As part of the language arts curriculum framework developed in accordance with "Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards" of the Tennessee State Board of Education, this language arts curriculum guide contains the goals, concepts, and terminal objectives for fourth grade language arts. Following a brief introduction and description of…

As part of the language arts curriculum framework developed in accordance with "Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards" of the Tennessee State Board of Education, this language arts curriculum guide contains the goals, concepts, and terminal objectives for fifth grade language arts. Following a brief introduction and description of…

As part of the language arts curriculum framework developed in accordance with "Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards" of the Tennessee State Board of Education, this language arts curriculum guide contains the goals, concepts, and terminal objectives for sixth grade language arts. Following a brief introduction and description of…

The curriculum guides for foreign language and intercultural education programs in United States dependents schools overseas provide instructional ideas designed to promote learning about the language and culture of the host nation. The series, covering kindergarten through eighth grade, was written by host nation teachers, classroom teachers, and…

When compared with university freshmen, students beginning their collegiate studies at community colleges are less likely to attain a baccalaureate degree. After equating for differences in students' entering abilities, socioeconomic background, employment status, on-campus residence, and pattern of attendance, however, this discrepancy narrows.…

This document contains the course syllabus and 12 independent practice modules for an introductory college algebra course designed to develop student proficiency in the basic algebraic skills. This course is designed as the first of a two-semester sequence. Topics include operations with signed numbers; simple operations on monomials and…

This guide is the product of a project to reassess and update the data entry curriculum used in business and office occupations programs throughout the State of Washington. It is intended to assist teachers and administrators responsible for making decisions affecting first-year keyboarding programs, implementing secondary school keyboarding…

This document provides case studies, written by the people involved, of the following private sector/public school collaborations: (1) Honeywell; (2) Metropolitan Life Insurance and the American Educator; (3) Burger King Corporation; (4) Murray Bergtraum High School for Business Careers; (5) The Public Education Fund; (6) The Boston Compact; and…

This report explores some key problems and issues in the teaching of a course--Identification of User Information Needs--to information professionals. Tentative practical recommendations are offered, largely as they pertain to developing countries, and the following considerations are discussed: (1) manpower needs for information professionals are…

As part of Kapiolani Community College's (KCC's) long-range planning process, major revisions to the academic plan are made every 6 years, following the college's accreditation self-study. The plan for 1985-90 provides a history and description of the college; explains KCC's planning process, mission, and goals; discusses the factors and…

In spring 1988, the University of Nevada (UN) conducted a survey to determine the postsecondary plans of the state's high school seniors. Questionnaires were administered in class, requesting information on demographic characteristics, evaluation of high school experiences, work experience, postsecondary plans, factors affecting college choice,…

This learning module, which is part of a staff development program for health occupations clinical instructors, discusses the development of effective communication and conflict management skills. It includes learning activities dealing with the components of and barriers to communication, ways of improving interpersonal communication, sources of…

This learning module, which is part of a staff development program for health occupations clinical instructors, discusses the process of clinical evaluation. It includes learning activities dealing with the concept of clinical evaluation, evaluation terminology, problems in and legal aspects of clinical evaluation, and approaches to and techniques…

This guide is intended to assist vocational educators in teaching a six-unit module in basic welding skills. The module is part of a welding curriculum that has been designed to be totally integrated with Missouri's Vocational Instruction Management System. The following topics are covered in the module: the welding profession, personal safety,…

Beginning with the 1985-86 school year, the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests have been based on the objectives provided in this publication for teachers and test development specialists. The writing skills objectives for grade 7 require: (1) knowledge of standard capitalization; (2) knowledge of standard punctuation;…