Article provided general guidelines for beginning with a particular learning objective and bringing resources together to teach and reinforce a skill or a concept. (Author/RK)

Ten years ago, after 20 years as a university professor, I was asked to direct the teaching and learning support center at my university. I quickly realized I had almost no knowledge of the published scholarship on this subject. From my reading of this literature, I found the research on the predictors of student learning particularly informative.…

Author argues that only after working through the configuration of a course can writing of the objectives be undertaken with any efficiency. (Author)

Teachers at all levels are encouraged, if not required, to produce and use behavioral objectives. The author offers several useful suggestions for doing so. (Editor)

Social work practice is defined, the objectives and content of beginning practice courses are outlined, and suggestions for organizing course content are presented, focusing on the essential difference between the classroom and the field, the conceptual vs. the concrete. (MSE)

This guide is intended for teachers who want to learn more about educational design of college courses. Chapter 1 identifies various pressures for change in designing courses and urges creation of conditions that foster deep learning. Chapter 2 examines various models of the course design process. Chapter 3 discusses beliefs, values and ideologies…

Prepared by a professional class in Methods of Teaching School and Community Health, this is a step by step, no nonsense" guide to designing a program on drug use. (CJ)

Five trends in technology education curriculum development require serious examination: (1) neglect of curriculum theory; (2) technical models of curriculum planning; (3) trivialization through pervasive systems models; (4) disparate goals and objectives; and (5) philosophical drift from grounding in experience to grounding in action. (SK)

Availability information in CS 703 509. (JW)

THE MAIN SOCIETAL GOAL FOR ACADEMICALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUALS IS TO MAKE THEM HAPPY, SELF-ACCEPTING, PARTICIPATING PARENTS AND CITIZENS IN NONSKILLED OR SEMISKILLED VOCATIONAL FIELDS. TO FULFULL THIS OBJECTIVE, THE SCHOOL ASSUMES A MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY IN HELPING THE RETARDED CHILD TO DEVELOP PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT, SOCIAL ADEQUACY, A SENSE OF VALUES,…

This text provides a rationale for health instruction that can be practically applied by classroom teachers and those planning a comprehensive health curriculum. Chapter 1 considers points of view concerning health education and the school program and the influence of these viewpoints in shaping the instructional program. Chapter 2 concerns…

Secondary-level history instruction for the low ability student is considered, especially the interrelated issues of language, attitude, and course components. (SJL)

An introductory leadership course in an Ed.D. program in Child and Youth Studies, a redesigned early and middle childhood program at Nova University (Florida), is described. The course's purposes are first, to enable professionals to understand the impact of demographic, social, economic, political, and technological transitions on the…

Article discussed instructional organization with the focus on the characteristics and implications of four alternatives to the traditional pattern of concurrent courses. (Author/RK)