METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND A SUITABLE CURRICULUM WERE DEVELOPED AND ASSESSED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN GIFTED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS--SPACE CONCEPTUALIZATION, VOCABULARY, NUMBER ABILITY, LOGICAL REASONING, AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS WERE ESTABLISHED OVER A 2-YEAR PERIOD. EVALUATION OF SOCIAL…

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC VARIABLES RELATED TO THE PERSISTENCE, TRANSFER, AND ATTRITION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS WAS STUDIED TO PROVIDE COUNSELORS AND COLLEGES OF ENGINEERING WITH INFORMATION NEEDED TO ASSIST COLLEGE-BOUND YOUTH IN MOVING TOWARD EVENTUAL CAREER SATISFACTION. INFORMATION ON ACADEMIC VARIABLES WAS GATHERED FROM…

TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW PROGRAM, A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE -- (1) OCCUPATIONS ENTERED, (2) EFFECT OF NUMBER OF YEARS IN VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE ON OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE, (3) MECHANICAL SKILLS USEFUL IN THE OCCUPATION, (4) ADDITIONAL SKILLS NEEDED, AND (5) CHANGES NEEDED IN THE COURSE OF STUDY. THE SAMPLE INCLUDED 802 FORMER…

Results of an undergraduate evaluation questionnaire administered to majors in 12 Engineering and Physical Science departments and programs at the University of California, Berkeley, are presented. Data are offered in tabular and textual formats. Findings are summarized in an introductory section, along with recommendations regarding procedures…

An overview is given of the system of postsecondary education in Denmark, and the current stage of development of the system. Recent legislative decisions affecting system components is referred to throughout the descriptions. These areas are covered: admission and admission examinations (trends in numbers and percentages since 1960, with…

Reported is a validation study of the Dubin technical updating model, one which identifies variables that may be combined with expectancy theory to predict whether or not engineers will need technical updating. The basic hypothesis is that the likelihood of engaging in updating activities is a function of individual motivation and characteristics…

Prepared by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education in response to a request by President Carter for information on the condition of science and engineering education in America, this document contains data showing a decline in the general understanding of science and technology among secondary school students. Although…

Designed for use with high school juniors, this agribusiness curriculum for city schools contains thirty-two units of instruction in the areas of horticulture and agricultural mechanics. Among the units included in the curriculum are (1) Planting Media, (2) Fertilizer, (3) Plant Classification, (4) Turf Grass Management, (5) Landscape Design, (6)…

Summarizing the highlights of four monographs on the recruitment and retention of black Americans in engineering at Purdue University, the report details 1966-76 statistical trends. The overall results of the study indicate that the number and proportion of black students beginning engineering at Purdue and nationally has increased significantly…

This publication was developed as a portion of a two-semester sequence commencing at either the sixth or seventh term of the undergraduate program in electrical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. The materials of the two courses, produced by a National Science Foundation grant, are concerned with power conversion systems comprising power…

Contained are summaries of support courses for a Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) Curriculum in Water Quality Management. Suggested courses in this volume include: math, physics, English, drafting, mechanics, civil engineering, and economics. Also included are self-appraisal suggestions for institutions considering implementation of this…

Described is an approach to teaching computer architecture courses with a set of software tools. Aspects of computer science with aspects of computer engineering are merged. The laboratory approach is utilized so that students learn by trying and doing. (Author/SA)

This document proposes, and indicates initial reaction to, a multi-point satellite-based delivery system which will permit expansion of current programs and services of the Association for Media-based Continuing Education for Engineers, Inc. (AMCEE) consortium to a much larger aggregated audience of practicing engineers throughout the country. It…

This is a self-study manual designed for freshman or sophomore engineering students who have interest in the organizational and operational concepts of the digital computer, but little or no experience with such computers. The manual gives an introduction to a general purpose minicomputer, Digital Equipments Corporation's PDP-8. (MK)

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING INSTALLED IN 1964 A CLOSED CIRCUIT TV NETWORK INTERLOCKING GAINESVILLE, DAYTONA BEACH, ORLANDO, AND PORT CANAVERAL TO PROVIDE GRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATION TO A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS, MAINLY EMPLOYEES OF INDUSTRIES. CENTERS ARE CONNECTED THROUGH INTERCITY MICROWAVE CIRCUITS, EACH CIRCUIT…