An instructional program using simulation to reach instructional objectives is described. The four levels of simulation discussed are reading and listening, modeling, practice experience and role playing, and supervised experience. (Author)

Differences in the biology curricula of two-year and four-year colleges pose many problems for both students and teachers. A program to coordinate all biology teachers throughout the state for resolving such differences is described. (PS)

An interview with Dr. Chester G. Hall, Jr., director of education, National Restaurant Association. (Editor)

A Columbia, Missouri, high school publishes its menus four weeks in advance and offers students a choice between two lunch lines. Providing students with alternatives resulted in a ten percent increase in lunch participation. A sample 4-week menu cycle is provided. (Author)

Introduces packaged learning modules in environmental and applied sciences education, general-education courses with emphases on chemistry impact on various institutions, methods of presenting homework solutions by tape cassettes, and experimental approaches to teaching of science for inservice elementary teachers in Vancouver, Canada. (CC)

The results indicate that students enrolled in the first four courses of a foreign language have learned significantly different amounts of the same material, as measured by the CEEB Foreign Language Placement Tests. The relationships between the test scores and course grades indicated that test scores predict successful student performance almost…

Author gives some indications that PPBS can be a useful tool in promoting efficiency and accountability. (Author)

A three week field-centered program was initiated to study ecological concepts relating to the sea, mountains and forests on a 5,000 mile route. Students travelled and camped at sites along the route. Evaluation of the program and the students was comprehensive. (PS)

This report describes a two-year experience utilizing a consultation service which attempted to integrate health services at a privately financed early childhood education center located within the newly planned city of Columbia, Maryland. (Authors)