MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS FROM 13 GRADE LEVELS WITHIN THE WASCO, CALIFORNIA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE TESTED IN MARCH, 1967, AS PART OF AN EVALUATION OF STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF RURAL MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA. ANALYSIS OF TEST RESULTS REVEALED THAT MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS FELL PROGRESSIVELY BEHIND IN PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT--A…

The introduction to this proposal reviews background conditions and describes the systems analysis procedures used in developing the preservice-inservice education model based on teacher performance behaviors and job analyses. Most of the report consists of the four groups of specifications, each group preceded by rationale and methodology: (1)…

The Georgia Educational Model program has produced a model for the preservice and inservice training of elementary teachers (SP 002 137). Teacher performance behaviors and a teacher job analysis provided the foundation on which the model was built. System analysis was the technique utilized for the program. The rationale for the development of the…

The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), with support from The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education through its Inter-Institutional Program Development Project, has prepared this report as phase 2 of a three-phase project designed to improve the educational approach to disadvantaged children. This report reveals…

Results of a survey of the continuing education of 7,417 junior- and senior-high school English teachers and 3,030 elementary-school teachers are reported in this book. Specific areas examined are teaching conditions, preservice education, continuing education, degrees earned after certification, college courses requested by teachers, attendance…

This conference report contains a collection of thirteen papers delivered at the Region VI (New Mexico, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma) inservice training conference, which focused on special needs groups (i.e., those with academic, socioeconomic, or physical handicaps that prevent them from succeeding in regular vocational programs).…

A center for teachers of the mentally retarded provided five demonstration classes and a curriculum resource library. Inservice and teacher education activities and videotapes were developed, as were curriculum guidelines and materials. Projected activities called for establishing an audiotape resource library and expanding the programs for…

The 23 supplementary educational programs for children of migrant workers in North Carolina are evaluated in this report covering programs operant during the summer of 1971. Eleven objectives are listed under instructional and supportive services. Preservice conferences and training, and postservice evaluation methods are emphasized. In the state…

This paper identifies areas of weakness in existing programs of foreign language education for secondary teachers and suggests how improvements may be effected. The National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages, recognizing the need for change in language teacher education programs, discusses four major areas of concern. Remarks are…

This document is the final volume of a three-volume report on the Right to Read Preservice Teacher Preparation Project. It is composed of ten appendices (H-Q) containing various teaching modules, assessment forms, audio-visual materials, and orientation packages. Appendix H presents instruments for assessing student performance in student…

Planning, implementation, and demonstration/dissemination phases of the CIOEDC (Comprehensive Illinois Occupational Education Demonstration Center) project, Site A, Joliet, Illinois from February 15, 1974 to June 30, 1976, are included in this report. (The principle objectives of the project were to bridge the gap between the theoretical and…

This implementation guide was developed from a project to integrate career education into existing preservice teacher training courses and to prepare students in these courses to serve as career education catalysts in their schools. Integration schematics for core courses in the Secondary Education Teacher Preparation Program at the University of…

Central to this project, which designed a staff development prototype, was the need for preservice and inservice staff development designed to improve skills required for successful performance of guidance personnel. The project was conducted during an 18-month period in five phases. Phase 1 involved integrating existing California and American…

These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at…

This document contains a Handbook, a Guidebook, and an Implementation Guide. The Handbook, designed to complement the Guidebook, discusses topics such as: "What is an Educational Portfolio?"; "Types of Portfolios in the Teacher Preparation Program"; "Types of Artifacts for Documentation in the INTASC Standards";…