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Wilson, J. P.; MacMurray, V. D. – Educational Research, 1974
Article investigated an experimental programme at Boston University, involving the exploration of existing problems in the health field by small, interdisciplinary groups of graduate and professional students. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Processes

Kaiser, Crystal E.; Hayden, Alice H. – Educational Horizons, 1977
Investigates the learning abilities of infants, how handicapped children learn, and what types of programs can be used to help handicapped children to learn. (RK)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Environment
Edelson, Daniel C. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2002
Educational researchers are increasingly using design as a means of advancing their understanding. Historically design in educational research has served as a way to implement theories for testing. The emerging design research paradigm treats design as a strategy for developing and refining theories. In this article, I discuss the lessons that can…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Research, Research Design, Learning Theories
Hiemstra, Roger – 1980
This paper overviews existing research on how one teaches the older person. It is aimed at the many persons who work with older adults, regardless of whether they are trained to teach older adults. Suggestions are outlined for the design and implementation of effective education for older persons. Several areas that are examined are (1) the…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Educational History, Educational Research, Educational Theories
COULSON, JOHN E. – 1964
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM IN PLANE GEOMETRY AND THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM IN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH TO GENERATE HYPOTHESES ABOUT METHODS OF PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT. AN INDUCTIVE APPROACH, BASED ON AN INTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN A SELF-STUDY SITUATION, WAS USED TO DEVELOP PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Educational Research, Geometry, High School Students
Smallwood, Richard D. – 1968
The development of computer-directed instruction in which the learning protocol is tailored to each student on the basis of his learning history requires a means by which the many different trajectories open to a student can be resolved. Such an optimization procedure can be constructed to reduce the long and costly calculations associated with…
Descriptors: Branching, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science
Bulloch, Linda R. – 1977
The document describes a South Carolina Study Project involving high school students in making decisions relating to their school communities. The project encouraged students to examine and evaluate the ways in which they formed opinions, made value decisions, and checked out the validity of their facts. Students were given training in using…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Educational Improvement