Questionnaires completed by 126 instructors of handicapped students in North Dakota were analyzed to examine the use of curriculum materials in special education. Teachers were asked to list at least 10 curriculum materials presently used by the students. Of the 536 materials named, 255 were classified through the use of the Annehurst Curriculum…

This paper reports the results of a study which examined K-12 teachers' attitudes towards sponsored materials provided them by the Consumers Power Company of Michigan. The study was intended to add to the body of knowledge concerned with teacher assessment of sponsored materials, and to identify factors which may have an effect upon the use of the…

THIS STUDY CRITICIZES MAJOR EXISTING THOUGHTS ABOUT COLLEGIATE CURRICULA AND SUGGESTS SOME PRINCIPLES BY WHICH CURRICULUM PROBLEMS MIGHT BE SOLVED. SOLUTIONS MUST BE DEVELOPED TO DEAL WITH SUCH CURRICULUM ISSUES AS (1) CULTURE-UTILITY, (2) GENERALITY-SPECIFICITY, (3) ELECTIVE-PRESCRIBED, (4) STUDENT ORIENTED-SUBJECT ORIENTED, (5) DISCIPLINE…

SUGGESTIONS AND A CHECKLIST FOR THE EVALUATION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAMS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS UNITED STATES OFFICE OF EDUCATION BULLETIN. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION DEALS WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF (1) BROAD FACULTY PARTICIPATION, AND (2) UP-TO-DATE CONTENT AND METHODS IN PROGRAM EVALUATION. EXPLANATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION…

THIS REPORT OF THE COMPLETION OF PHASE I OF A FIVE-PHASE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF CURRICULUM GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTOR TRAINING, BASED ON A STATEWIDE SURVEY IN NEW YORK. OBJECTIVES AND REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND SKILLS ARE DESCRIBED FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN X-RAY, INHALATION THERAPY, DENTAL AUXILIARY, MEDICAL RECORDS,…

THE GENERAL DESIGN OF THIS STUDY WAS TO (1) SELECT A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF ALL 1962 AND 1963 BACHELOR'S DEGREE GRADUATES FROM NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTIONS WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE CLASS A TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE, (2) TO ANALYZE THEIR COLLEGIATE TRANSCRIPTS BY COURSE AREAS, AND (3) TO CORRELATE THEIR SCORES ATTAINED ON THE COMMON EXAMINATION OF THE…

Described is a project initiated to evaluate and disseminate the Electrical Power Engineering Technology Curriculum developed at Oklahoma State University. The objective of the evaluation phase, to have the original model curriculum evaluated by both present and potential employers, was accomplished in a two-day workshop with participation of…

The first year of the writing program at the William M. Trotter Elementary School (Boston, Massachusetts) accomplished (1) the development of an outline of basic writing activities and skills for grades one through five; (2) the use of holistic rating; (3) the development of a common correction symbol; (4) the development of writing folders…

As a means of assisting school districts in their appraisal of kindergarten through grade twelve writing programs, a brief list of questions concerning the major areas that form the nucleus of a balanced program is presented in the form of a rating scale. The questions cover the following areas: (1) background for a writing program, (2) overall…

A survey of 531 electrical engineering graduates of the University of Alabama who had received bachelor's degrees in the years 1950 through 1974 showed that the educational needs of a majority of the respondents could have been adequately served by the mathematics levels present in the engineering technology program. In addition, certain subjects…

To address the need to develop a scientifically literate citizenry, the socio-scientific reasoning model was created to guide curriculum development. Goals of this developmental approach include increasing: (1) students' skills in dealing with problems containing multiple interacting variables; (2) students' decision-making skills incorporating a…

To develop a taxonomy of vocational-industrial education objectives which would provide a framework or structure for evaluating and comparing existing programs, and be useful in eventually establishing criteria for the design and development of a radically different comprehensive curriculum, a project was undertaken to apply a taxonomic scheme to…

Over 50% of American universities have special programs for high risk or disadvantaged students, most of whom come from different ethnic or cultural backgrounds and whose educational and economic background is considered markedly inferior to that of regular university students. Many of these programs, however, are token efforts, e.g., 100 high…

This document reports and interprets the survey data produced by the National Center for Education Statistics regarding course offerings and enrollments in secondary speech communication courses in 1961 and 1973. The purpose of assessing this data was to help identify the states with model programs, identify the values shown in standard-setting…