PROJECT GOALS WERE TO TRAIN BIOLOGY TEACHERS IN THE TECHNIQUES OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING WRITING OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEARNING (CAL) BIOLOGY SEQUENCES, TO DEVELOP PROTOTYPE CAL SEQUENCES FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION, AND TO CONDUCT A DEVELOPMENT FIELD TEST OF THESE MATERIALS. A PRELIMINARY STUDY USING 7 BIOLOGY TEACHERS PROVIDED THE…

The New Paltz, New York, school district has used the IBM Vehicle Scheduling Program (VSP) for scheduling its bus runs. In the process the district has reduced its transportation costs by 33.9 percent over a two-year period. (IRT)

This publication is an expanded revision of the 1960 syllabus for the State of New York and has been divided into seven major areas of subject content: Basic Electricity, Basic Electronics, Advanced Electricity option, Advanced Electronics option, Computer Circuitry option, Electrical Construction, and Electrical-Electronic Drafting. Job…

HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY UNIT TESTS AND A PRETEST DESIGNED TO PREDICT STUDENT SUCCESS ON A STATE CHEMISTRY EXAMINATION WERE CONSTRUCTED. HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS AND UNIVERSITY SCIENCE EDUCATORS USED BLOOM'S TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES TO CLASSIFY TEST QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY INVOLVED RECALL, COMPREHENSION, APPLICATION,…

Identifies general and specific skills for taking tests. Contends that students who use effective general test-taking skills improve their performance on standardized tests. (JDH)

Describes the history, planning, and content of the 1984 Global Studies Institute held at New York University. (JDH)

While there is frequent talk of integrating science with mathematics, and more recently, science with literacy, the author has always felt that at the elementary level there is more overlap between social studies and science. Mathematics and literacy share essential skills with science (e. g., measurement and data collection, observation and…

This collection of essays is intended for both the general reader and the specialist and is designed to provide the basic elements needed for an introductory survey and a reference aid to the role of New York State in the adoption of the federal Constitution. The collection is organized into five sections: theory, history, materials, people and…

"The Federalist" should be understood as a document with three purposes. It is: a campaign document designed to win popular support for the proposed Constitution; a serious work of political thought, analyzing the nature of free societies; and the authoritative commentary on the Constitution. This guide is intended to help readers of…

This booklet presents a step-wise sequence for incorporating environmental objectives into any instructional program. The process involves determination of awareness, selection of the environmental problem, identifying subject area units, writing environmental objectives, specifying skills, naming concepts and content, developing unit…

The purpose of this report is to present a study of the history and development of the New York Public Library. Attention has also been paid to the structure of the Library and it's various Divisions, including the Manuscript Division. However, this paper does not attempt to penetrate deeply into the policy and organization of the Manuscript…

Describes duties, responsibilities, requirements, and schooling curriculum for New York State Environmental Conservation Officers. (SL)

Describes activities and resources that mix fun with scholarship in a secondary, elective ornithology course: all-day and class-period field trips; use of field guides, textbooks, periodicals, films, puzzles, records, correspondence courses; bird-banding operations; wildlife rehabilitation centers; Federation of New York State Bird Clubs; New York…

The employment experience of participants in the Empire State Scholarship/Fellowship program are discussed. It was found that many individuals certified to teach science have encountered difficulty in obtaining employment and that the concern about the quantity of science teachers needed in the 1990s is perhaps unwarranted. (KR)

"Lettuce Learn Math" is an interdisciplinary program that has effectively linked a small-scale agricultural production system to a sixth-grade mathematics and science curriculum. The mathematical concepts and skills, including measurement and geometry, taught in this project met and often exceeded the standards set by New York state for…