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DiMercurio, C. – American School and University, 1981
This first article in a series about cooling classrooms by ventilation explains that energy consumption for one day of refrigeration cooling is equal to energy use for 35 days of ventilation cooling. Schools using only refrigeration cooling are passing up energy savings that could be provided by ventilation cooling. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning Equipment, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education

Wise, William A. – CEFP Journal, 1979
A four-day week at a Pennsylvania community college has reduced the amount of natural gas used to operate air conditioning equipment. (MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation
Estes, R. C. – American School and University, 1979
A new high school shifts an electrical demand charge load by using an icemaker during nonoperating hours to provide chilled water for producing cool air. A review resulted in a computer being placed in the design to control the electrical demand charge load in addition to spreading the load. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning Equipment, Computer Science, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Design
Heifetz, Louis J.; Farber, Barry A. – New York University Education Quarterly, 1976
An introductory framework for analyzing and modifying classroom behavior...is followed by presentation of illustrative case materials, discussion of philosophical and ethical issues, analysis of pitfalls to be avoided, and consideration of limitations inherent in behavioral approaches. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Sciences, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques

King, Neville J.; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
The literature on fears and phobias of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities is reviewed. Assessment procedures are then examined, including interviews, self-reports, parent rating scales, and behavioral observations. Interventions are drawn from the principles of respondent, operant, and vicarious conditioning. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification

Winters, Charlotte M.; Gennaro, Eugene D. – Science Activities, 1975
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, Conditioning, Elementary Secondary Education
McEvoy, Cathy L.; Patterson, Roger L. – 1984
Traditionally, the treatment of geriatric patients suffering from Organic Brain Syndrome (OBS) has been characterized by non-therapeutic custodial care. To determine whether elderly clients with dementia can benefit from self-care skill training, and to compare their progress with clients without OBS, 30 clients of the Residential Aging Program in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Communication Skills, Dementia, Geriatrics
Drake, Thomas S. – School Business Affairs, 1985
A program for school districts with central air conditioning and/or high kilowatt demand and low summer occupancy involves custodians from a number of buildings thoroughly cleaning one building, then closing it for the summer. Critical factors of this program are identified. (MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Cost Effectiveness, Electrical Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Woodbury, Kenneth B., Jr. – American School and University, 1980
A checklist to use in preparing an energy conservation master plan. (MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Operation, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy

Baer, Ruth A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This review focuses on correspondence training procedures, in which a subject makes statements about intended positive behavior and the statements are reinforced. The paper examines early research, generalization, maintenance, application to mentally retarded individuals, and the concept of self-control. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, Generalization, Maintenance

Hodge, Gordon K.; Nelson, Nancy H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Describes a classroom demonstration using differential reinforcement to shape student participation in a small psychology laboratory. Concludes that the technique was useful for illustrating how reinforcers shape behavior. Suggests that the demonstration facilitated understanding of operant conditioning procedures and encouraged more equitable…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Class Activities, Demonstrations (Educational), Discussion (Teaching Technique)
University of South Florida, Tampa. Dept. of Adult and Vocational Education. – 1993
The program guide for residential heat and air conditioning courses in Florida identifies primary considerations for the organization, operation, and evaluation of a vocational education program. Following an occupational description for the job title for air-conditioning installer-servicer, window unit, and its Dictionary of Occupational Titles…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Career Development, Competence
West Virginia State Vocational Curriculum Lab., Cedar Lakes. – 1987
This curriculum guide contains 17 units that provides the basic curriculum components required to develop lesson plans for the heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration curriculum. The guide is not intended to be a complete, self-contained curriculum, but instead provides the teacher with a number of informational items related to the learning…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education
Associated General Contractors of America, Washington, DC. – 1989
This module on introductory heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) is one of a series of modules designed to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. The module contains four instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) HVAC materials; (2) HVAC tools; (3) HVAC layout; and (4) HVAC basic skills.…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Building Trades, Classroom Techniques

Billingsley, Felix F.; Smelser, Sandra J. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Emotional Disturbances