of its personnel toward completion of measurable objectives leading to achievement of its institutional goals, which are derived from the philosophy and…

This document contains a review of the goals of the San Diego Community College District for 1975-76 and the progress that has been made to date in accomplishing those goals. Broad categories reviewed include stabilization and improvement of the environment for teaching and learning, systematization of management efforts, the search for new…

An approach is presented that allows teachers to examine their teaching strategies and gradually redesign them if necessary. Objectives are defined and/or clarified as a result of the ongoing teacher-student activities. The model consists of four major parts: (1) preliminary identification of overall classroom goals, (2) identification of current…

Management by objectives (MBO), if properly applied to educational organizations, provides a rational means of achieving objectives with scarce resources. This article discusses the need for MBO, describes the process and some of its potential benefits and pitfalls. (Author/NHM)

Describes studies by L. D. Mackay and P. L. Gardner that were designed to teach attitudinal objectives in the Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) course. Differences in results are attributed to the effect of socio-economic level, passage of time and reduced teacher enthusiasm, factors extraneous to PSSC, and a slightly different sample. (GS)

Provides a survey of the changes in the aims of science teaching for the 11-16 age group since the 1840s, and briefly describes some of the influences responsible for the changes. (GA)

Based on a theoretical model of program development, this taxonomy of evaluation relates six evaluation objectives or purposes to nine methodological alternatives. Use of the taxonomy may increase the efficiency of evaluation, improve communication, and assist in the choice of a methodology that is appropriate to the evaluation purposes.…

Realistic specific objectives can be derived only from a rigorous analysis of needs in terms of skills, attitudes, and knowledge, and by a full participation of all teachers. One approach for defining aims of psychiatric education in England is described. (LBH)

Argues that instruction in sociology on the college level should work toward the following four intellectual goals: (1) understanding social determinism; (2) relativizing culture; (3) developing a sense of social realism; and (4) instilling skills in critical evaluation. (Author/DB)