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Development Communication Report, 1978
Communication planning in developing countries is discussed in individual articles on theory, knowledge production and utilization, planning at the regional level, software, and rural development. A nutrition education project and three experiments in developing educational materials with feedback from villagers in Africa are described in the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Information Utilization, Mass Media
Laenger, Charles J., Sr.; Peel, H. Herbert – 1978
The report details the development and design of a mechanical hand for communicating with deaf blind persons. It is explained that the device, which looks and functions like the human hand, forms the symbols of the one-hand manual alphabet upon command from a standard electric typewriter keyboard. The report addresses the following topics (sample…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Educational Media, Electromechanical Aids, Finger Spelling
Jobe, Holly; Cannon, Glenn – 1978
This teachers' manual outlines the design, development, and evaluation processes for Learning Activities Packages (LAPS), including mediated learning activities. A lesson plan for the first day's instruction is provided, as well as a 20-item pre-post test. Each LAP has five components: concept, rationale, objectives, preassessment, activities, and…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Bulletin Boards, Educational Media
Clemson Univ., SC. Vocational Education Media Center. – 1978
This learning module on designing student materials for self-pacing is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criteria-referenced measures, and performance guides. Information…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Individualized Instruction
Silberstein, Moshe; Ben-Peretz, Miriam – 1979
The process of curriculum development involves two phases: transformation of research findings into curriculum material by external developers and implementation of curriculum materials by teachers. In a study of the development of an eighth grade biology unit in Israel, the authors examined the characteristics of and relationships between the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
Gunderson, Doris V., Comp. – 1970
A collection of articles on language and reading drawn from a wide variety of disciplines is presented. Reading research and reading problems and the state of the art of reading instruction in 1967 are also covered. Contents include the following: "On Explaining Language" by E. H. Lenneberg; "The Nature of the Reading Process" by J. B. Carroll;…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Games, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
SUTTON, ELIZABETH – 1960
CONTACT WITH NONMIGRANT CULTURES CREATES DETRIMENTAL INSECURITY FEELINGS IN MIGRANT CHILDREN. TEACHERS SHOULD BE WELL VERSED IN THEIR WAY OF LIFE AND IN METHODS OF HELPING THESE INDIVIDUALS ACQUIRE AN ADEQUATE SELF-CONCEPT. THE CHILD SHOULD BE MADE TO ASSIMILATE HIS SCHOOL EXPERIENCES RAPIDLY THROUGH ESTABLISHING A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Programs
DAVIS, ROBERT B. – 1962
INVOLVING NINE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THE PROJECT WAS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES THAT REFLECTED A VALID INTERPRETATION OF GOOD MATHEMATICAL THINKING, TO MAKE EXTENSIVE DATA COLLECTIONS TO DOCUMENT THE NATURE OF THE EXPERIENCES, TO ACHIEVE THE MOST EFFECTIVE POSSIBLE QUALITY CONTROL IN ASSURING THE RELEVANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EXPERIENCES,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools
KING, MARTHA; AND OTHERS – 1967
VERBAL INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND PUPILS WHEN THEY ARE READING CRITICALLY IS REPORTED. SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE CHILDREN AND 24 TEACHERS FROM SEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, SERVED AS SUBJECTS DURING THE 9-MONTH INVESTIGATION. TWELVE CLASSES, TWO AT EACH OF THE SIX ELEMENTARY GRADE LEVELS, WERE GIVEN TRAINING IN CRITICAL READING…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Material Development
SHINN, RIDGWAY F., JR. – 1965
TO ORGANIZE A NEW CURRICULUM FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES A 1-YEAR PROGRAM WAS INSTITUTED TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF AN INTEGRATED HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH. GROUPS AT THE FOURTH-, SIXTH-, AND EIGHTH-GRADE LEVELS WERE USED. THE OBJECTIVE DATA WERE GATHERED FROM THE IOWA WORK STUDY SKILLS AND THE SEQUENTIAL TESTS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS,…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Curriculum Development, Geography, History
Wall, A. E.; And Others – 1979
The PREP Program Field Test Project had four major objectives: the development, implementation, and formative evaluation of an inservice training package designed to help teachers of young moderately mentally handicapped children implement an individualized instruction play program based on the PREP Program motor development materials and methods;…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education, Material Development
Sarapin, Marvin I. – 1981
One means to bridge the gap between theory and practice of industrial arts education is a system for curriculum development, course construction, and instructional material development using a conceptual-based approach. An essential task in this continuum is the identification of the instructional content base. Since industrial arts is the study…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Content, Courses, Curriculum Development
Lim, Ho-Peng, Comp. – 1980
This compilation provides abstracts of 150-200 words each for M.A. theses in Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of California, Los Angeles from the inception of that program in 1969 to the end of 1978. Each entry provides the author's name, thesis title, and name of committee chairperson. A subject index, a culture and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Education, English (Second Language)
Kavanaugh, Raphael R. – 1979
A project was conducted to develop a workshop designed to improve the vocational guidance programs and services for hearing-impaired students in the secondary school setting. This goal was accomplished by developing an in-service training program to provide school personnel with increased awareness of the unique learning concerns of…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Faculty Development, Guidance Personnel, Hearing Impairments
Detroit Public Schools, MI. – 1979
A project was undertaken to (1) develop a prototype for installing career education in two regions of the Detroit Public Schools through staff development activities, (2) monitor the involvement level in local schools in these regions, and (3) assist each school on an ongoing basis to plan for effective career education implementation. The first…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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