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Howe, R. John; Pearlstein, Gloria – Performance and Instruction, 1995
A mini-pilot test was conducted by the Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration to develop training on enforcing the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act. The situation that necessitated the test is presented; mini-pilot test examples are explained; and pros and cons of the mini-pilots are examined. A sidebar contains suggestions…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Performance Tests
Dwyer, Francis M. – 1982
The program of systematic evaluation of variables associated with visual learning was initiated in 1965 to investigate the impact of variables linked to effective, efficient use of instructional visual materials. A prototype experimental package, containing a specific unit of cognitive content, learner achievement objectives, four individual…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Experimental Programs, Instructional Materials, Media Research
Zuckernick, Arlene – 1980
This report on an experimental project in distance education via the ANIK-B satellite, which was undertaken by the University of Victoria in 1979-80, highlights in detail those aspects that could serve as components of a model for a similar effort, and incorporates the pertinent data obtained during a formal evaluation of the project. The report…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Education Courses, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1983
The four year Teacher Development Program in Ohio features inservice programs which are based on adult learning styles; the learning is self-directed, experiential, job-related, problem centered, and individualized. Staff development activities encourage participants to be actively involved, allow flexibility and freedom of choice, use a variety…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
Ryan, Marianne – 1985
The first grade program of the Fairview German Bilingual School, the elementary (K-5) segment of the Cincinnati public school system's German bilingual alternative program, is described. The school provides intensive second-language instruction in German for monolingual English-speaking children with bilingualism as the objective. The school is…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background, Curriculum Design
Download full textBexar County School Board, San Antonio, TX. – 1973
The goal of the POR FIN research design was to develop a language-based curriculum emphasizing the audiolingual approach and integrating academic and social-functioning subject matter. The modular curriculum is designed so that each lesson is independent and complete in itself, and provides a high degree of motivation, retention, and achievement…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Bilingual Students
Cowlan, Bert; Foote, Dennis – 1975
Six experiments in health and education were conducted in rural areas of the continental United States and Alaska during 1974-75, using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Applied Technology Satellite-Six. The experimental activities included courses designed for elementary, junior high, high school, and college; continuing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Case Studies, College Curriculum
