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The fact that students in evening (shift) schools are included in the category of workers determines the general conditions of instruction for all groups of students. These conditions are restricted primarily by the students' jobs. Consequently, in planning teaching material and in working out a study plan, the scarcity of the working students' free time must be compensated for by taking their job experience into consideration. In addition, the correct planning of the teaching process is directly dependent on the occupational and age composition of the students. Occupational homogeneity, plus a given age composition of the students, makes it possible to give a certain orientation to instruction. For adult students who have already made their choice of occupation, such an orientation will contribute considerably to raising the level of their job qualifications.

En México, hasta la reforma al artículo 51 de la Ley General de Educación realizada en 2016, según lo estipulado en el plan y los programas de estudios, el calendario escolar de las escuelas públicas de educación básica determinaba que éstas debían cumplir con 800 horas de clases al año. Con el objetivo de ampliar las oportunidades de aprendizaje, en 2008 se estableció el Programa Escuelas de Tiempo Completo (PETC) con el cual se incrementó el total de este tiempo a 1 200 horas dedicadas a la enseñanza en el ciclo escolar. En esta investigación se buscó determinar el impacto de la implementación del PETC en el desempeño de los estudiantes de la Evaluación Nacional de Logro Académico en Centros Escolares (ENLACE). Tras controlar por el sesgo de covariables sociodemográficas y de atrición en la respuesta, los resultados muestran que la implementación del programa tuvo un efecto positivo en los niveles de logro y puntajes en la prueba.

The status of Missouri as a state which contains active seismic areas has been a subject for speculation ever since the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812. Local seismic research, however, was slow in starting, owing principally to the lack of available instruments to supply data sufficiently accurate for detailed work. Two events which gave great impetus to the progress of Missouri earthquake study were, first, the installation of the seismograph at St. Louis University in 1909, and second, the inauguration of the definite regional study plan which was proposed by Father Macelwane in 1925. The various stages in the development of regional earthquake study in Missouri have influenced the availability of data on the historical sequence of Missouri earthquakes. This paper, which is offered as a contribution to the seismic history of Missouri, reflects somewhat the growth of interest in local tremors. This growth, as shown by the increase in sources of data in the more recent years, is emphasized in order to avoid the misleading interpretation that the seismicity of Missouri is increasing. It is shown that although tabulation of the earthquakes, recorded by years, showed an increase in the yearly average from 0.6 in 1911 to 4.0 for the years 1930-1939, the latter figure seems the more nearly correct, and the former may be somewhat low owing to the incomplete data for the first half century following the New Madrid disaster. The earthquakes which have been felt in Missouri or which may possibly have been felt are listed by years, together with as many of the pertinent details as are available or space permits. By an examination of this list of shocks it can be seen that most of the earthquakes which have been felt in Missouri originate in more or less definite seismic districts. Six such districts are suggested for Missouri and they are called because of their locations the New Madrid, St. Marys, St. Louis, Hannibal, Springfield, and Northwestern Missouri seismic districts. Some of the earthquakes which have been felt in Missouri have apparently originated from seismic areas outside of the state boundaries. Four of these out-of-state areas are recognized, namely, the Centralia and Harrisburg districts in Illinois, the Anna, Ohio, region, and the Kansas-Nebraska Nemaha belt. It is shown that nearly 85 per cent of all the seismic activity of Missouri origin comes from two seismic areas: about 60 per cent from the New Madrid area, and about 25 per cent from the St. Marys fault region. A tabulation of the earthquakes by intensities indicates that most of the earthquakes of strong intensities also seem to come from the southeastern Mossouri area although only about 7 ½ per cent of the total of earthquakes recorded since 1816 have been strong enough to endanger life.

T HE Eight Year Study, carried on by the Commission on the Relation of School and College of the Progressive Education Association, was organized to provide an opportunity for a selected group of thirty secondary schools to experiment with their programs. The schools felt that, if they were unhampered by collegeentrance requirements, they could provide for all their pupils more fruitful and effective educational experiences. To facilitate experimentation with a broader program, a majority of the colleges throughout the country agreed, for the period of the study, to admit students from these secondary schools without reference to the particular pattern of entrance units or credits presented. The study provided for a twofold program of evaluation: one in the high schools and one in the colleges.' The purpose of the school evaluation was to determine the extent to which a school was successful in achieving the objectives set up by its faculty. The evaluation staff assisted the teachers in clarifying their objectives and developed instruments designed to show the extent to which these objectives were being achieved. The primary function of the study of the college success achieved by the students was to determine the extent to which students entering college under the Eight Year Study plan were successful in the pursuit of their college work. The high schools, the colleges, the parents, and some laymen wanted to know whether students prepared in these deviate fashions could "stand the gaff" of college work. The schools were confident, the parents hopeful, and the colleges generally dubious. 1 The evaluation program was made possible by a subvention from the General Education Board.

After three years' experience with an individual study plan for certain able mathematics students at Urbana High School, we want to share some of our observations and conclusions with other high-school mathematics teachers who might find these methods useful in their own classes.

The Joint Commission on Correctional Manpower and Train ing, a nongovernmental organization with a membership of more than eighty-five national and regional organizations, has been designated to carry out the intent of the Correctional Rehabilita tion Study Act of 1965 by making an objective survey of correc tional manpower and training needs and resources throughout the nation. This article describes the formation of the Joint Commission, outlines its structure, and discusses its proposed study plan. It lists the kinds of information to be gathered by the Commission and describes the Commission's catalytic role. Among other things, the Commission plans to initiate action to overcome manpower shortages and to examine educational pro grams for correctional personnel.

This article has been selected for its threefold interest: it shows the current ideas followed by many young instructors and graduate students on reforms in the teaching of German; it attempts to explain the function of "didactics" in a crucial school subject; it outlines a study program for the preparation of teachers of German. This program, which centers on curriculum and didactics, has been actually implemented at the Pedagogical University of Niedersachsen, Division of Luneburg, where the author, Professor Werner Schlotthaus, directs the training program for German.

During the period 1 February through 31 March, 1977 the study has concentrated on the selection of availability goals for tokamak fusion reactors and the development of time line flow diagrams for replacement of the first wall and blanket modules of the three baseline reactor designs. Overall plant availabilities have been selected at 72% for a nominal goal and 62% for a threshold. For fusion unique equipment these availabilities became 85% and 79%, respectively. The timeline for replacement of the UWMAK III first wall and blanket is complete with a total continuous time requirement of 29 days for one reactor segment. This translates to an availability of 87% (undiluted for personnel utilization and other similar factors) for fusion unique equipment when using one possible maintenance plan. In addition, a detailed study plan has been developed and accepted by DMFE, ERDA and a survey of maintenance practices and problems was conducted in eight fission reactor related facilities.

The formulation of a study plan for assessing the impact of geothermal development in the Geysers-Calistoga KGRA upon the local aquatic ecosystem is described briefly. A program for chemically characterizing the various partitions of the streambed sediment is described. Current activities and cooperative efforts are mentioned. (MHR)

The basic elements of the plan for any trial is set long before the first patient is enrolled. The nature of the test treatment and outcome measure will be specified in the funding proposal. Specifics relating to the execution of the study plan may not be addressed until the trial has been funded. This chapter details the items that must be addressed in developing a study plan and treatment protocol for the trial.

This chapter outlines the steps required in executing the trial, with emphasis on the steps to be carried out in getting started. Topics discussed include essential approvals and clearances, approval maintenance, developing study handbooks and manuals of operations, testing data collection procedures, developing and testing the data management system, training and certification, and phased approach to data collection.

The mortality study called the Life-Span Study (1) conducted jointly by the Japanese National Institute of Health (JNIH) and the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) is of central importance in the investigation of the late effects of the ionizing radiation released by the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The magnitude of the preparatory work, involving individual determinations on the eligibility of 195,000 names of survivors listed in supplementary schedules to the 1950 National Census as present in Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the time of the bomb (ATB), and of 100,000 individuals not in either city at that time, coupled with other requirements of the Unified Study Plan at ABCC, have led to the selection of the mortality sample in several parts (Table I). The first part (Selection I) was chosen in 1958 as the basis for the Adult Health Study (2, 3), a continuing clinical investigation on 20,000 subjects providing comparative data on disease and specific abnormalities apparent on physical and laboratory examination. The mortality of Selection I for the period 1950-1958 and the general plan of the study were the subjects of the first report (1). In this report the additional information on Selection II, covering approximately 6000 deaths2 in 70,000 subjects in the period 1950-1959, is presented in combination with that for Selec

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En este trabajo se presenta, por primera vez en la historia de la educación superior, información completa en relación a los planes de estudios de la primera carrera de físico creada en México, en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mediante una acuciosa y exhaustiva investigación en fuentes primarias localizamos los planes de estudios correspondientes al periodo 1935-1967. Durante este tiempo la carrera sufrió cambios en su denominación como maestría en ciencias, físico teórico, físico experimental y astrónomo. En la década de los años sesenta, el crecimiento de las instituciones de ciencias físicas y de la comunidad científica exigió una actualización profunda en sus metas, objetivos, orientación y materias dando por resultado el plan de estudios de 1967, el cual destaca como el de mayor vigencia en la historia de los estudios de Física. Este plan, que sólo consideró el grado de físico, permanece vigente hoy en día (plan 2001).

New tools for examining and enhancing learning and progress in academic studies as well as for the quality management of teaching have been developed at the University of Helsinki, Finland. HowULearn is a digital, web-based reflection and feedback questionnaire that gives information on the studies of students and teaching in different sciences, Faculties and degree programmes. Students are encouraged to reflect on the results, and the programme’s steering group utilizes the information in developing the programme and its teaching. The Oodikone [Oodi machine] tool collects and analyses data from students and student groups, as well as studies and courses, and the knowledge gained can then be utilized by the steering groups, as well as by PSP (personal study plan) councellors. In this presentation the HowULearn questionnaire and Oodikone will be presented, along with examples of the data from a BSc degree in Agricultural Sciences. According to the preliminary results of the HowULearn questionnaire, the first-year students’ approach to learning was mainly a deep-oriented, deep approach to learning. An organized study orientation correlated positively with self-efficacy beliefs, while a surface approach correlated negatively with self-efficacy. In addition, students’ opinions related to the constructiveness of feedback received during the first study year correlated with their study success. A deep approach to learning and an organized study orientation also correlated positively with study-related exhaustion. Female students reported significantly higher study-related exhaustion and interest in their studies compared with male students. Based on the Oodikone data, four fictitious types of study progress (credit accumulation) were indicated. The data also shows that students can be rewarded and offered help, and single courses and bottlenecks in the degree programme can be improved. Shared faculty-level rules can support a degree programme and its steering group.

espanolEl trabajo que de seguida se presenta, a la postre busca ofrecer un ejemplo practico de la implementacion de docencia en lengua inglesa en una concreta asignatura, la que tiene como finalidad acercar el Derecho del Trabajo y la Seguridad Social a los alumnos del Grado en Derecho. La circunscripcion obligatoria al Plan de Estudios que ampara el diseno del programa de la citada asignatura justifica que hayamos hecho referencia a una especifica realidad, la de la Universidad de Malaga, si bien la explicacion teorico-juridica de la introduccion del ingles como lengua vehicular en la docencia universitaria espanola, bien podria ser exportable a cualquier otra Universidad publica de nuestro pais. EnglishThis paper ultimately seeks to offer a practical example of the implementation of teaching in English in a specific subject, which aims to bring Labor Law and Social Security closer to students of the Degree in Law. The compulsory circumscription of the Study Plan that covers the design of the program of the aforementioned subject justifies that we have made reference to a specific reality, that of the University of Malaga, although the theoretical-legal explanation of the introduction of English as a vehicular language in Spanish university could well be exportable to any other public university in our country.