To familiarize social studies educators with the variety of programs in the teaching about religions Social Education presents brief descriptions of units, courses and projects from the following: 1. Kimball High School, Royal Oak, Michigan; 2. Harriton High School of Lower Merion, Pennsylvania; 3. North Haven High School, Connecticut; 4.…

Special edition devoted to media in modern language instruction. (RS)

Special edition devoted to media in modern language instruction. (RS)

Describes an optimized learning activity which benefits students, faculty, and administration. Through a self-study program of minicourses, students can work at their own pace to meet performance objectives and take competency tests as often as they think they are ready. (Author/TS)

Historical background and description of Frisch begonnen...", an audiovisual course in beginning German created in 1968 by the BBC. (RS)

Briefly describes four different programs at Ball State University. (RT)

How a pre-technical program, established to maintain the high engineering technology program standards, succeeds while maintaining an open door" policy. Technical Education is a bimonthly supplement to Industrial Arts and Vocational Education. (GB)

Discusses the purpose of a university biology department and the organization of its curriculum in terms of perceived crises in British biology. Concludes that reform becomes a project of crucial importance, not only to the social and technological development of civilized societies, but to the survival of the human species. (Author/AL)

The order of presentation of topics is an important factor in the success of introductory psychology courses. Criteria for judging the efficacy of a course sequence should include use of students' entry level skills as a foundation, sections following each other coherently, and motivation for students to learn "hard" material. (CS)

Current popular texts are reviewed to suggest which are most useful in teaching word order in introductory Russian. Recommendations are also made about how and when to introduce word order, intonation, and sentence stress within the course. (MSE)

A cycling course can take advantage of students' interests, teach safe cycling, and give students a fuller appreciation of a lifetime sport. Suggestions for planning and scheduling a cycling course, covering safety procedures, and considering other elements necessary for a successful course are given. (PP)