Describes six televised in-service courses available to New Jersey teachers through the cooperation of the New Jersey Education Association, Monmouth College, and New Jersey Public Television. For each course, teachers view the programs at home or at school and then attend two regionalized all-day practicums. (SJL)

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMED PRESENTATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WAS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS. EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS CONSISTED OF 273 FRESHMAN STUDENTS WHO WERE RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED IN 12 ENGLISH SECTIONS. THEY ATTENDED REGULAR CLASSES BUT RECEIVED DIFFERENT OUT-OF-CLASS TREATMENTS. ALL SUBJECTS WERE TESTED DURING…

This informational booklet outlines the services available to New Jersey elementary school children in the area of basic skills development and offers suggestions as to how parents can support their child's educational development. The first part of the guide outlines the content, admissions criteria, and funding sources of New Jersey's Basic…

This practicum report concerns the creation of a unique, yet universal, instructional tool for the education of parents of young children in Dover Township, New Jersey. With the approval of the local school system in which a cable television studio was located, a total of 11 half-hour shows were introduced. Local, school, and community members…