Teachers at Briarwood High School, East Point, Georgia, are now using a computer as an aid in teaching vocational typewriting on an individualized basis. The computer displays individual students' standings and constructs individual tests. Students work at their own pace and the teacher provides help and guidance as required. (MF)

Describes a program in which a medical school and several school districts are working together to develop self-instructional materials on cardiovascular disease. (IRT)

Consists of transcripts of self-help tapes, numbers three and four in a series on vocabulary improvement, dealing with prefixes and roots. (JM)

The general design of this book is that of a step-by-step self-instructional program leading toward the writing of poetry. It consists of 156 exercises which lead the student from writing about a picture and poems to kinds of poetry and techniques for writing poetry (alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, rhyme, meter…

Recent studies have suggested that requiring written responses as part of programed instruction format may have a negative effect on learning while more difficult responses may have the effect of holding interest and increasing achievement. To further explore the effect of response mode on rates of learning, a study was designed which compared the…

Described is a three-level self paced high school chemistry course developed for Queensland, Australia schools. The design involves a modification of the Keller Method. A sample unit test is included. (SL)

Describes a method of using index cards to teach both vocabulary and grammar. The cards have a question on one side and an answer on the other, providing the student with immediate reinforcement. Such a method provides an inexpensive alternative to computer assisted instruction. Sample exercises and index cards are given. (PJM)

The "Education for American Indians" series consists of: (1) An Expository Essay; (2) A Book of Readings; (3) A Student Workbook; (4) Teacher's Edition of Student Workbook; and (5) Summary Report. This publication is a unit for secondary level students on the effects of guided inquiry and expository materials on cognitive learning, retention, and…

This self-study program for high-school level contains lessons on: Speed, Acceleration, and Velocity; Force, Mass, and Distance; Types of Motion and Rest; Electricity and Magnetism; Electrical, Magnetic, and Gravitational Fields; The Conservation and Conversion of Matter and Energy; Simple Machines and Work; Gas Laws; Principles of Heat Engines;…

Factual learning should not be belittled; however, the factual information should fit into a sequence leading to concept understanding. This study indicates teachers can teach concepts more effectively if they first receive training. (Author)

Provides a mini-unit on editorial writing for journalism advisers to use directly with staff members in an independent study situation. (TJ)

This workbook is a supplement to Harold Van Winkle's "Elements of English Grammar: Rules Explained Simply," a book intended for self-instruction which presents the basic rules of standard English grammar in an easy-to-understand manner. The workbook's six chapters correspond to those in the book and contain exercises on: (1) The…

Provides a computer-assisted instruction program in projectile motion. Tape of program is available from author. (CP)

This programed textbook introduces Russian imperfective verbs of motion. The text explains the verbs and includes questions in the text with blanks for the student to fill in. The answers are found on the following pages. The book is devoted primarily to five major Russian verbs of motion (those of locomotion and conveyance) in their determinate…