Although the effectiveness of computer-mediated collaborative writing (CMCW) is confirmed by many recent studies, only a few have investigated whether linguistic knowledge and writing skills learned through collaboration can be internalized and transferred to individual writing. This study uses a pre-and post-test design to investigate the impact…

This manual has been prepared for teachers who are using or wish to use small group organization in bilingual-bicultural programs at the primary grade level. The manual includes several daily schedules and a series of activities appropriate for small groups of children. The activities described are of varying levels of complexity in Spanish and…

Dillingham High School (grades 7-12) in rural Alaska established a schedule and curriculum which provided students and teachers with an active voice in determining their educational experiences. The result was a group of over 200 one-half-credit "minicourses" offered in a variety of time arrangements. All courses were nongraded through the 9th…

THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED AT THE CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE COLLEGE INDICATE THAT IN COMPARISON TO THE CLASSROOM LECTURE APPROACH TO COMPOSITION, THE LECTURE-TUTORIAL METHOD SAVES TIME AND RESULTS IN A SHARPER FOCUS OF SUBJECT MATTER AND A MORE INTENSE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PUPIL AND TEACHER. A CLASS OF 25 STUDENTS WAS GIVEN ONE HOUR PER…

THIS DOCUMENT SUMMARIZES RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CONFERENCE ON THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 23 AND 24, 1966. THE CONFEREES PROPOSED THAT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CALIFORNIA MIGRANT EDUCATION MASTER PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN. EIGHTEEN EDUCATIONAL…

This content analysis schedule for the Lorain City (Ohio) Bilingual Education Program presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff selection and the linguistic…