This study investigates the degree to which relatively low-cost microtechnology devices, e.g., electronic games and calculators, might be considered as aids to learning in the classroom situation. A brief discussion includes an overview of the research that has been done on the use of calculators as learning devices and examples of criticisms of…

Programed materials for library education created between 1960 and 1974 are identified. Material included must be some kind of self-paced instructional sequence concerned with library education. Therefore, the scope of the bibliography includes as many aspects of librarianship as there are programed materials to teach it. The materials listed…

Following the introductory section, which discusses various aspects of the Job Corps Program and the Job Corps Curriculum, this guide describes educational materials that the Job Corps Program considers useful in developing basic reading, mathematic, and related skills. Materials for the two curriculum areas, reading and mathematics, are described…

This bibliography is divided into five sections. The first cites directories dealing with programed instruction and educational technology. In the second section are listed general books on programed instruction, while the third section cites books on the application of programed instruction to language teaching. The fourth section lists relevant…

Introduces a special section on self-instructional language programs, and provides a brief list of materials, and their sources, for independent study of some uncommonly taught languages. (AM)

The documents listed in this annotated bibliography on computer-aided and programmed instruction in foreign languages appeared in RIE during the period from April 1971 through February 1977. The selection comprises reports on conference and research projects, papers concerned with theory and application, and descriptions of teaching materials. The…

This volume reviews literature and current practices in both the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) and adult education that are pertinent to development and implementation of a PSI program for nontraditional adult learners. Chapter 2 provides a review of literature and current practices of PSI, especially that research providing evidence of…

A broad selection of materials for teaching English as a second language to students from the age of 11 on is described in this annotated bibliography. The period covered extends from 1968 to 1979. Teaching methodologies and materials for teaching English for special purposes are excluded. The bibliography is divided into the following sections:…

This annotated bibliography describes materials for beginners over the age of about sixteen or for learners who will be teaching themselves. Materials presented in more than one medium are listed together with conventional course books in alphabetical order of author or editor, with a coded classification indicating their suitability by age and…

The documents listed in this annotated bibliography on programmed instruction in foreign languages were announced in the monthly ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) publication "Research in Education" during the period from 1967 through March 1971. The selection, which is selective rather than comprehensive, comprises reports on…

This issue contains over 300 abstracts selected from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education related to vocational and technical education curriculum products from the June 1980 through June 1981 Resources in Education. Abstracts, ordered by ED number, may include some or all of the following information: author, title,…