This study was an attempt to provide some evidence on the effects of calculator usage with primary-age children. Specifically, the study compared the performance of children who had access to calculators for an extended period of time, and whose teachers used calculators in specified instructional ways, with children who did not have access to…

THIS BOOKLET, ONE OF A SERIES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT, A PROGRAM FOR MATHEMATICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED PUPILS. A PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING INSERVICE TEACHERS, IS BEING USED TO WRITE AND DEVELOP THE MATERIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THIS BOOKLET INCLUDE ELEMENTARY IDEAS CONCERNING (1) WHOLE NUMBERS, (2) OPERATIONS WITH…

The effects of students' grade level (four, five, or six) and of five variables related to types of open arithmetical sentences on students' ability to solve open-sentence problems were investigated. The five variables were: (1) operation symbol, (2) sentence type as determined by the symmetric property of the equality relation, (3) the position…

This volume provides the appendices to the report appearing as SE 020 236, which is a study of the effects of students' grade level (four, five, or six) and of five variables related to types of open arithmetical sentences on students' ability to solve open-sentence problems. (SD)

This specialized bibliography of foreign language testing materials is composed of three lists. They are: (1) bibliographies of tests, (2) selected published tests, and (3) books and articles on the theory and practice of language testing, excluding general works on psychological testing and educational testing. Some 180 of the 193 citations are…

This teacher guide is part of the materials prepared for an individualized program for ninth-grade algebra and basic mathematics students. Materials written for the program are to be used with audiovisual lessons recorded on tape cassettes. For an evaluation of the program, see ED 086 545. In this guide, the teacher is provided with objectives for…

Five reports from a 2-year study are presented. Frequencies and descriptions of systematic errors in the four algorithms in arithmetic were studied in upper-middle income, regular, and special education classrooms involving 744 children. Children were screened for adequate knowledge of basic facts and for receiving prior instruction on the…

The guide is designed to give practical suggestions to the classroom teacher on the teaching of health with suggestions on scope and sequence of coverage, selection of materials, establishment of policy, and focusing on needs and interests. The principles of health education are discussed. The majority of the guide covers seventeen health…

Abstracts of three papers on individuated instruction center on the need for a redefinition of terminology and continued research of its implications in the teaching of foreign languages. The abstracted papers include: (1) Howard Altman's "Toward A Definition of Individualized Instruction," (2) Barbara Gordon's "The Speech Community of the School…

GRADES OR AGES: 1-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Language Arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: A general introductory breakdown of objectives and philosophy of the subject taught is presented. The remainder of the document is devoted to outlines for the teaching of language arts at each grade level. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The objectives are given…

This study was conducted in an attempt to analyze the nature of a visual literacy, or a group of vision competencies a human being may develop by seeing and at the same time integrating other sensory experiences. The study also examined the relationship between visual experiences and the verbal behaviors associated with visual experiences. The…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 1-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Art. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The presentation gives broad outlines and suggestions on how to teach a variety of art forms. The pages are lithographed in loose-leaf form and are bound in a plastic cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: As a guide it aims at being a starting point from which a…

This document presents a brief history of Texas A&I University at Laredo. Following introductory material, the report encompasses community involvement; a review of the planning year including the 1970-71 academic year, the 1971-72 academic year and a summary of institutional priorities, and the 1972-73 academic year with emphasis placed on…

Von Humboldt wrote in 1836 that "....one cannot really teach language but can only present the conditions under which it will develop spontaneously in the mind in its own way..." The author critically illustrates his reasons for supporting this theory of language learning. Concluding remarks summarize advantages and disadvantages of using…

Minnesota Metropolitan State College has recently been established as one of the few upper level colleges (colleges offering only junior, senior and graduate level courses) in the U.S. Just about every aspect of MMSC is unique. (1) Planning and operation of the institution have been simultaneous from the outset. (2) There is only 1 main…