This paper describes the development of a course in secondary school reading methods which was designed to meet the diverse needs and objectives of students who intend to become either content specialists or reading specialists. Students are presented with 23 instructional objectives from which they choose the ones which satisfy their objectives.…

This document presents a 2-year post-high school curriculum for paraprofessional school personnel. This document is divided into five sections, which are teacher aide programs, curriculum, course outlines, bibliography, and appendix. Section one discusses some considerations of the program, occupational opportunities, aides and their work, special…

The author has attempted to organize the many materials to be found on doll collecting into a course which will provide a foundation of knowledge for appreciating and evaluating old dolls. The course has been divided into sessions in which old dolls will be studied by type (images, idols, and early playthings; child, doll, and social realities;…

As one of four options under English 105 at Western Michigan University, the course "Writing and Science" is intended to help students become better communicators as they enter college. The first assignments are in technical writing--descriptions of a mechanism, a process or a mechanism in operation, and a behavior. Emphasis in these exercises is…

Questionnaire responses from 187 speech instructors representing 96 junior colleges in the western United States were studied to determine approaches to the basic speech course at these institutions. Such a course is required for graduation at 42 per cent of the institutions; it typically receives three semester units of credit, meets 54 hours per…

This commentary is designed for use with "Unified Modern Mathematics, Course I," Parts 1 and 2. Included in the commentary are statements of the specific purposes and goals of each section of every chapter, suggestions for teaching the concepts presented in each section, time estimates for each section, suggested instructional aids for presenting…

This commentary is designed for use with "Unified Modern Mathematics, Course II," Parts 1 and 2. As in the commentary for "Course I," statements of the specific purposes and goals of each section of every chapter are presented. Also included are suggestions for teaching the concepts presented in each section, time estimates for each section,…

This commentary is to be used with "Unified Modern Mathematics, Course III." Statements of specific purposes and goals of each section of every chapter of Course III are included in the "Commentary." Also included are suggestions for teaching concepts presented in each section; time estimates for each section; suggested instructional aids for…

This paper describes a course, "Professional Problems," offered at the University of Virginia to graduate students in psychology who are planning to become college teachers. The professor in charge discusses how he organizes his course and what topics he covers during the semester. Some of the subjects his students consider are: history of higher…

This guide contains descriptions and objectives for courses in newspaper writing, advanced newspaper writing, and yearbook journalism for high school students. The course objectives stress the importance of concise writing, accurate reporting, and polishing of special skills such as photography, feature-writing, and editorial writing. The document…

Biology 101 was offered for the second time in the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) format during the spring 1973 semester at North Country Community College. Course policy and procedure for the second semester were identical to fall 1972 except for policy changes outlined in Appendix C of that paper. Sixty students enrolled in the 1973…

A course at the University of Minnesota entitled "Perspectives on Computers and Society" explores the social significance of computers. Topics covered include public perceptions of computers, biological and artificial information processing, the economics and technology of hardware, computer networks and software, data banks and the…

Tools for Change, a new course in problem-solving, consists of a series of units, each dealing with a subject area based on a set of heuristic processes or strategies. It assumes that: 1) there is an identifiable and useful set of heuristic processes in problem-solving; ) a language of process will improve communication between problem-solvers; 3)…

This syllabus is designed for a course of study offered at the University of Texas to familiarize students with the 2-year college. The body of the guide is divided into 12 work units; for each of these units an historical quotation sets the topic theme. In addition each unit has a brief outline and a list of objectives for the topic as well as a…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This document provides a short description of the Naval Academy's academic program and setting and then briefly describes the…