This instruction guide was prepared in order to assist schools in upgrading their health education programs. It is organized in a K-12 sequence of appropriate concepts indicating articulation between the primary, intermediate, junior, and senior high levels, but it provides flexibility for local school district scheduling. The format within each…

This study was conducted: (1) to provide data on whether student achievement can be influenced significantly by providing students, in advance of instruction, information on what will be expected of them as an outcome of instruction and, (2) to investigate various ways of communicating to students, in writing, that which is to be learned in class.…

This automotive electrical and electronic system course is an intermediate course designed for the student who has completed automotive Electrical and Electronic System I. The theory and principles of operation of the components of the starting and charging systems and other electrical accessory systems in the automobile will be learned by the…

The automotive history and development of the automobile course is designed to familiarize the beginning student with basic concepts common to the automobile history and general information that is required for successful advancement in the automotive mechanics field. A course outline is provided and seven pages of post-tests are included in the…

This curriculum guide contains outlines for short courses in poetry, prose narrative, the personal essay, and the short story. Each outline lists objectives, the content emphasized, class activities, means of evaluating student performance, and the length of time for the short course. The last section of the guide presents the requirements for…

The purpose of this study is the development of specific suggestions and methodologies for the efficient as well as successful development of creative dramatics activities in the elementary school curriculum. The design for this study was drawn from curriculum objectives and goals identified in "Teaching Agreements for Primary and Intermediate…

Courses By Newspaper is a national program that offers college-level instruction through the newspapers. The courses have as a target audience the adult learner who has never attended college, the college graduate, and the college dropout. The newspaper lessons are distributed to participating newspapers by the Copley News Service. The newspapers…

The beginning course involves the student with practices in plumbing, referring to the various systems of pipes and tubes that carry liquids and gases from a source to a building. Course content includes goals, specific objectives, orientation, selecting hardware, tools and equipment, prescription for faulty fixtures, and plumbing installations.…

The appendix to the report of the minimum objective system of the Hinesburg Elementary School (Vermont) includes the revised language arts objectives from kindergarten through grade 6. Most objectives are presented in the format of condition (or task), student behavior, and criteria. Changes from the original listing of language arts objectives…

This paper discusses a college-level course on contemporary topics in science offered to non-science majors at the State University College of New York. The authors examine the objectives, methods, and various student groupings utilized in the course, investigate why it has been successful, and make recommendations for courses of this nature. The…

The planning, design, development and field testing of an instructional system for the training of educational disseminators/evaluators who are named "Educational Information Consultants" is reported. A modular training program is described covering the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to perform effectively in…

This is a teaching guide to a high school text on engineering and technology principles for the general student. Behavioral objectives, suggestions for class presentation, field trips, exercises, and supplemental problems and activities are provided for each of the text chapters. (Textual material is contained in the student book, in case study…

This quinmester guide describes a laboratory course designed to offer opportunities for experimentation in mosaic design by exploring uses of various techniques and materials. The course, which is offered to 7th through 12th grade pre-vocational students, emphasizes the use of design in relation to creative composition. Students learn to design,…

This document is one part of a critique series that deals with the development and evaluation of course goals in six subject matter areas for grades K-12. The series provides an initial pool of course-level goals that are expected to be of considerable value in assisting educators with goal definition related to curriculum planning and…

This statement of educational objectives was produced during the 1972-73 school year by the cooperative efforts of the teaching staff of the Hanover School System, Hanover, Massachusetts. The objectives were formulated by teachers working as a total group and in 13 committees: Health, Business, Music, Vocational Education, Reading, Mathematics,…