Since 1960, an increasing number of books have been written on the theme of test-taking. Prior to that time, such information was found primarily in books concerned with learning and studying. Thirty-five referecnes related to test-taking are described in chronological order beginning with the most recent publication data. (DE)

Prepared as an aid for prospective authors of study guides for correspondence study, this handbook provides information about the correspondence student, distinctive characteristics of correspondence courses, selection of textbooks, the structure of the study guide, tips for effective style, and preparation of examinations. The appendix contains…

The study guide contains reference material necessary for the applicant preparing to take the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) examination for a Radiotelephone Third Class Operator Permit with the endorsement to operate certain AM and FM broadcast radio stations. To obtain a permit, the applicant must successfully complete examination…

Provides several questions to serve as guides for teachers and students in viewing the CBS television special, "The Corn Is Green." (CMV)

A method for taking structured notes from textbooks uses a set of forms applicable to the texts in almost any content area. The two major goals of this method are using all parts of the textbook chapter and placing all parts of a chapter in context. The structured notes both focus on the content and force the students to synthesize and paraphrase.…

THIS POST-SECONDARY PREPARATORY COURSE IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A HIGH DEGREE OF ABILITY IN OPERATING THE FULL-KEYBOARD ADDING MACHINE. TWENTY JOB SHEETS PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS AND NUMBERED SPACES FOR RECORDING ANSWERS TO ASSIGNED PROBLEMS. THE REFERENCE IS "FULL-KEYBOARD ADDING-LISTING MACHINE COURSE," THIRD EDITION, BY AGNEW AND PASEWARK,…

THE ASSIGNMENT SHEETS INCLUDED ARE CORRELATED WITH THE INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE (VT 002 117), THE RESOURCE MANUAL (VT 001 337), AND A SET OF TWENTY-TWO 20- BY 28-INCH CHARTS (OE 84002). THE MATERIAL IS DESIGNED TO BE PRESENTED TO FIREMEN IN A 15-HOUR COURSE AS A PART OF THEIR BASIC FIRE TRAINING AND IS CONCERNED WITH THE HAZARDS RESULTING FROM THE…

THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN THIS STUDY GUIDE WAS PLANNED AND WRITTEN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE STATE EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE GLAZING TRADE FOR USE AS RELATED CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN THE GLAZING APPRENTICE TRAINING PROGRAM. THE UNITS ARE (1) THE APPRENTICE GLAZIER AND HIS TRADE, (2) BASIC MATHEMATICS, (3) APPLIED MATHEMATICS, (4) BLUEPRINT…

This study guide on military history is intended for use with the young officer just entering upon a military career. There are four major sections to the guide. Part one discusses the scope and value of military history, presents a perspective on military history, and examines essentials of a study program. The study of military history has both…

A critical analysis of study method and review is presented. Findings indicate that the SQ3R study method is used in most how-to-study manuals, but the evidence showing the efficiency of this method is both sparse and unimpressive. Only two studies have examined SQ3R as a total method, and neither yielded positive results. One controlled study is…

Three experiments, involving 197 undergraduates, studied the information that is included in a topic overview accessed during reading. The presence of topic, but not order, information resulted in faster topic sentence reading times. Information about global passage structure was also encoded from the overview. (SLD)

The effects of using homework guides, and homework logs on students' abilities to solve word problems involving basic addition and subtraction facts were studied. Students received one of three versions of addition and subtraction timed tests once per week--every Thursday--that focused on measuring automaticity of basic addition and subtraction…