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Baenziger, Betty – 1977
Utilizing word problems relevant to automotive mechanics, this workbook presents a concept-oriented approach to competency development in 13 areas of basic mathematics: (1) the expression of numbers as figures and words; (2) the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; (3) scientific notation;…
Descriptors: Addition, Algebra, Auto Mechanics, Basic Skills
California Univ., Berkeley. – 1976
Proceedings are summarized of a national conference which explored the nature and consequences of prejudice in adolescents and developed strategies for its reduction in the schools. Held in 1976, the conference was sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith and the University of California's School of Education. Participants included…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anti Semitism, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment
Lopatka, R. – 1978
The Alberta High School Social Studies Achievement Tests are described in terms of the procedures used for test construction and analysis of the norming data. The test construction is explained according to a model for the values clarification process in the social studies, and the evaluation models appropriate for assessing the values…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Critical Thinking
Akbar, Na'im – 1978
Interpretations of the differences between the African American child and the Caucasian child in North America follow two major trends. In one the differences in the African American child are viewed as deviance from the Euro-American norm and therefore inferior or pathological. In the other, the differences are viewed as deviant but adaptive…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Black Culture, Black Students, Body Language
Snyder, Thomas R. – 1977
Although designed to assist vocational, technical, and industrial arts educators in the understanding, development, and implementation of a comprehensive affective education program, this teacher's manual is adaptable to other areas and levels of education. Six chapters comprise the manual. The first four chapters introduce major strategies to…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
DAVIS, ALLISON – 1965
THIS 1948 LECTURE ON THE SOCIALIZATION AND MENTAL ACTIVITIES OF NEGRO AND WHITE MIDDLE- AND LOWER-CLASS CHILDREN DISCUSSES (1) THE STRUCTURE OF REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS AMONG MIDDLE- AND LOWER-CLASS PERSONS, (2) THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CLASS ON PROBLEM SOLVING IN STANDARDIZED MENTAL TESTS, (3) THE NATURE OF PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES AND MENTAL…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Culture Fair Tests
Dickerson, Donald J. – 1968
Six experiments examined the problem-solving behavior of normal and mentally retarded (MR) children with a two-choice discrimination learning situation: the effects of stimulus similarity upon types of solutions utilized by MR children; the role of redundant cues in the discrimination learning of MR subjects with differing mental ages; the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Children, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Simulmatics Corp., Cambridge, MA. – 1967
In this evaluation study of Project ENABLE, the basic question was whether low-income parents can be reached by family life education discussion groups. The research involved about 11,600 personal interviews with parents and about 6,200 records of group attendance and service to the parents. A substantial number of low-income parents (median…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Agencies, Attendance, Community Action
Santa Barbara Elementary and High School District, CA. Career Education Dept. – 1977
The project reported here was conducted to develop a consumer education program for high school students (grades 10 through 12) which would: (1) provide students with hands-on experiences in the management of resources (money, time, and energy) as householders in a simulated off-campus laboratory (a community girls' club), and (2) enable students…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Organizations, Consumer Education, Decision Making
Campbell, Robert E.; And Others – 1977
This instructor's handbook is part of a career development unit on coping in the world of work, designed to assist students in developing coping strategies to deal with work-entry and job adjustment problems. (Other components of the unit--student guide, handout/transparency masters, and filmstrip/sound cassette programs--are available…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Career Education
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Kurfman, Dana G., Ed. – 1977
This 47th Yearbook of the National Council for the Social Studies is intended to help elementary and secondary teachers improve students' capacities for making good decisions. Both background readings and learning exercises for teachers and activities which can be used in the classroom with students are provided. Chapter one discusses decision…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Group Dynamics
World Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
Having used the apperception-interception method (AIM) of adult basic education (ABE) successfully abroad, World Education, with Office of Education funding and working at several American sites, developed a model of innovative ABE methods and materials for the United States, based on addressing learners' motivational problems. By using…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Brown, Bill Wesley – 1970
The casebook is designed for use during graduate classes in administration and supervision in industrial-technical education, or for use by other individuals who are already employed or who are preparing for employment as administrators or supervisors. Problems and situations which can be solved in many different ways are presented for discussion.…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrative Problems
Daviess County School District, Owensboro, KY. – 1975
During the 1974-75 school year, the Owensboro-Daviess County middle and high schools engaged in developing an exemplary program in human relationships and occupational competencies. The purpose of the program was to provide classroom instruction and exploration-placement activities that would enable the student to gain knowledge about himself in…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Communication Skills, Decision Making Skills
Marine Corps Development and Education Command, Quantico, VA. – 1974
The textbook is addressed to students beginning their second year in a Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Program. Part One (111 pages) discusses psychology, group dynamics, human relations skills, communication skills, military instruction, and problem solving as they apply to a leader. Also discussed are leadership principles,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Group Dynamics, Human Relations, Individual Psychology
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