A needs assessment survey was made to analyze the needs and attitudes of parents and educators in regard to the metric system. Questionnaires were sent to educators, K-5, and to parents of 10 randomly selected classrooms in 2 Illinois school districts; one an urban area and the other a farming community. The 549 returned questionnaires were…

This thesis investigated the effects of certain personal and situational variables on the acquisition sequence of graphical interpretational skills. A comprehensive learning hierarchy of basic graphical interpretational skills was prepared according to the method of task analysis proposed by Gagne, and was subjected to a series of empirical…

The major purpose of this study was to determine if a functional relationship existed between internship teaching performance and academic grades for Career Opportunities Program trainees who interned in three local education agency schools and attended three cooperating institutions of higher education in Alabama. Another aim of the study was to…

A study conducted in the winter of 1973 attempted to investigate how elementary school principals in innovative schools perceive their roles compared to the role perceptions of principals in more traditional school settings. Thirty-two schools were designated as innovative by a panel of four elementary school principals. It was assumed that the…

This study was devised to determine whether teaching a unit on propaganda analysis to sixth graders would improve their ability to detect propaganda devices in literature and the mass media. An experimental group of students participated in a four week unit on propaganda techniques while a control group completed reading comprehension exercises. A…

This study examined the effectiveness of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) materials for visually handicapped children. Fourteen students, ranging in age from 9 to 19 and working in small groups with student teachers, received science instruction using the adapted version of the SCIS program. Control subjects were matched closely on…

Reported is a study to determine whether or not teacher-interns were aided by a summer science course in reducing discrepancies between ideal and actual science classroom practices. The population consisted of eight fifth- and seven sixth-grade teachers and their students in the so-called New School and a similar population from nonmembers of the…

Reported is a study to determine whether selected variables characterizing disadvantaged pre-school children and teachers related to achievement in a Science - A Process Approach curriculum. Two groups of children were considered in this study. The primary instructional group of 466 Head Start children received instruction in Science - A Process…

Reported is a study to compare three methods of oral presentation of science activities to fourth grade Spanish-speaking children. The methods of oral presentation used were: (1) an entire English presentation; (2) an entire Spanish presentation; and (3) a bilingual presentation. The investigation was conducted in two elementary schools in a…

This report describes a program for improving higher-order thinking skills in mathematics of (n=17) third-, (n=27) fifth-, and (n=27) sixth-grade students in a middle class community. Three interventions were chosen: (1) cooperative learning to develop student self-confidence and to improve student achievement, (2) the instruction of students in…

A classroom research project in Alaska explored what role dramatic play and story reenactments have as a teaching/learning method for young childrens' development. A review of the literature identified several common elements that helped teachers elicit successful dramatic story reenactments: choosing a familiar book or story; encouraging…

This study attempted to identify specific social environmental factors of the home that are related to science achievement at the primary school level and to determine the extent of the relationships between achievement in science and the factors identified. A sample of 200 subjects were given three instruments in a group setting, a mental ability…

This document is about a program that was proposed and initiated involving the teaching of the metric system using performance objectives for each level from first through sixth grade. A total of 45 performance objectives were used for the six grade levels. The goal for the program was to have students master 80% of the performance objectives as…

This practicum report concerns the elementary mathematics management program initiated by the Coffee County, Georgia, School System which provides for diagnostic and prescriptive learning through the use of a continuous progress plan. Learning objectives' checklists (guides) were constructed for levels Readiness through 6c. Tests were constructed…

This study investigated the effects of instruction and practice in test-taking techniques upon the standardized reading scores of 7 remedial, 19 developmental, and 9 advanced reading students in the sixth grade. "The Nelson Reading Test (Revised Edition), Form A" served as a pretest. Both constructed and commercial materials were used to instruct…