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Burton, Grace; And Others – 1992
The 1989 document, "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics," provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. This book, one in a series designed to interpret and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment, Data Analysis, Discovery Learning
Stansfield, Charles W., Ed. – 1986
This collection of essays on measurement theory and language testing includes: "Computerized Adaptive Testing: Implications for Language Test Developers" (Peter Tung); "The Promise and Threat of Computerized Adaptive Assessment of Reading Comprehension" (Michael Canale); "Computerized Rasch Analysis of Item Bias in ESL…
Descriptors: Chinese, Cloze Procedure, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software
Megay-Nespoli, Karen – 1993
The first year of teaching is difficult. New teachers are overwhelmed by all the "firsts" they must face in that year in order to survive it. This book serves as a reference for beginning teachers to help them get through all the "firsts" in teaching--things college professors spend little or no time explaining. For example,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Beginning Teachers, Bulletin Boards, Child Abuse
Hardman, Michael L.; And Others – 1993
This introductory text presents 14 chapters on various aspects of educating individuals with exceptionalities, with emphasis on human diversity in needs, characteristics, and life styles. Most chapters include, in addition to the relevant basic information, personal statements focusing on individuals with differences, current events relating to…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Communication Disorders, Disabilities
Hough, David L. – 1994
The goals of this four-phased study were to enhance the quality of educational experience for under-represented (rural, low income, and female) secondary students (N=628), and to increase their participation in mathematics and science courses beginning at the middle school level. Teachers (N=28) were asked to expand their pedagogical content…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Core Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Females
Career Resources Development Center, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1993
Project EXCEL is a federally-funded workplace literacy program involving hotel enterprises in the San Francisco (California) Bay area. Its focus is on identification and instruction of literacy skills essential to job success for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. Training is intended to enable employees to understand written work orders,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Body Language, Communication Skills
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1989
The occupational and social status of 106 former students with mental retardation was examined from 1 to 5 years after they graduated from or completed schooling in a special high school during the years 1982 to 1986. Results were compiled as a function of the former students' level of mental retardation, gender, and age. The study involved…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Daily Living Skills
Maxey, Phyllis F. – 1983
One of a series of secondary level units on business issues, this packet focuses on the relationship between business and young employees. The packet contains a teacher's guide and a student activity section. Within the teacher's guide, an overview of activities, objectives, and time frame precedes summaries of five daily lesson plans. Also…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, Economics Education, Employee Attitudes
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1982
This manual is intended to assist volunteers and staff of volunteer organizations in the design of projects in various community and social service areas. The first section of the manual is a guidebook that addresses such aspects of the planning, implementation, and evaluation process as situational analysis, needs assessment, task-oriented…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Programs, Community Services, Data Collection
Ashmore, M. Catherine; Pritz, Sandra G. – 1983
This individualized, competency-based unit on determining one's potential as an entrepreneur, the second of 18 modules, is on the third level of the revised Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). Intended for the advanced secondary and postsecondary levels and for adults wanting training or retraining, this unit, together…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives
Haigh, William E. – 1987
This 3-week summer project was designed to (1) identify and improve the teaching capabilities of under-prepared junior high school mathematics and science teachers and (2) acquaint college and junior high school teachers with current techniques in mathematics and science at the two different levels (college and junior high) and continue…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperation
Neilson Associates Pty. Ltd., Melbourne (Australia). – 1988
This report recommends a 10-year plan for changes in services to people with intellectual disabilities in Victoria, Australia. Intended key outcomes of the plan include: increases in the numbers of clients receiving direct residential support in community-based accommodations; reductions in numbers of adult clients resident in large scale…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adult Day Care, Community Programs, Community Resources
Aikenhead, Glen S. – 1988
This guide is written for Saskatchewan science teachers (particularly grades 7-12) who wish to know more about features of the proposed new science curricula for Saskatchewan. The purpose is to clarify the expanding repertoire of science teaching strategies which a teacher will develop as he or she implements one of the new science courses in…
Descriptors: Community Services, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Decision Making, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Wirt, Frederick; And Others – 1986
In a comparative analysis of values in state education policy, this paper demonstrates the need for a multifaceted methodology to understand the complexity that characterizes state sociopolitical systems. The paper refers to a study of education policy values among six states in its analysis. Identifying values and their influence form the central…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Cultural Context, Decision Making
Wright, Mary J. – 1983
Written for a variety of audiences, this volume describes the University of Western Ontario Preschool Project in sufficient detail to permit its replication; findings of formative and summative program evaluations are reported along with research developing new criterion measures of social competence. Begun in 1973, the program was primarily…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
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