Variation in general instructional objectives among instructors in two community colleges (X and Y) located in a western state was investigated through a survey research. A three-part survey instrument was developed to facilitate this study. Although instructors realized the importance of each cognitive item, they focused significantly more on…

A major difference between longitudinal in-service training and a more traditional approach was that each participating teacher was expected to apply in her classroom, under supervision, the concepts presented in the training program. (Authors)

Effects of goal setting on motor skill performance were studied with 93 fifth graders who were asked to set their own performance goals, given high but attainable teacher-set goals, or given a general goal (do your best). Specific goals set by student or teacher produced higher levels of performance. (JHZ)

The study was designed to: (1) investigate the differences in achievement between students provided with instructional objectives and those not provided with instructional objectives, and (2) determine whether the students with objectives retain the material they have learned longer than those who studied the material without objectives. (NQ)

Author attempts to show the Philadelphia bilingual program, Let's Be Amigos, funded under Title VII, was indeed changed as the program staff came to grips with the problem of building-in accountability. (Author/CB)

Addresses problems of curriculum evaluation through examination of curriculum objectives in terms of performance levels/intellectual demand; procedures to compare classes of behavior required by curriculum with classes of behavior expected in postlearning environments; analysis of curriculum against checklist of required implementation…

Discusses how the behavior contract becomes a method of giving the student specific "things to do" while avoiding the process of nagging him to do something. (Author)

The teacher needs to select relevant objectives for pupils to attain, appropriate learning experiences to achieve these objectives, and effective appraisal techniques to determine pupils progress in ongoing units of study in the science curriculum. (Author)

The purpose of this inquiry was to investigate the relation, if any, between the students' ability to write instructional objectives and their ability to instruct/teach. (Author)

Author evaluates the Learning Center at Thurston Intermediate School, an experimental school in Laguna Beach, California. (MB)

To test the general reliability and validity of the Triangulation Interview Form (TIF), 52 observers viewed a videotape simulation of an interview situation. Agreement among observers for each of 16 TIF questions ranged from 85 to 98 percent. Observers significantly discriminated between eight behaviors judged complete and eight behaviors judged…

Author offers suggestions to teachers for minimizing behavioral problems and facilitating learning. (CB)

This paper argues for an alternative method of structuring classroom behavior that is more democratic, giving students a chance to discipline themselves. (Author)

The most immediate priority for educational reform must be for the establishment of a minimum degree of uniformity in the sequence and hierarchy of instructional and behavioral objectives during the initial stages of learning to decode and encode. (Author)