The overall objective of this study was to develop an occupational unit based on specific learning objectives and to evaluate its effectiveness as a learning experience for a class of fifth grade students. (Author)

Speech presented at the 54th annual NASSP Convention. (EJS)

Research has shown that behavior can be successfully modified if behavioral goals are specified and the behavior is broken down into small workable units. This report presents a case study in which the method of successive approximations was used with a young male client to develop public speaking ability. (Author)

For a related document, see Florence Steiner's "Performance Objectives in the Teaching of Foreign Languages," in this issue of "Foreign Language Annals." (DS)

Evaluated existing purposes of the Iowa Conservation Education Center, identifying current users' perceptions of the goals/missions of the center. Indicates that the methodology employed could be implemented by other nature centers considering assessment of existing mission statements or identifying new mission statements. (JN)

Based on a nonobtrusive count of input, productivity in a metal-working shop is examined before implementing individual accountability, during intensified accountability, and after the accountability program was terminated. The data show quite clearly that when individual accountability was introduced, productivity rose steeply and then subsided…

The essay test has the potential to remedy the discrepancy between announced course objectives and the objective test items that supposedly measure attainment of those objectives, according to the authors. Guidelines are provided for developing and administering essay tests. (Author/PGD)

Tests the effect of developmental level objectives on student achievement and efficiency in a zoology course. These objectives were found to have no significant effect on achievement, but they did significantly increase student efficiency in learning the content material of the module. (Author)

Describes the multimedia approach used in the electronics technology program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, which is based on self-paced learning modules and corresponding laboratory activities. Also examines the student evaluation method which looks at students' task performance on cognitive and psychomotor levels. (CAM)

Advice of a law professor to beginning law students covers such topics as educational goals and techniques in legal education, study materials, study skills specific to law schools, general reflections on self-image, justice, ideology, and student attitudes and alienation. (MSE)

It is argued that the objectives identified by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium should not be viewed as a list of what should be taught, but as a picture of what was actually practiced in 1978 and 1979. Future courses are viewed as having heavy emphasis on computer-student interaction. (MP)

Evaluates a junior high school social studies program which emphasizes integration of content with developmental problem solving and writing skills. The four major skill components are analyzing social studies questions, demonstrating understanding of the questions, recording relevant information, and summarizing material. For journal…

Research on objectives and study techniques shows that college students trained in the use of self-derived objectives performed significantly better on multiple-choice and recall tests than students not so trained. (CJ)