To help urban, suburban, and rural tree owners know about air pollution's effects on trees and their tolerance and intolerance to pollutants, the USDA Forest Service has prepared this booklet. It answers the following questions about atmospheric pollution: Where does it come from? What can it do to trees? and What can we do about it? In addition,…

The form used to record observations of teacher and pupil behavior dealing with the content of telelessons 30 and 31 of the ITV series is presented. For each item to be observed, space is given to check "teacher gives,""teacher asks," or "pupil(s) responds." A materials checklist for each of four observations of the classroom is also provided.…

Three instruments for evaluating elementary school music programs are designed for music teachers at the primary and intermediate levels and for the administrator. The purpose of the checklists is to identify weaknesses and strengths of the school program for teachers in the areas of rhythm, melody, harmony, form, expressive elements, creativity,…

Provided is the checklist from the Infant-Parent Training Program, a model program providing day care, therapy-nursery, and home programs for handicapped children from 0 to 3 years old. The Checklist is noted to be useful for assessment and curriculum development, as well as for sensitizing paraprofessionals to the variety of early infant…

The constructs in Holland's theory were compared for male and female college students using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and an adjective checklist (ACL). The correspondence between the VPI for male and female college students' was high. The correspondence between the variables as measured by the ACL for male and female students was…

Recent trends in conceptualizing sex role behavior have emphasized the independent development of masculinity and feminity. The present study presents evidence regarding the psychometric properties of the Masculinity and Feminity scales of the Adjective Check List, developed from the parent Masculinity-Feminity Scale especially for the purpose of…

Most committees are frustrating to the members because of the lack of committeeship: the administrative processes, skills, and techniques required to accomplish a desired task. The author attempts to furnish guidelines on 1) whether a committee should be formed, 2) ensuring successful committee operations, and 3) providing a checklist for…

A cost-justified, computer-produced advising checklist was developed at Georgia's College of Business Administration to improve scheduling of required courses and provide feedback on student progress. Steps in the design of the checklist and a sample checklist are presented. (SW)

Describes the use of a performance checklist for teaching nursing staff to conduct a basic neurological assessment. The checklist is reported to be an extremely objective evaluation tool and provides immediate feedback on performance. A copy of the checklist is included. (Editor/TA)

A checklist listing children's positive, not negative, behaviors, can periodically be sent home by the teacher. This increases school-home communication and often improves classroom behavior as well. (BP)

There are a lot of things you'll need to find out before taking the plunge into postsecondary education with at least some assurance of getting what you expect to get. (Editor)

Presents 10 elements common to 12 reading programs found to be effective by the Right to Read office 1974 nationwide search. Among these are the encouragement of parent participation, the sequencing and structuring of reading activities, and the individualization of the programs to suit pupils needs. (Author/AM)

Even if all buses were to meet the new federal standards, there is a lot more that administrators can do to keep school children safe. (Author)

Discusses the growing use by educational psychologists and teachers of developmental and academic behavior checklists. Identifies the minimum criteria necessary for checklists and criticizes their use as many fail to meet these standards. Describes the limitations, misuse, and narrow focus of behavior checklists. (GEA)