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Richard, Elizabeth D.; Walter, Richard A.; Yoder, Edgar P. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2013
Research has discussed the benefits of cooperative education experiences for secondary career and technical education students. Yet, in this era of high stakes testing and program accountability, the amount of time that students are permitted to participate in cooperative education has diminished, fearing that time spent out of the classroom would…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Career Education, Technical Education, Secondary School Students
LIPSON, JOSEPH I. – 1966
THE LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH IS WORKING ON AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO EXAMINE METHODS OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. AT THIS TIME, THE EXPERIMENT IS FOCUSED UPON NON-READERS IN GRADES K-3. EACH STUDENT RECEIVES A TAPE CARTRIDGE AND A PLASTIC BOX CONTAINING…
Descriptors: Individual Instruction, Primary Education, Programed Instructional Materials, Science Curriculum
HALL, KEITH A.; AND OTHERS – 1964
A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE EFFECTS UPON LEARNING ACHIEVED FROM (1) EXISTING COMMERCIAL FILMSTRIPS, COMBINING VISUALS WITH PRINTED CAPTIONS AND (2) SIMILAR FILMSTRIPS, COVERING THE SAME CONTENT BUT PRESENTED IN SMALL, PREVIOUSLY TESTED SEGMENTS WITH ACTIVE RESPONSE REQUIRED OF THE STUDENT. ALSO, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO (1) STUDY THE EFFECTS OF…
Descriptors: Film Production, Filmstrips, Group Instruction, Individual Instruction
COX, RICHARD C.; VARGAS, JULIE S. – 1966
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT TWO METHODS OF ITEM ANALYSIS - NORM REFERENCED AND CRITERION REFERENCED - YIELD THE SAME RELATIVE EVALUATION OF TEST ITEMS. ITEMS WHICH DISCRIMINATED WELL BETWEEN STUDENTS SCORING HIGH AND LOW ON POST-TESTS WERE STUDIED TO SEE IF THEY ALSO DISCRIMINATED WELL BETWEEN PRETRAINING AND…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Discriminant Analysis, Individual Instruction, Item Analysis
BOLVIN, JOHN; LINDVALL, C.M. – 1966
THE OAKLEAF PROJECT WAS A COOPERATIVE STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN MAKING PROVISION FOR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF REGULAR SCHOOL OPERATIONS. THE OAKLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SUBURBAN PITTSBURGH WAS USED AS A LABORATORY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRIAL OF A PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALLY PRESCRIBED INSTRUCTION (IPI). THE IPI…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Independent Study, Individual Development, Individual Instruction
GLASER, ROBERT; AND OTHERS – 1966
DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 1963-64, THE LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH) AND THE BALDWIN-WHITEHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF PITTSBURGH INITIATED AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN AN ENTIRE K-6 SCHOOL. PART ONE DESCRIBED THE INITIAL WORK ON THE USE OF…
Descriptors: Achievement, Administration, Arithmetic, Classroom Research
Lavin, Richard J.; Sanders, Jean E. – 1974
This volume of the study discusses different examples of educational cooperation and includes descriptions of several specific forms of interagency cooperation that have been developed in different States. Special attention is devoted to models of educational networks, including information networks in California, Texas, and Massachusetts and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Bibliographies, Coordination, Decentralization
LINDVALL, C.M.; YEAGER, JOHN L. – 1965
THREE MEASURES OF LEARNING RATE WERE EXPLORED--(1) NUMBER OF UNITS COMPLETED PER YEAR, (2) TIME TO COMPLETE GIVEN UNITS, AND (3) AMOUNT OF CONTENT MASTERED PER DAY. THE SUPPOSITION WAS THAT THESE MEASURES COULD BE USED TO PROVIDE ESTIMATES OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. ONLY ONE OF THESE MEASURES (AMOUNT OF CONTENT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
GLASER, ROBERT – 1966
PROGRESS DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE OAKLEAF PROJECT, AN INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WAS SUMMARIZED IN THIS INTERIM REPORT. THE OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SUBURBAN PITTSBURGH WAS USED AS THE PROJECT LABORATORY FOR PRODUCING A CURRICULUM IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Independent Study
GROPPER, GEORGE L.; KRESS, GERARD C., JR. – 1964
SELF-PACED INSTRUCTION, DETERMINANTS OF A SELF-ADOPTED PACE, AND THE EFFECTS OF THE PACE ADOPTED ON BEHAVIOR WERE STUDIED. THIS REPRESENTED THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF THREE STUDIES, CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PACING MODE AND BEHAVIOR. (REFER TO ACCESSION NUMBERS ED 003 200, ED 003 201, AND ED 003 202 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Behavior Patterns, Educational Television, Educational Testing
Bender, David S.; And Others – 1994
This paper describes the history, characteristics, program model, activities, and evaluation results of the Pottstown Homework Center Partnership project, in Pottstown County, Pennsylvania. The goal of the program is to initiate homework centers and train volunteer tutors from the community to support the at-risk middle students by providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Extracurricular Activities, High Risk Students