We collected data from 149 graduate teaching assistants at a Midwestern university concerning their classroom duties, experiences with TA training and supervision, sense of self-efficacy toward teaching, preference for supervisory style, and feedback on those modes and skill domains in TA training they felt were most effective and best prepared…

This paper calls for the standardization of the speech communication basic course at large universities where many sections are taught a semester by graduate students and adjunct faculty. The paper discusses the faculty vision for a standardized basic communication course and suggests that standardization is one of the ways that communication…

Describes a course taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. Content was divided into four segments: an introduction to the literature and a brief history of its development, court procedures, marriage and family law, and commercial law. Origins of the course and problems, especially that of comparing two legal systems…

A proposal is presented for a Community College of Philadelphia Life Sciences and Allied Health Services course in Badminton. Following a standard cover form, a statement of purpose explains that the course is designed to introduce students to the techniques, knowledge, and strategies of badminton. Next, course goals and a course outline are…

A proposal is presented for a Community College of Philadelphia Life Sciences and Allied Health Services course in tennis. Following a standard cover form, a statement of purpose explains that the course is designed to provide instruction and practice in the basic tennis techniques of the forehand, backhand, serve, volley, and overhead. Next,…

A proposal is presented for a Community College of Philadelphia Life Sciences and Allied Health Services course in volleyball. Following a standard cover form, a course description and statement of purpose explain that the course is designed to teach students the skills and fundamentals of team play, the rules and etiquette of the game, and the…

Enrollment was high and results were good when Morain Valley Community College presented a course, U.S. History: 1865 to the Present, in the local newspaper. Describes the course organization, course response and evaluation. (Author/PG)

This report is based on the observation of about 100 students in a college program that engages the exclusive attention of students in the study of contemporary geography for one quarter, generally at the junior year, which is usually the first term of their major program. A stylized syllabus with selected readings is presented. (Author/ND)

AN INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE WHICH DEVELOPS THE SKILL NEEDED TO ACQUIRE IDEAS AND TO COMMUNICATE THEM CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN ACCEPTABLE WRITTEN ENGLISH IS PRESENTED. AN OUTLINE OF THE COURSE INCLUDES WRITING LESSONS IN DESCRIPTION, REPORTING, EXTENDED DEFINITON, CLASSIFICATION AND DIVISION, COMPARISON AND CONTRAST, INTERPRETING EXPERIENCE OR THE…

THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF HONORS PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH IS TO BREAK SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL "LOCKSTEPS" WHICH HAVE BEEN FELT TO RETARD STUDENT INCENTIVE TOWARD MAXIMUM ACHIEVEMENT. THE SOPHOMORE COURSE IS A POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR A SERIES OF COURSES TO PREPARE THE SUPERIOR ENGLISH STUDENT FOR THE COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE IN HIS SENIOR YEAR. UNITS OF…

SPECIFIC COURSE CONTENT SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY EACH SCHOOL TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS EXPRESSED IN THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD'S "ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM." ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING SUCH A COURSE IS OFFERED. TEACHERS AS WELL AS STUDENTS SHOULD BE SPECIALLY QUALIFIED FOR THIS PROGRAM. PREPARATION OF THE TEACHER OF FRENCH SHOULD…

TEACHERS WORKING WITH GIFTED SIXTH GRADERS WILL FIND THIS BULLETIN OF INTEREST. IT IS APPLICABLE BOTH TO HETEROGENEOUS AND HOMOGENEOUS CLASSES. SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL ARE OFFERED IN EVERY AREA OF SIXTH GRADE CURRICULUM--SOCIAL STUDIES, HEALTH AND SAFETY, MATHEMATICS, THE LANGUAGE ARTS, ART, MUSIC, AND PHYSICAL…

BASIC PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES AND THEIR DIDACTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ARE DISCUSSED. PRESENTED ARE THE GENERAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WHICH ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE COMMITTEE GROUP. PRODUCTION PERSONNEL WITHIN THE SOCIETY OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTORS HAVE PARTICULAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH THEY SHOULD UPHOLD AS…

A TEACHING GUIDE FOR THE GIFTED STUDENT OF EUROPEAN HISTORY IS PRESENTED. IT INCLUDES COURSE RULES, UNIT AND TIME PLAN, UNITS OF STUDY AND TEXTBOOK ASSIGNMENTS, VISUAL AIDS, GENERAL REFERENCES, BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SPECIALIZED ACCOUNTS, AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HISTORICAL FACTION. THE UNIT PLANS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO SEMESTERS' WORK. THE FIRST SEMESTER…