Presented is a description of a new design for longitudinal comprehensive achievement monitoring. There are several components of this design which distinguish it from the usual classroom achievement testing programs - (1) a model of school learning to direct the choice of variables to measure, (2) a comprehensive set of course objectives defined…

A description of the College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) presents a statement of its purpose; its five major objectives; a list of prospective users; the role of colleges, business and industrial organizations, and certification and licensing agencies in determining the nature and character of the program; and a description…

Reported is the description of the fourth year (1966-67) of a longitudinal study of the accelerated program involving 30 bright students in elementary school mathematics. This report was written to be as homogeneous as possible with earlier reports by Suppes and Hansen (1965), Suppes (1966), and Suppes and Ihrke (1967). Tables and figures in this…

In July 1969, Governors State University was created by an act of the legislature of the State of Illinois and, since then, has become operational. This paper is a report on curricular research and development at Governors State University, with a discussion of special emphasis factors and processes which have influenced work in the area of…

This document contains the outline of a science curriculum for grades six and seven. General objectives for science education are listed, then a general course overview, a content outline with suggested time allotments, and unit objectives are provided for both the sixth and seventh grade courses. The primary focus of the suggested sixth grade…

This paper examines the counseling of alcoholics in an effort to determine its value and significance. It includes a cursory look at the development, etiology and history of treatment methods and the role of personality theory. However, the main emphasis is on the different types of counseling used in each particular counseling setting. The…

Published prior to the 1970 implementation of a Paterson, New Jersey, Title III early childhood program for 120 pre-kindergarten and 120 kindergarten aged disadvantaged children, the bulletin describes the school and student population, the evaluation procedure, differences between experimental and control groups, results of pretesting, the eight…

Described is an on-going 1970-71 urban early childhood education project serving 120 pre-kindergarten and 120 kindergarten culturally disadvantaged children in Paterson, New Jersey. Discussed are the program rationale based on the importance of preschool experience and the need for a model demonstration project. Purposes of the special project are…

The operations handbook for Project HEELD (Helping Eliminate Early Learning Disabilities) describes procedures used to identify and remediate learning disabilities among 5-year-old children in an Oregon school district. Described are the following project phases: selection of participants and training of staff, special class instruction for…

Presented are approximately 75 reports from communities, states, and regions on activities stressed during the second National Action for Foster Children Week during April 1973. Described are functions of a national volunteer coordinating committee whose main purpose is seen to be stimulating formation of state andlocal Action committees to work…

The handbook provides information concerning instructional and training programs for handicapped (educable, trainable, multihandicapped, speech handicapped, or homebound) children within a Wisconsin regional district (Cooperative Educational Service Agency) consisting of 17 local school districts. Noted is the program's philosophy of providing…

A 1-year (1972-1973) program for 40 gifted children in grades 1-6 involved identification, implementation, and evaluation. On State (California) mandate for initiation of an enrichment program for the gifted, the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was used to identify students with IQ scores of at least 130. Program development (limited by funding…

This book examines the external degree in relation to the extremes of attitudes, myths, and data. Emphasis is placed on the emergence of the American external degree, foreign external-degree programs, the purpose of the external degree, the current scene, institutional issues, and problems of general policy. (MJM)

With the opening of its new library in 1965, the Weber State College Library implemented an automated circulation system. At present, the system is handled in batch process by the Data Processing Center's IBM 360/40. Machine readable badges are issued to each library patron. Each book of the general collection contains a machine readable book…

In an effort to meet the growing need for physical education specialists, the University of Florida developed a professional preparation program which began in the winter quarter of 1973. Thirty-seven hours of upper-division professional courses are taken by all physical education majors. There are also 35 hours of core courses for prospective…