A first-approximation response to the question "What scope is apt for a primary school communication skills program?" is provided. It is suggested that this question should be answered within the framework of a response to a second question, "Where is the template for the primary-level educational operation occurring at future time…

On the basis of the experience gained in a Title III project called Computer Instruction NETWORK, the author presents some guidelines for the planning and implementation of a course at the high school level dealing with computers. The guide lists the first steps to be taken in setting up such a program, describes a teacher training program, and…

An educational program has been developed in the field of information science that emphasizes the design of information storage and retrieval systems for the acquisition, processing, control, and dissemination of documents. The program leads to a Master's Degree in Information Science at the University of California. Systems analysis plays a…

It is concluded that the techniques of automatic indexing and factor analysis are appropriate tools for curriculum analysis. However, the techniques need to be refined, and more care needs to be taken to insure that the criteria for the selection of data for the study are objective. In addition to predicting future developments, the data resulting…

The design, development, and evaluation of an integrated Computer-Directed Training Subsystem (CDTS) for the Air Force Phase II Base Level System is described in this report. The development and evaluation of a course to train computer operators of the Air Force Phase II Base Level System under CDTS control is also described. Detailed test results…

Increasingly higher education is confronted with the task of educating a population of students whose entry aptitudes and skills have grown more heterogeneous. Perhaps nowhere is this diversity of abilities more apparent, and at the same time more difficult to deal with, than in courses in introductory calculus. This paper outlines an experimental…

The author of this paper proposes that a position paper by a course instructor be presented prior to or at the first session of the course in order to provide the student with information if the course will meet his needs. Such a position paper may also serve to provide a basis for dialogue that considers in a theoretical and in a personal way the…

This catalog provides information on a wide variety of courses, programs, and school made available by Department of Defense organizations. The program consists of eighteen primarily service-operated schools offering joint training in management covering a wide variety of subjects including automatic data processing, production management,…

This program provides the basic structure of a course of study in educational psychology and represents a way of thinking about teaching and learning as well as a set of topics, objectives, activities, and references. The program can be used as a course guide in a university or for independent study. Chapter one contains a general overview of the…

This article attempts to show the teacher how to individualize the teaching experience by clarifying daily instructional goals. Its purpose is to reevaluate the cognitive, psychomotor, affective, and performance objectives used by the classroom teacher. The first section emphasizes the use of performance objectives in the classroom situation. The…

A course to develop an understanding of the scope of water resource activities, of the need for forecasting, of the National Weather Service's role in hydrology, and of the proper procedures to follow in fulfilling this role is presented. The course is one of self-help, guided by correspondence. Nine lessons are included: (1) Hydrology in the…

This guide to programs of technical education in Ohio's two-year college campuses provides descriptions of the specialities of work, a directory by sector, and a campus-by-campus listing of technologies. The programs fall under the categories of business, health, engineering, natural science, and public service. (DB)

A brief description, analysis, and history of a self-instructional system to teach high school students the basic skills used in public speaking is presented. Instructional procedures in the system generally follow a two-step sequence: the student first views a film and then either a) progresses through a corresponding unit of programed material…

This paper describes a physics course at Eastridge High School in Rochester, New York, which is highly adaptable to a variety of student interests and needs. Three content streams in Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC), Project Physics and New York State Regents physics are contained in one course. Individual materials for all three streams…

A systems approach was applied to the development of a multimedia computer managed course in college physics for the U. S. Naval Academy by the New York Institute of Technology with funds provided by the U. S. Office of Education. The experience in the construction of the program is incorporated into a course development model to serve as a…