Behavioral objectives are shown to aid the learner in understanding his learning task. (GR)

To justify monetary support for physical education in our secondary schools, we must educate students to develop an understanding of the scientific basis of exercise and the importance of physical fitness for a quality lifestyle. (Author)

Clarifies and stimulates interest in the concept of the human systems approach; presents a theoretical framework that incorporates systems and subsystems in industrial arts; and suggests an activity for teachers to implement an idea that was stimulated by the theoretical framework and a need in industry. (CT)

The document presents the final report of the Special Training Project for Physical Education and Recreation Personnel in Psychomotor Programming for Preschool Handicapped Children, a 3 year project intended to encourge and expedite physical education and recreation programs for preschool handicapped children by preparing administrators and…

The five papers presented in this volume discuss the relationship between the psychomotor domain and instructional technology and are intended to serve as resource materials for instructional technologists. The first chapter focuses upon a consideration of the senses of reality and the second upon some general considerations of the psychomotor…

This article describes the curricular approaches to physical education which are currently recognized and practiced at the elementary level. These approaches are categorized as either traditional or contemporary, indicated by emphasis on either activities or themes. (MT)

An aesthetic education has many objectives, all of which must be taken into consideration when attempting to develop a suitable art curriculum. (CK)

Articles included in this journal are a report on the President's Conference on Early Childhood Education entitled "The Young Child: The Significance of Motor Development" by Delores M. Curtis; A Real Look at the Young Child by Lolas E. Halverson; What Movement Means to a Young Child by Keturah E. Whitehouse; Who Says the Young Child…

Written in a format intended to aid educators in writing behavioral objectives, this guide first identifies four variables an acceptable objective must have--institutional, behavioral, instructional and evaluative. After defining the variables, the reader is asked to identify them in a selection of objectives and/or to identify the elements that…

What are behavioral objectives? Why write and use behavioral objectives? Where do behavioral objectives come from? These three questions are answered in some detail in this paper; lists of selected references and resources and an annotated bibliography of "how-to" books accompany the text which summarizes much of the research dealing with…

Discussed is goal attainment scaling, an individualized, goal-based measure for systematic program evaluation in agencies working with visually handicapped persons with other disabilities. (BD)

A major problem of physical education programs is the assessment of outcomes. Research makes it clear that physical education programs can affect motor performance positively. Outcomes regarding motor performance, metabolic performance, psychosocial factors, body structure, and cognitive/academic development are reviewed. (MT)

Discusses the three domains of learning (cognitive, affective, and psychomotor) and the use of each domain in writing educational objectives for home economics. Also examines elements to consider when selecting software to foster higher levels of learning. (CT)

Teachers are confronted with the practical problem of deciding how large correlations should be between individual differences in motor skills in order to be taken seriously and influence and/or be the stimulus for modifying or drastically changing their current teaching practice. (Author)

Subjects (N=48) attempted 24 trials of a psychomotor task to avoid aversive stimulus. Subject-experimenters, with solution expectancies instilled, offered information to subjects. Found that subject-experimenter expectancies were communicated to subjects via periodic comments. Expectancies affected subjects' task performance. Previous similar task…