THREE PHASES OF THIS PROJECT SOUGHT TO INTRODUCE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION INTO A ONE MONTH UNIT OF A REQUIRED HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT COURSE WITHOUT RADICALLY DISTURBING CONVENTIONAL TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. PHASE I DETERMINED, EXPERIMENTALLY, SUITABLE PROGRAMING TECHNIQUES. PHASE II INVOLVED ONE YEAR OF PILOT EXPERIMENTS IN THE…

The report describes the proposed development and evaluation of a learner-centered (LCI) systems approach to electronics maintenance training. An electronics course, appropriate for airmen of various aptitudes, will be prepared to develop proficiency in the specific duties required of a Weapon Control Systems Mechanic/Technician in the F-111A…

Current activities (33 work units and nine basic and exploratory research projects) in the Army's Fiscal Year 1971 human resources work program have been grouped into six major research areas: (1) individual training and performance (18% of the total effort), (2) group training and performance (four percent), (3) training for leadership, command,…

A description is provided of a summer project devoted to planning a high school for the hearing impaired, recruiting staff, preparing facilities, and commencing diagnostic and clinical services. Objectives are listed and the following problems are considered; selection of clientele to be served, contact with parents, and number of children seen;…

A program was designed to reduce the academic gap between aptitude and achievement of 150 gifted underachievers in grades 5-8 who had been removed from a Georgia-funded gifted program due to poor achievement test scores and were subsequently enrolled in the Atlanta Public School System's locally funded gifted program. The program also sought to…