The behavioral objectives in this book, intended for teachers, supervisors, and administrators, are designed to assist in the content planning and assessment of accomplishments of courses in language and literature in grades K-12, and for use in developing the content of in-service courses. The language section contains behavioral objectives in…

This bibliography of Hungarian pedagogical materials lists 353 entries with brief annotations. Topics include: (1) behavioral, educational, and political theory; (2) child rearing; (3) special education; (4) vocational education; (5) academic disciplines; (6) social and cultural interests; (7) adult education; and (8) cognitive and behavioral…

Five modes and strategies for improving cognition in reading are discussed. As defined by the author, cignition concerns recognition of knowledge and development of intellectual skills and abilities. The five points discussed are: (1) cognitive skills can be arranged in a hierarchy; (2) to teach students at or near the apex of the hierarchy,…

This study of curricula for English programs from 1958-1968 reviewed both secondary and primary sources, including personal interviews, solicited correspondence, unpublished material, and curriculum guides. Three somewhat conflicting models emerged from the study: (1) the content-centered approach, emphasizing the study of language, literature,…

An explication of a normative theory of social education is presented in this essay. Purposes for social education are suggested and their implications in terms of curriculum and instruction explored. The importance of this effort lies in a "need to know where we may be going in order to understand where we are." An axiom, normative assumptions,…

Seminars designed as a guide for teachers who meet together regularly while teaching the intermediate grade course Man: A Course of Study are presented in this book. The seminar series provides a framework for the course itself, including opportunities for teachers to explore classroom concepts and materials and offering a structure for examining…

Using cognitive dissonance theory as a model in the experimental design, the author investigates the effects on student attitudes of Black ethnic culture materials included in speech classes. One hundred eighty students in all-white speech classes from four Illinois high schools were placed in three categories--prejudiced, moderate, and…

This paper considers the narrow goals characteristic of most accountability programs, discusses methods for transcending these limited goals (linking goals to broad society values), and suggests steps that supervisors can take to implement accountability in an open system. The author argues that students, administrators, and teachers must be…

This guide is written to focus attention on both the cognitive and affective aspects of environmental education. Its format provides four levels of development: primary, intermediate, junior high, and senior high school grades, with the first two subdivided into three categories each. Performance objectives, teaching-learning inquiries, and…

This booklet, intended for high school anthropology teachers, supplements lesson plans and teacher background materials for the sixteen week Patterns in Human History course, the goal of which is an effective sequential teaching plan that blends anthropology and history. The function of the booklet is: 1) to help teachers make a general judgement…

Describes and evaluates an environmental studies student teacher program, Project LEAP, (Learning Environment, Achievement, and Performance), which is designed to emphasize action learning through selected field experiences of an interdisciplinary nature. (Author/DB)

Responses of 155 state language supervisors, local education agency representatives, leaders of foreign language associations, and others to a questionnaire regarding states' development or adoption of guidelines to improve articulation or proficiency standards revealed that most states are engaged in devising or have devised some sort of…

Investigation of fourth-, sixth-, and eighth-graders' knowledge of derivational morphology and the relationship between that knowledge and their ability to spell derived words, found that, while there was a strong developmental trend in both the mastery of derivational morphology and the spelling of derived words, spelling performances lagged…

Reports the results of a study of the match between teacher-made tests and level of instructional objectives for 74 secondary social studies teachers. Concludes that: (1) only a slight majority of teachers think higher order objectives are important, and (2) that few translate this opinion into their instruction or testing. (JDH)

A study concerned with attitudes and achievement in a speech communication course is reported. Of three methods of instruction, the small class-individual instructor technique prompted more favorable student attitudes than did the 40- or 80-student lecture treatments. (Editor/LBH)