The material in this booklet is designed for non-professional mathematicians who have an interest in the theory of numbers. The author presents some elementary results of number theory without involving detailed proofs. Much of the material has direct application for secondary school mathematics teachers. A brief account of the nature of number…

This publication reviews tradebooks, textbooks, and reference works in the pure and applied sciences for students in the elementary schools, secondary schools, and in the first two years of college. Included are selected advanced and professional books useful for reference by students and faculty members. Evaluations and annotations of books…

The School Volunteer Program of Los Angeles is designed to assist teachers in providing more individualization and enrichment of instruction; to increase children's motivation for learning, to provide an opportunity for interested community members to participate effectively in the school's program, and to strengthen school-community relations…

Focusing on the gifted pupil as a challenge to teachers and parents, this volume indicates both the nature of children with traits of giftedness and creativity and the necessary comprehensive procedures in teaching them. Chapters in part one concern the characteristics of gifted and creative children and the scope of a creative reading program.…

The index, part of the Career Survival Skills Kit (described in CE 001 445), cites materials to aid implementation of career education concepts both in and out of the classroom. The curriculum section lists 32 items. Twenty-seven items are listed in the section on planning. Thirteen bibliographies constitute the third section. For each item in the…

The two quinmester credit course introduces the student to the knowledge and skills of effective dining room services. Course content includes goals, specific objectives, orientation, food service sales personnel, selling in food service, dining room arrangement as related to personnel, and setting the dining table. Areas also studied are…

This publication contains abstracts and a subject index to documents announced in "Research In Education" from 1966 to 1972 and selected to be included in the ERIC/SMEAC Environmental Education MicroLibrary Collection for 1966 to 1972. MicroLibraries in Environmental Education are available in four sets: (1) elementary school; (2)…

This publication contains abstracts and a subject index to documents announced in "Research In Education" from 1966 to 1972 and selected to be included in the ERIC/SMEAC Science Education MicroLibrary Collection for 1966 to 1972. MicroLibraries in Science Education are available in four sets: (1) elementary school; (2) secondary school;…

This document presents a report of the Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering Education (CACHE) Committee concerned with references to previously measured physical properties. A partial list of data that are of use to the chemical engineer is assembled in three tables. References are listed by title, author, publisher, and date. Following each…

The Center for Teaching about Peace and War at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, was established to further new approaches for the study of peace and war on all educational levels and to collect and disseminate information on the subject. The Pre-School Project, which marks the Centers' beginning effort in the mental health disciplines,…

This index was designed to assist counselors choosing and using materials for developmental activities at the elementary level. Materials have been categorized for easy reference and use under such headings as Behavior, Communication, Guilt, Hostility, Sharing, and Self-Image. Some materials may be used in more than one category; if so, this has…

This drug education guide provides a valuable resource for educators, helping them to understand the problems associated with drug misuse and the extent and significance of drug problems in schools. The guide is designed to help give local schools the leadership and tools with which to initiate an effective program for their own needs. Section 1…

Designed to describe and categorize the topics in a classroom or small-group discussion of literature, this instrument is a content analysis scheme. After segmenting into statements the typed transcript of an audio-recorded literature discussion, the researcher categorizes each statement into one of four categories--position, nature, stance, and…

Designed to assess teachers' attitudes toward writing and the teaching of writing, this questionnaire consists of two parts. The first section covers the personal, educational, and professional background of the informant, while the second section contains 55 statements eliciting the informant's opinion--with a range of five options--about…

Designed to measure specific dimensions of reading comprehension, the items for this test are based on a comprehension model which suggests that comprehension can be defined as six different skill areas: vocabulary, syntax, item recall, item sequence, interpretation, and evaluation. The test is divided into sections to correspond to each of the…