Designed to stimulate school staff to consider a wide range of student learning activities as they identify ways to improve their local career education program, this resource booklet is divided into six sections which provide an overview of current career education practice (activities) in secondary schools. The first five sections correspond to…

The manual contains reviews of 29 assessment tools and tests useful in testing physically, sensorially, or severely handicapped children. An introduction discusses the limitations of standardized intelligence tests, difficulties encountered in testing handicapped children, guidelines for testing, and specific testing suggestions for children who…

The second of three units to a library guide for the M.I. King Library, this part focuses on sources of current information and the indexes used to locate periodical and newspaper articles. An annotated list of the major subject indexes is provided, and a sample periodical index entry is given to illustrate how citations appear and to define the…

This annotated bibliography on mathematics curriculum for secondary schools abstracts references from sources such as journal articles, books, selections from books, textbooks, teaching guides, conference reports, resource guides, program descriptions, and curriculum guides. Topics covered include goals of curriculum, reforms in curriculum,…

This resource guide and annotated bibliography is designed to assist educators interested in exploring whether or not role stereotyping exists in their local school systems, and to provide them with resources to reduce this stereotyping. Some of the problems of stereotyping in schools are reviewed. The books, articles and assessment instruments…

Analytical methods for determining important components of fission and natural radioactivity found in water are reported. The discussion of each method includes conditions for application of the method, a summary of the method, interferences, required apparatus, procedures, calculations and estimation of precision. Isotopes considered are…

Designed as a companion document to "Educational Programs That Work," this inventory attempts to indicate the types and costs of materials used when adopting programs approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel. Information shown was provided by the staff of each approved project. The inventory is intended for use by state…

The 72 citations in this annotated bibliography were used in designing a course to help undergraduate students understand the nature of reading processes in secondary school subject areas. The citations are listed under the following topic headings: teacher preparation, specific subject strategies, the content teacher's responsibility, literacy…

This bibliography of bibliographies presents an annotated listing of source materials and provides an overview of recent progress in Afro-American studies and literature. Since selection aids currently available fall short of the mark in providing necessary evaluation for all new materials, appropriate journals and indexes are recommended for use…

THE EFFECTIVE GUIDANCE PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE ETHNICALLY EQUAL, THOUGH PERSONALLY AND CULTURALLY DIFFERENT. IT INTERRELATES THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE SOCIAL SITUATION OF WHICH HE IS A PART. ONE OF THE BASIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS IS PREPARATION FOR ENTERING THE JOB WORLD. OFTEN, HOWEVER,…

MOST OF THIS REPORT OF A PILOT PROJECT TO GATHER RESOURCE MATERIAL ON AMERICAN NEGRO SCIENTISTS FOR USE IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUMS IS MADE UP OF BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES AND DESCRIPTIOONS OF THE WORK OF 21 NEGRO INVENTORS, BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS, AND PHYSICIANS. IT IS FELT THAT MAKING THIS LITTLE-KNOWN MATERIAL AVAILABLE WILL INCREASE…

THIS FIRST ISSUE OF A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS ACQUIRED AND PROCESSED BY THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) CLEARINGHOUSE ON VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. IT CONTAINS ABSTRACTS OF RESEARCH AND OTHER MATERIALS WHICH ARE USEFUL TO RESEARCHERS, SUPERVISORS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, EDUCATION…

THIS IS A SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTING 542 PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION UNITS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. PROGRAMS PRINTED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1963 ARE LISTED BY TITLE AND PUBLISHER. LATER ONES ARE REPRESENTED BY FORMS FILLED IN BY PUBLISHERS, SHOWING TARGET POPULATION, LENGTH AND FORM OF PROGRAM, MACHINE REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY), COST, AND EXTENT OF…

SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE TO AID THE KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE TEACHER IN DEVELOPING A PROGRAM, FINDING NEEDED EQUIPMENT, AND PROVIDING A PROPER ROOM ARRANGEMENT. PARTICULAR KINDS OF GAMES FOR ATTENTION, MEMORY, PERCEPTIVE-COGNITIVE, AUDITORY AND VISUAL DISCRIMINATION ARE DESCRIBED. LANGUAGE IS DEVELOPED THROUGH TEACHERS' ROUTINE USE OF SPECIFIC…

METHODS FOR IDENTIFIYING ACADEMICALLY AND CREATIVELY TALENTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED. INCLUDED IS THE ROLE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS--PARENT OBSERVATIONS, TEACHER OBSERVATIONS, PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORDS, AND SUCH STANDARDIZED TESTS AS INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. THE NATIONAL…