ERIC Number: ED011443
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1967
Pages: 37
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SUMMARY OF THE STATE SUPERVISORS' ANNUAL REPORTS ON MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES, NDEA TITLE III NARRATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION IN 1966.
MOODY, NANCY L.; POWERS, JAMES R.
A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION BY 46 STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE NDEA TITLE III PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION. ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 1965-66 SCHOOL YEAR ARE SUMMARIZED FOR EACH STATE UNDER THE THREE HEADINGS OF EVIDENCE OF IMPROVED INSTRUCTION, EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVE SUPERVISORY SERVICES, AND ADEQUACY OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED UNDER THE ACT. TOPICS DETAILED ARE--(1) TRENDS IN THE PURCHASE AND USE OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS, (2) USE OF NEW APPROACHES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING, (3) DEVELOPMENT OF LONGER SEQUENCES OF STUDY, (4) IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON STANDARDIZED TESTS, (5) ENCOURAGEMENT BY STATE SUPERVISORS OF LONG-RANGE PLANNING IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS RATHER THAN MERE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, (6) DESIGN OF STATE-SPONSORED INSERVICE PROGRAMS, AND (7) INITIATION OF EFFORTS TO WORK WITH COLLEGE PERSONNEL ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHER PREPARATION. (AM)
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Authoring Institution: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: National Defense Education Act
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