The Basic Mathematics Improvement Component, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, has the following objectives: (1) to help the underachieving mathematics pupil make satisfactory progress toward raising his level of grade placement in mathematical computation, concepts, and applications; (2) to help the…

In today's education, change is taking place with such speed and with such great impact that educators are constantly striving to identify and locate materials, research, and information appropriate to the many innovative programs in public and professional education. This comprehensive listing of 4,000 sources of information on differentiated…

THE CONSISTENCY OF THREE MEASURES OF LEARNING RATE IN MATHEMATICS AND READING WAS STUDIED OVER DIFFERENT UNITS OF STUDY. STUDENTS OF GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX (N=152) MATHEMATICS AND READING, INDIVIDUALLY PRESCRIBED INSTRUCTION. EACH WAS ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC LEVEL IN A CONTENT AREA BASED ON SUBJECT MASTERY. THE RATE MEASURES INCLUDED THE TOTAL…

This document is the instructor's guide for teaching a learning module on literary analysis of children's stories. Its purpose is to provide suggestions for administering the module and to point out the flexibility with which instructor and student may approach the activities and assessments. The terminal object of the module requires that…

The document is a student manual, which presents a learning module on literary analysis of children's stories, and is concerned with the ability to distinguish and identify theme, plot, and characterization. A concomittant purpose is to familiarize teachers with a number of classic children's stories in which theme, plot, and characterization are…

This document is the response manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." It contains the answers for the post-assessment tests given in the student manual. Instructor's manual and student manual available separately. (MB)

This document is the instructor's manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." It contains a list of materials needed for a resource center and materials needed by students; a list of books for a curriculum library; directions for the instructor; and a response key for the diagnostic pre-assessment test. Response…

This document is the student manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." The purpose of the module is to enable the student to present the underlying concepts of area in a meaningful and useful way. The terminal objective of the module is to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of area, to construct…

This document is the answer key for the learning module, "Interpersonal Perception." Student manual is published separately. (MB)

Individualized instruction programs have imposed an increased reliance on tests as a means of selecting and routing students through sometimes complex programs. Testing which occurs within the training sequence is particularly vulnerable to inefficient use of both trainee and instructor time, but computer-based instruction system can provide a…

The purpose of this learning module is to instruct reading teachers in the technique of diagnostic-prescriptive teaching, an individualized mastery plan in which learning strategies are implemented on the basis of each student's particular needs. Activities, including reading assignments, observations, and active participation, are suggested in…

This vocational physics individualized student instructional module on jacks (simple machines used to lift heavy objects) contains student prerequisites and objectives, an introduction, and sections on the ratchet bumper jack, the hydraulic jack, the screw jack, and load limitations. Designed with a laboratory orientation, each section consists of…

After a review was made of the literature related to early identification of reading problems, a battery of diagnostic tests was constructed of receptive and expressive language elements assumed necessary for success in reading. After pilot work and revisions, the battery (PDQ) was administered to 916 entering kindergarten pupils by their…

Large classroom population in Korean schools has necessitated the development of an educational model which (1) is effective with a large heterogeneous group of students; (2) does not require an overload on classroom teachers; (3) does not presuppose massive teacher retraining; and (4) is adaptable to a wide range of existing school situations. An…

The research project addressed itself to the problem of mastering the meaning of multiple-meaning words by 17 prelingually hearing impaired children (8-14 years old). It was hypothesized that it should be possible to develop programed instruction using visuals and vocabulary appropriate for a given designated group which could be individually…