The Learning to Write Sentence by Sentence curriculum was developed at the College of Marin (California) to promote increased student awareness of quality in communication by providing concentrated exercise in writing. This self-paced course forces the student to think before writing, by using rhetorical and complicated instructions on how to…

This learning module on developing a delivery system is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criteria-referenced measures, and performance guides. Readings are provided on…

As the third in a four volume final report of a Right to Read preservice competency-based, modular reading specialist project, this volume presents the module outlines for components seven, eight and nine of the classroom program. Component seven, administration and supervision, offers on-the-job practical training where students experience…

Computerized instructional television was used to teach undergraduate students about 100,000 or more extant fungi through an interactive, self testing, teaching program. Students did not find this sophisticated hardware an adequate substitute for the lecture experience and ultimately gave their professor a strong vote of confidence. (Author/JEG)

This report compares the results of three successive second year calculus classes, in which part of each class was taught the concept of uniform convergence of a sequence of functions by an interactive COMIT module, while the remainder was given lectures in the traditional manner. An outline of the teaching techniques used in the module is…

Experiences with the COMIT system of computer assisted instruction are reviewed in relation to five evaluative criteria: effects on student learning, effects on student attitudes, effects on teachers, institutional effects, and extra-institutional effects. Conclusions are drawn concerning the possible future pedagogical role of the computer…

The teacher program described here is designed to increase the teacher's ability to create an atmosphere in which freedom of expression emerges. The development of student participation is approached in the program through delineation of both teacher characteristics and guidelines for teacher performance. Information is provided in this…

This occupational skills instructional module on authority and responsibility is one of twelve making up a curriculum guide on the human aspects of working in organizations. The modules are designed for utilization at various educational levels ranging from high school to adult and continuing education, in either academic or vocational programs.…

The final report on the third year of a 5 year program to investigate performance based certification procedures for special education teachers and to assess teacher competency is presented. Nineteen competency areas were identified and modules to train teachers in each of the competencies were developed. A study of 56 special education teachers…

This manual describes Bilingual-Bicultural Child Development Associate (CDA) Training and Trainer pilot programs. Chapter I introduces both CDA Bilingual-Bicultural programs and the Head Start strategy for Spanish-speaking children. Chapter II contains a brief description of CDA training. Differences between bilingual-bicultural CDA training and…

A project investigated the use of self-paced modules to increase the sophistication of financial management, health economics, and quantitative methods as taught in graduate programs in health services administration. The first major activity of the project was a national workshop devoted to (1) developing and sharing modules; (2) using modern…

This is one of a series of geometry modules developed for use by secondary students in a laboratory setting. The thrust of this module is to introduce the student to transformations by having the student physically transform sets of points. Heavy use of manipulatives is made to aid the student in the transforming activity. Individual sections…

A study was conducted utilizing new adult Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) curriculum materials to evaluate through experimental research the effectiveness of IDECC's systematic teaching approach. The study was quasi-experimental involving two levels of treatment: (1) the adult IDECC teaching approach and (2) the…

A study was conducted utilizing new postsecondary Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) curriculum materials to evaluate through experimental research the effectiveness of IDECC's systematic teaching approach. The study was quasi-experiential involving two levels of treatment: (1) the postsecondary IDECC teaching approach…

This module is one in a series of thirteen specifically designed to help vocational educators develop the skills needed to function as resource persons to learners enrolled in field-centered competency-based teacher preparation programs. (These learners are persons with appropriate occupational experience and competence who are being prepared as…