A study explored whether the use of a study guide would improve students' comprehension of content area material. Two groups of students in an eighth grade social studies class were involved: students in the control group received the usual instruction--the chapter was read orally and discussed in class--while students in the experimental sample…

This document is a self-paced training packet developed for a pilot project at the University of Houston-University Park to teach art faculty members to do their own online searching. The training begins with general topics such as the kinds of searches that can be done most effectively online, the selection of appropriate databases to search, and…

This document is a self-paced training packet developed for a pilot project at the University of Houston-University Park to teach chemistry faculty members and research assistants to do their own online searching. The training begins with general topics such as the kinds of searches that can be done most effectively online, the selection of…

This study guide is designed to help students learn to use science skills to solve biological problems, learn to apply knowledge about biology in their own lives, and learn to communicate with others about biology. The activities in this guide use information related to each chapter in the 1987 BSCS Green Version textbook. Students can use the…

This booklet outlines specific strategies to help teachers prepare an effective self-study course for students enrolled in nontraditional study. The guide is organized in four chapters that cover the following topics: (1) consideration of students and their motivation; (2) preparation of an effective course (conceptualization--goals, expectations,…

This supplement updates the 1985 "Russia/Soviet Union: A Guide to Print Materials for Teachers," a guide to literature for middle and high school teachers. Each entry includes author, title, pages, a physical description, identifying numbers, imprint, price, and a brief evaluative summary. Section 1, "Reference Books," contains…

A study guide to American Indian Literature (English 367), a 3-credit hour correspondence course available through the University of North Dakota, contains eight lessons to be used with the following six textbooks: "Black Elk Speaks,""Carriers of the Dream Wheel,""Ceremony,""The Portable North American Indian Reader,""Winter in Blood,""In the…

Project STRETCH's (Strategies to Try out Resources to Enhance the Training of Camp directors serving the Handicapped) home study student guide for the basic camp director education course begins with a brief course overview, the desired outcomes of camp director education, instructions on phases I and II of home study, a student needs assessment…

Designed for use by Coast Guard course writers, curriculum developers, course coordinators, and instructors as a decision-support system, this publication presents a model that translates the Intraservices Procedures for Instructional Systems Development curriculum design model into materials usable by classroom teachers and students. Although…

This assistant drivers trainee study guide is designed for use by students in a school bus driver instruction program as a preclass assignment, a textbook/notebook during instruction, and a reference book after instruction. A companion instructor's guide is available separately--see Note. The guide is divided into five units: (1) Developing a…

A RATIONALE IS PROVIDED IN THIS INTRODUCTION FOR AN 11TH-GRADE ENGLISH CURRICULUM IN LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, AND RHETORIC. THE SECTION ON LITERATURE JUSTIFIES A SPIRALLY-DEVELOPED CURRICULUM, AN INDUCTIVE TEACHING METHOD, AND AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO PLAYS, POEMS, AND FICTIONAL WORKS AND EMPHASIZES THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF FORM AND CONTENT. IN…

IN THIS FINAL UNIT OF THE GRADE 11 RHETORIC CURRICULUM, STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO APPLY WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED IN EARLIER UNITS BY WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER BASED ON READINGS FROM DIVERSE SOURCES BUT UNIFIED IN THEME--"THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TODAY." THE CASEBOOK WHICH IS PROVIDED LISTS READINGS ON THE THEME AND MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR…

THIS OVERVIEW OF THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER'S ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR GRADE 12 DEVOTES SEPARATE SECTIONS TO LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, AND RHETORIC. EACH SECTION CONTAINS A REVIEW OF THE EMPHASES, AIMS, AND MATERIAL COVERED IN GRADES 7-11 AND AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GRADE 12 CURRICULUM. THE LITERATURE AND RHETORIC SECTIONS DESCRIBE THE AREAS OF…

THE SUBJECT OF STYLE IS TREATED GENERALLY AND SPECIFICALLY IN THESE TWO RHETORIC UNITS FOR 12TH-GRADERS. THE FIRST UNIT, "THE PERSONAL VOICE," FOCUSES ON THE MANY CHOICES A WRITER MUST MAKE IN WRITING MEANINGFULLY ABOUT HIS OWN EXPERIENCE AND COMPLEMENTS ANOTHER 12TH-GRADE UNIT, "ELEMENTS OF STYLE." EXAMPLES OF WRITING USING…

THIS CULMINATING UNIT OF THE 12TH-GRADE OREGON LITERATURE CURRICULUM IS BASED UPON ONE WORK, "HAMLET." THE TEACHER VERSION INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS OF (1) THE RELEVANCE OF HAMLET'S CHARACTER TO MODERN TIMES, (2) THE PROBLEMS IN THE CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE GHOST, CLAUDIUS, AND HAMLET, (3) THE PLAY'S THREE-PHASE STRUCTURE, (4) THE PLAY'S…