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THE PROPOSED WORK PROVIDES AN INTEGRATION OF THE ELECTRONIC DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED THROUGH THE U.S. ARMY RESEARCHINSTITUTE FOR THE ARMY'S BASIC SKILLS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND THE NEEDS OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION IN ADULT LITERACY/ BASIC SKILLS EDUCATION. TESTED CONCEPTS USED IN THE HAND- HELD TUTOR THAT HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN THE TEACHING OF SPECIALIZED VOCABULARY TO SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY ...

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PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR DISABLED STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PLACEMENTS IS A TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS FOR EDUCATORS AND THUS COSTLY. COMPUTERIZED AND INTERACTIVEVIDEODISK EDUCATIONAL FORMATS MAY NOT BE READILY CUSTOMIZED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT. HOWEVER, COMMONLY-AVAILABLE IN PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND HAND-HELD CAMCORDERS ARE TOOLS AVAIL ABLE IN MOST SCHOOLS. IF A PERSONAL COMPUTE ...

THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A COMPUTERIZED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS UTILIZING HARDWARE COMMONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN EACH EARLY INTERVENTION CENTER SITE. PARALLEL DATABASE SYSTEMS WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR THREE HARDWARE PLATFORMS, ALL WITH THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER DATA INTO A CENTRAL MICRO-COMPUTER. THREE HARDWARE PLATFORMS ARE COMMONLY USED IN EARLY INTERVENTION SITE ...

THIS PROJECT IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT PRIMARY CARE- GIVERS SHOULD PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN DESIGNING, MANAGING, AND MONITORING SERVICES WHICH SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESAND THEIR FAMILIES. RESPITE SERVICES OFFERS BUT ONE FORUM FROM WHICH THEY CAN EXERCISE THESE ROLES. THROUGH THE USE OF AN ADVISORY BOARD, MADE UP LARGELY OF PRIMARY CARE GIVERSAND A NATIONAL SURVEY THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DETE ...

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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH EFFORT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING NEW THERMOSETTING PLASTICS BASED UPON CELLULOSE FROM WOOD. THIS PHASE I EFFORT WILL EXPLORE CROSSLINKING AGENTS SUCH AS DIEPOXIDES AND DIISOCYANATES ANDDETERMINE THEIR RELATIVE ABILITY TO SWELL AND CROSSLINK BOTHTHE AMORPHOUS AND CRYSTALLINE PORTIONS OF CELLULOSE. THE EXPOXIDES AND ISOCYANTATES TO BE INVESTIGATED ...

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IS A GROWING PROBLEM IN EDUCATION. IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE, THE SITUATION IS EVEN MORE SERIOUS, SINCE STUDENTS NOT ONLY HAVE TO LEARN SCIENCE BUT ALSO TO UNDERSTAND THE EXPLANATION IN ENGLISH. THUS, WE PROPOSE AN INNOVATIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LIMITED ENGLISH-PROFICIENT STUDENTS IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO LEARN SCIENTIFIC CONTENT WHILE MASTERING THE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE IN ENGLIS ...