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The instrument was designed for an assessment program to assist schools and institutions in determining specific needs of their vocational programs and to provide the North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education with accountability data for use in program development. The form is divided into 12 sections to facilitate identification of program needs: philosophy and objectives, curriculum, instructional staff, administration, physical facilities and equipment, instructional materials and supplies, guidance, community involvement, student organizations, advisory committees, students with special needs, and occupational experience. Detailed criteria for each section are listed with ratings to be indicated on a five-point continuum ranging from major improvements needed to no improvements needed. The scale also provides a space for indicating that the criteria does not apply. Each page of the instrument, to be marked by a self-assessor and/or outside evaluator, is produced in duplicate for use with carbon paper. A rating scale (0-100) following each section represents a summary evaluation to be marked based on responses to the criteria for each section. Space for comments and recommendations is also provided. Finally, an assessment profile sheet contains space for indicating the summary ratings for the major sections and an overall program rating. (Author/MS)

FACETS OF GRAMMAR INTRODUCED BEFORE THE 10TH GRADE WERE FURTHER EXPLAINED AND AMPLIFIED IN THIS GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF 10TH-GRADE ENGLISH. IN ADDITION, PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES WERE INTRODUCED, AND A REVIEW SECTION WAS INCLUDED. WHILE ADMITTING TO THE COMPLEXITY OF SOME SECTIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHICH DEALT WITH COMPLEMENTS, THE GUIDE SUGGESTED METHODS FOR HELPING STUDENTS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY. THE STUDENT GUIDE IS ED 010 832. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160 AND ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832. (AL)

VARIOUS FORMS OF PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES AND EXPANSION, AND THE SINGLE-BASE AND DOUBLE-BASE TRANSFORMATIONS WERE INCLUDED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS GRAMMAR REVIEW GUIDE FOR NINTH-GRADERS. THE REVIEW COVERED INDIRECT OBJECT VERBS, TRANSITIVE VERBS, DETERMINERS, DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES, IMPERATIVES, NEGATIVES, AND CONTRACTIONS AND WAS BASED ON THE STRUCTURAL TECHNIQUES TAUGHT IN EARLIER COURSES. THE GUIDE INCLUDED WRITTEN EXERCISES AND EXPLANATIONS FOR ALL SECTIONS OF THE REVIEW. THE TEACHER VERSION IS ED 010 830. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160 AND ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832. (PM)

A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR THE TEACHING OF "HUCKLEBERRY FINN,""DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE," AND FOUR SHORT STORIES WAS PRESENTED. THE SHORT STORIES WERE (1) "THE APPLE TREE" BY JOHN GALSWORTHY, (2) "THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND" BY H.G. WELLS, (3) "A DOUBLE-DYED DECEIVER" BY O. HENRY, AND (4) "A MYSTERY OF HEROISM" BY STEPHEN CRANE. THE GUIDE PROVIDED BIOGRAPHICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, THEMATIC EXPLANATIONS OF EACH WORK, STUDENT QUESTIONS, TEACHING SUGGESTIONS, AND COMPOSITION TOPICS. THE STUDENT VERSION IS ED 010 821. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160 AND ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832. (GD)

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR 10TH-GRADE STUDENTS DEALT WITH (1) 20TH-CENTURY LYRIC POETRY AND (2) THE COMPARISON BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC AND POETIC WRITINGS. A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION PRECEDED PRESENTATION OF THE MATERIAL IN BOTH SECTIONS. SUGGESTIONS, EXERCISES, AND COMPOSITION TOPICS WERE ALSO PRESENTED. THE TEACHER VERSION IS ED 010 820. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160 AND ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832. (GD)

A TEACHER VERSION OF A CURRICULUM GUIDE ON RHETORICAL REASONING PROCESSES WAS DEVELOPED. THE GUIDE INCLUDED TWO UNITS INVOLVING DEDUCTION AND PLAUSIBILITY. DETAILED LESSONS AND EXERCISES DEALING WITH ASSUMPTIONS, PATTERNS OF DEDUCTIVE THINKING, FACTS, AND VALUE JUDGMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE UNIT ON DEDUCTION. IN THE UNIT ON PLAUSIBILITY, DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WERE MADE ON THE SUBSTANCE, STRUCTURE, STYLE, AND PURPOSE OF PROSE MODELS. SUGGESTED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS WERE ALSO GIVEN. THE STUDENT VERSION IS ED 010 809. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160 AND ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832. (GD)

THIS STUDY GUIDE, THE FIRST PART OF A NINTH-GRADE RHETORIC GUIDE, USED THE STUDENT'S PAST EXPERIENCE IN PREVIOUS RHETORIC COURSES AS A BASIS UPON WHICH TO EXPAND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF SEMANTICS AND EMPHASIS IN WRITING. EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED OF THE WRITING OF MARK TWAIN AND CHARLES DICKENS AND DIRECTED THE STUDENT TO ANSWER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS IN WRITING USING HIS IMAGINATION TO FACTUALLY DESCRIBE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS. THE SECOND PART OF THE GUIDE EMPHASIZED THE CLARITY OF WRITING NECESSARY TO EXPLAIN A PROCESS OR AN EVENT. THE TEACHER VERSION IS ED 010 804. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160 AND ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832. (PM)

Directed toward reforming the scope of career education and initiating awareness and enthusiasm for continuous career education opportunities for all students in grades K-12, this curriculum guide describes the 16 basic career concepts and 205 general objectives taken from the Wisconsin State Career Curriculum Model and evaluated by teachers and counselors at the first Lakeshore Technical Institute. Grouped first by grade level (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12) and then by subject area (communications, math, social studies, and vocational education), both grade level and subject matter rationales are divided into separate conceptual patterns to be introduced, developed, and emphasized. Behavioral objectives, classroom activities, lists of resources for activities, evaluation procedures, and suggested curriculum considerations, which were developed by Institute participants, accompany each concept. Models illustrating the scope and sequence of the 16 basic career development concepts through grades K-12, the three components of career development (self, work world, and career planning), and vertical and horizontal expansion of the concepts are included. (AG/SB)

This curriculum guide has been prepared to assist senior high school teachers in providing a 1-semester course in health for Grade 11 or 12. Developed by teachers, health coordinators, school health services personnel, and representatives of 23 community health organizations and agencies, the guide first presents an overview of the basic concepts and understandings to be developed in each of the seven units, which cover such topics as nutrition, narcotics, alcohol, first aid, and consumer protection. Contained in each unit are: (1) a discussion of the scope of the unit, including unit objectives and suggested time allotments which range from 1 to 4 weeks, (2) an outline of the content which is correlated to learning activities and resources, and (3) an explanation of suggested evaluation procedures, including tests and inventories, classwork performance, self-appraisal, and teacher observations. A bibliography of books for each unit is provided. (SB)

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 13. SUBJECT MATTER: Typing manuscripts and reports. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material contains general instructions on spacing, margins, and paging. The main text contains 32 manuscripts which are varied according to arrangement and length. The guide is lithographed and spiral bound with a soft cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The objectives for the guide are given on page one. The activities are specified on the work sheets dividing the text. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: The various practice manuscripts are contained in the report. STUDENT ASSESSMENT: No provision is made for evaluation. (BRB)

This volume, the second of a two part evaluation report, is devoted exclusively to the presentation of detailed course outlines representing an Animal Science Technology curriculum. Arranged in 6 terms of study (2 academic years), outlines are included on such topics as: (1) Introductory Animal Science, (2) General Microbiology, (3) Zoonoses, (4) Animal Reproduction, (5) Clinical Management, (6) Animal Parasitology, (7) Animal Nutrition, (8) Genetics, and (9) Technical Reporting. Each outline includes estimated instruction time, a lesson description, and reference materials. It should be noted that the establishment of the first year of this curriculum assumes a common core to be taken by all students during the first 3 terms of the program. The second year is characterized by a modified core approach, whereby a reduced number of required courses allow for the selection, by the students, of one of the two option areas; namely, the Laboratory Animal Option or the Veterinary Assisting Option. Volume I of this report, the description and evaluation of the program, is available as VT 013 804. (Author/JS)

In this curriculum guide, courses in a three-phase community college program for training import automobile technicians are provided. Following an introducation to the guide, the background of the development of the program, the program, the instruction, support for instruction, and the import automobile industry are discussed. Sample options for students during five semesters of study are listed. The three phases of the program are: I. General Automotive Background, II. Entry Level Preparation for the Import Automobile Industry, and III, Continued Training with On-the-job Experience. The 19-subjects entry level class, which is one semester in length, is designed to provide necessary background for a student to be employed as a trainee in an import automobile shop. Upon completion of the entry level class, the trainee then enrolls in the 11 advanced classes, covering three semesters, which provide a controlled learning situation of a class associated with hands-on-training. Appendixes give lists of automotive test equipment and tools and equipment, and provide a form announcing the program at East Los Angeles College, an applicant information form, a Draft of Flyer for the Import Automobile Distributors to Present to Their Dealers, a Student Data Sheet, and Instructor's Evaluation Form, and A Dealer Visitation Report and Evaluation Form. A Management Plan, Performance Requirements, Narrative Description, Diagrams, Bibliography, and sample certificate to be awarded to the traininee are included, together with a sample of a Cooperative Education Agreement among college, employer, and student. (DB)

The institutional goals, students, programs and services, personnel and organization, instruction, facilities and finances, and community relations of the community college as they relate to the community college reading center are discussed. (Not available in hard copy because of marginal legibility of original document.) (DB)

In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, and Civic Education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. Contained here are two student questionnaires for populations I, II, IV surveying general information; and two attitude and descriptive scales for populations I, II, IV surveying what students think about themselves and the schools they attend. Population I consists of students aged 10 to 11 years; population II, 14 to 15 years; and population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. (RC)

In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, and Civic Education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. Contained here are an affective questionnaire, a background questionnaire, and a questionnaire designed to determine the students' conception of how society works for students of Civics at populations I, II, IV. Population I consists of students aged 10 to 11 years; population II, 14 to 15 years; and population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. (RC)

In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, and Civic Education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. Contained here are six tests measuring Reading Comprehension (populations I, II, IV); and one test measuring reading speed (populations I, II). Population I consists of students aged 10 to 11 years; population II, 14 to 15 years; and population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. Some answer keys and statistical data can be found in ED 084 503. (RC)