In the knowledge economy, many companies are well aware of the vital need to maintain the professional expertise of their workers at a high level. Though there have been a lot of research studies in the areas of professional expertise and workplace learning, few examined the learning pathways novice workers went through to become experts in their…

Presented here is a generic method for analyzing and developing a curriculum in any subject and at any level." (Author)

A MODEL OF THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT AT THE GARBER HIGH SCHOOL AS ESSEXVILLE, MICHIGAN, AS A SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING STUDENTS WAS DESCRIBED IN THE LAST OF A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS. THE RESULTS OBTAINED THROUGH SIMULATING THE SYSTEM ON A COMPUTER WERE ALSO REPORTED. A FEATURE OF THE PLAN WAS NOTED TO BE ITS FLEXIBILITY IN PROVIDING A UNIQUE PROGRAM…

A DESCRIPTION WAS PRESENTED OF A SIMULATION VEHICLE THAT WAS BEING DEVELOPED TO PERMIT MODELING ANY SCHOOL CONFIGUATION. THE MODEL WAS CONSIDERED AS HAVING TWO MAJOR PARTS--(1) THE ACTIVITY PROCESSOR AND (2) THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESSOR. THE ADDITION OF THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESSOR TO THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SIMULATION VEHICLE PROVIDES…

The article describes four schools that use a continuous progress or nongraded approach to pace gifted elementary students. Article inserts present information on the Richardson Study (a national study of gifted education) and guidelines for developing continuous progress and nongraded models. (SW)

The purpose of the national seminar reported in this booklet was to bring together a group of theoreticians and practitioners to (1) examine the present status of the nongraded school in the United States, and (2) establish guidelines for teachers and administrators who want information demonstrating how nongrading and continuous progress works in…

A COMPUTER PROGRAMED GENERAL SCHOOL SIMULATOR IS DESCRIBED AND RULES ARE GIVEN FOR A COMPUTER TRYOUT OF THE PILOT VERSION. ALTHOUGH THE MODEL WAS DESIGNED AS A GENERAL VEHICLE THAT WOULD PERMIT COMPUTER MODELING OF ANY SCHOOL CONFIGURATION, THE FIRST PILOT VERSION REPRESENTS A HYPOTHETICAL SCHOOL OPERATING UNDER THE "CONTINUOUS PROGRESS…

A PROJECT WAS DESCRIBED THAT WOULD USE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO FIND NEW WAYS TO IMPLEMENT INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA. THE FOUR MAJOR STEPS TO BE TAKEN FOR THIS STUDY ARE--(1) SURVEY AND SELECTION OF HIGH SCHOOLS, (2) SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF THE FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS SELECTED FOR STUDY, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPUTER-SIMULATION…

Renne (Oregon) Intermediate School offers an innovative program of personalized instruction to students in grades 6-8. Teachers work closely with individual students, following a continuous progress curriculum which allows cross-grade-level placement in the core areas of math, reading, and language arts. Based on cooperative district planning, the…

Oaklea (Oregon) Middle School provides an innovative program of instruction to district students in grades 5-8. To facilitate this individualized approach, the school is divided into four smaller schools in which teachers and students spend four years together as students proceed through the instructional program. An important feature of this…

THE PLANS FOR A SIMULATION MODEL USING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES WERE PRESENTED. THE TECHNIQUES AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS WERE INTENDED TO FIND NEW METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA. FOUR MAJOR STEPS WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT--(1) SURVEY AND SELECTION OF HIGH SCHOOLS, (2) SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF FIVE HIGH…

The broad purpose of this project was to examine all aspects of the Community College of Vermont (CCV) review and contracting process and to recommend changes to the CCV Review Board and Decision Team for implementation. Examination focused on the present program, the contract format, Local Review Committee procedures, the counseling process, and…

The University of Massachusetts model is an attempt to institutionalize change by way of a thorough analysis of educational roles, tasks, structure, and objectives. Among the essential characteristics of the model are: its provision for a wide variety of possible overall teacher-training strategies, and its provision for continuous diagnosis of…

This study attempted to develop a conceptual model of a nongraded high school program comprised of the (1) philosophical orientation, (2) psychologial orientation, (3) principles of nongrading, and (4) instruction phase. Using a deductive approach, the author discusses each of these elements with parameters of the learner, the teacher, the…

THIS PAPER ATTEMPTS TO BLEND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE THEORY WITH EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE. TWO CASE STUDIES WHICH ARE COMPOSITES OF MANY FIELD STUDIES ARE USED AS EXAMPLES. ONE CASE STUDY INVOLVES THE INITIATION OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRESS PLAN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND THE OTHER INVOLVES THE INITIATION OF TEAM TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS AND HISTORY AT THE…