The purpose of this study was to collect information about the graduate degree program in reading at Montclair State College, the graduates' professional and educational involvement, and graduates' perception and assessment of the level of attainment of the program objectives. Questionnaires were sent to 42 master's graduates from the graduate…

This document reports the proceedings of a conference and workshop at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Nursing on behavioral objectives. Presentations include: the management of learning; behavioral objectives and the teaching/learning process in nursing education; curriculum development; curriculum development in the SUNYAB…

This report describes two sets of training materials used in needs assessment and goal development programs. One set of materials trains local school/community groups to set goals for their schools. The second set trains evaluation specialists to assist the school community in the goal-setting process and emphasizes the technical skills related to…

The need for educational reform is argued, based on a growing awareness of the general ineffectiveness of school for most children. Alternative educational programs based on behavioral analysis are judged inadequate, because they are based upon the same inappropriate goals as traditional education. In order to make educational reform effective, it…

Performance objectives are stated for this secondary school instructional unit concerned with introduction to the stretcher and shrinker approach, solution of simple equations, factoring composite numbers into primes, definition of prime numbers, and communication skills with computational concepts. The course of study is intended for students…

The report of the Advisor to American Indian students covers 3 quarters of the academic year 1969-70 at Montana State University (MSU). During that period, the advisor worked on a 3/4 time basis to give help and guidance to American Indian students trying to finish a 4-year degree program. In preparation for this, the advisor visited 6 Montana…

This manual comprises a syllabus containing the directives and materials used by program administrators of the Nebraska State Department Instructional Division in 12-hour training sessions designed to increase management planning skills. The compilation includes those materials supplied to the participants for the sessions, as well as the…

A classification scheme for the affective domain in relation to science education is presented in this article to clarify student's affective behaviors and their representative phenomena. Discussion is made in connection with the content-objectives grid in the cognitive domain. An analogous grid for the affective domain is delineated by a…

This guidebook, which sets minimum course content, is designed for the student who has acquired basic computational skills with non-negative rational numbers. The booklet covers computation skills with decimals. General goals and performance objectives, a course outline, teaching strategies, and sample test items are included. The quin is based on…

This is the second of four guidebooks on minimum content designed to strengthen fundamental concepts which are basic preparation for Algebra I. This booklet covers integers, rational and irrational numbers, real number properties and operations, graphing in one dimension, and open sentences. The overall course goals are stated, then, for each…

This guidebook on minimum content for a study of probability and its applications was designed for the student who has mastered second-year algebra. Covered in this booklet are sample spaces; tree diagrams, permutations, combinations, probability concepts and applications; and game theory. The course goals and performance objectives are specified,…

This report presents a theoretical basis for literary education through goal analyses. The object of the analyses is to obtain clearer formulations of the subgoals of instruction with the help of literature, and to arrange them in logical sequence. Using 79 sources from 12 countries, an empirical study was made, and goal descriptions were…

This course, intended for first year chemistry students, introduces the mole concept through the use of experimentation. Performance objectives are specified and a course outline is given. A total of 42 experiments from eight texts, sources for eight demonstrations, and suggestions for accompanying film strips and film loops are included. Lists of…

This report of the social studies inservice education program in San Mateo, California, focuses on performance objectives developed for substantive concepts, for skills, and for the affective area. A list of twenty substantive social science concepts was selected by the committee from a variety of sources. Performance objectives and sample test…

This is the fourth volume of a series produced by the New York State Education Department. Originally developed by four local school districts, the mathematics objectives and sample items included were not intended to be official or comprehensive but rather to be used as an aid to teachers in constructing curricula and in making classroom goals…