Reported are the findings of a study of over seven hundred fourth-, sixth-, and eighth-grade pupils' ability to understand division involving zero. Implications for the classroom are discussed, including suggested teaching strategies. (JP)

Several curriculum models are outlined to show relationships between the various components of the curriculum process (aims, behavioral objectives, content, teaching and learning, and assessment) so that concern for the various parts can be coordinated to bring about effective changes to the whole of a teaching program. (JT)

Play is children's active involvement with the environment and the things in it. It is apparently enjoyable, voluntary, self-initiated, often social and a natural product of the processes of physical, social and cognitive growth. Play is also the context in which parents interact often and meaningfully with their children. But what do parents or…

Descriptive data on allocated time, engaged time, and academic learning time are presented and examined. The thesis of this paper is that the marked variability in these three variables is the most potent explanatory variable to account for variability in student achievement, after initial aptitude has been removed as a predictor variable. A…

INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED CONCERNING BASIC LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS OF RETARDED CHILDREN USING, INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, MATERIALS WITH WHICH THEY HAVE HAD LITTLE OR NO PREVIOUS FAMILIARITY. THIRTY MENTALLY RETARDED AND AN EQUAL NUMBER OF NORMAL CHILDREN RANGING FROM 8 TO 9 YEARS IN MENTAL AGE WERE THE SUBJECTS OF THE STUDY. STANDARDIZED LISTS OF…

THIS IS A PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION BOOK ON THE SUBJECT OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION. IT DEFINES AND COMPARES LINEAR AND BRANCHING PROGRAMING, AND GIVES ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH METHOD. SELF-ORGANIZING PROGRAMING IS ALSO DISCUSSED. FINALLY, THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS SEVERAL STEPS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE ANY TEACHING MACHINE IS SELECTED, AND…

THE FAILURE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH TO CONTRIBUTE LARGE CONSISTENT BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS HAS BEEN DUE TO FIVE MAJOR FACTORS--(1) FAULTY EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, (2) FAILURE TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE MAJOR INPUT ELEMENTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, (3) FAILURE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL COMPARISONS (FOR EXAMPLE THE CONTROL GROUP IS NOT…

THE STUDY EXAMINED THE DISPLAY AND RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS BY WHICH A STUDENT CAN INTERACT WITH A SUBJECT MATTER DISCIPLINE. IT ASSUMED THAT THE STUDENT-SUBJECT MATTER INTERFACE IS A FUNCTION OF THE STIMULUS AND RESPONSE PROPERTIES OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AND THE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS OF THE KIND OF BEHAVIOR BEING TAUGHT. CHAPTER ONE COVERED THE…

THIS PAPER PRESENTS A RATIONALE FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRE-SCHOOL YEARS AND OUTLINES A METHODOLOGY FOR CURRICULUM DESIGN IN GENERAL. AN EXTENSIVE APPLICATION OF THIS METHOD TO THE DESIGN OF AN EARLY LEARNING CURRICULUM WILL BE UNDERTAKEN OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS BY THE PRIMARY EDUCATION PROJECT. THE PROJECT AIMS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT…

Investigated was the effect of textbook, sex, and the setting of the presentation of the problem on the ability of first-year algebra students to recognize the properties of cummutativity, identity element, and inverses. A random sample of 40 pupils, 20 males and 20 females, was selected from a student population of 774 ninth grade algebra…

The study reported investigated the following questions: (1) Is teacher effectiveness related to the pattern of interaction between teacher and student and to the classroom climate created by this interaction? (2) Is teacher effectiveness related to the productive thinking abilities of teachers as reflected in the submission of their daily logs?…

Tested was the hypothesis that learning will be significantly enhanced and classroom activities will tend to be more frequently student-initiated when the learning situation contains three elements--a means of operationally clarifying learning objectives for students, a feedback system to provide the student and teacher with information regarding…

This volume of readings is a basic survey of issues and perspectives concerning the nature of teaching. Part one is composed of four articles containing perspectives on the need for educational theory. Two of the authors contend that educational theories emerge from education, while the other two authors are more positive in their conception of…