This brief pamphlet sets up course guidelines, materials, procedures, resources, and objectives for the study of shorthand dictation. Its aim is to reinforce shorthand theory and develop speed and accuracy in dictation and transcription at the typewriter from dictated but previously studied material. Contents include a course description,…

The curriculum guide (preliminary draft) is a result of the revision of the total South Carolina agricultural education curriculum; the scope of the turf and lawn management industry and its direct and indirect employment opportunities provide ample reasons for such a course offering in South Carolina high schools. The guide presents objectives,…

To meet the need for a short, self-instructional, tactical language course in a Far Eastern tonal language of potential military significance, a course in Mandarin Chinese was developed by adapting the methods described in Subtask CONTACT II with reference to a European language (Russian). The purpose of the course was to enable combat soldiers to…

This 9-week, Quinmester course of study is designed to teach the principal types of vocal, instrumental, and operatic compositions of the classical period through listening to the styles of different composers and acquiring recognition of their works, as well as through developing fastidious listening habits. The course is intended for those…

This Quinmester, 9-week course of study, is an aural approach to theory through sight singing and dictation techniques employing the moveable "Do" and number systems, interspersed with an outline approach to general music history. It is designed for students acquainted with staff notation and exposed to keyboard or to instrumental or…

This course outlined in this pamphlet serves as a review clinic for basic typing skills to increase students' employability and provide further skill development. Content includes occupational relationships, enrollment guidelines, performance objectives (perform standard maintenance on a typewriter, type from dictation, compose at a typewriter),…

The scope and content of this traffic records course are outlined in a chart (Course Structure) and tabulation (Overview of Course Content). General course objectives follow the overview. These define for the instructor the broad objectives, module by module, which the course is designed to reach. The last part of this section gives a detailed…

The elective English courses for high school students contained in this curriculum guide include a variety of subject matter and activities, thus allowing for different learning capabilities, cultural influences, and interests while focusing on the interrelated study of language, literature, and composition. Each of the 19 courses outlined…

This document suggests a management plan for replacing fixed salary schedules for teachers with a pay structure based on student productivity. The plan is more a conceptual process of attacking the problem, rather than the resolved finality of a specific plan. The instructional objectives, the accomplishment evaluation, and the subsequent amount…

This document describes an elective course in individualized reading for secondary students experiencing reading difficulty, and it presents course objectives and reading materials. The contents are divided into four sections: "The Course" presents a brief history of the individualized reading program, examines the role of the librarian…

This booklet describes a course on speedbuilding in Spanish shorthand. Topics include a course description, course enrollment guidelines, course content, suggested procedures, strategies, and learning activities; evaluative instruments; and resources for students and teachers. An appendix contains additional information such as a Spanish business…

This guide was prepared to assist elementary teachers in planning and implementing an activity-centered, conceptually-based science program. The guide consists of the following major sections: (1) Point-of-View, which sets forth a description of science, its role in the curriculum, the role of the teacher, and evaluation procedures which are…

This art guide, revised by the Maryland Cooperative Curriculum Service Center, is intended for the art specialist interested in developing the art curriculum in grades K-12. The purpose of the guide is to provide a strong, varied, sequential program that meets student needs. Through a variety of suggested activities such as creating certain art…

This document on course goals in the social sciences is one part of a critique series dealing with the development and evaluation of course goals in six subject matter areas for grades K-12. The series provides an initial pool of course-level goals that are expected to be of considerable value in assisting educators with goal definition related to…

In the Quinmester course "Tie it All Together," students read a variety of short expository pieces, discovering inductively the structure of the sentences and paragraphs in the works, and then proceeding to develop their own. The subject matter in regard to sentences includes: word meanings; sentence elements; sentence structure.…