In 1969, the University of Alberta General Faculties Council created a Committee to Investigate Teaching. One of the projects undertaken by this committee was designing an alternative teaching facility. Three objectives were sought: a) to provide the maximum amount of versatility in intramural design and manipulation, b) to equip it with more…

This ninth volume in the fourth series of general bibliographies produced by the Science and Mathematics Education Information Analysis Center updates, but does not replace, previous bibliographies in this series. Documents which report evaluations of science or mathematics programs, or instruments used for such evaluations; which list, discuss,…

This is a preliminary report of a project that is attempting to extend psychological research on stylistic differences in cognition to the study of teaching. This portion of the project measures students' preferences for three modes of mathematical expression; symbolic, verbal, and graphic. One hundred and fifteen junior high school students took…

The present experiment tested the hypothesis that learning under conditions of high arousal should lead to stronger permanent memory and weaker immediate memory than learning under conditions of low arousal. When digital vasoconstriction was used as the measure of arousal, the results confirmed the hypothesis. Learning under high and low arousal…

An experiment was conducted to study the effect that audience attitude toward, and identification with the main character of a film has on learning from the film. Two hypotheses were formulated. 1) People for whom the occupational role of the main character has a high prestige value will learn more factual information from the film and also change…

Negation as a logical operation was studied in a block sorting task in which children aged three through seven had to identify the set of not-X and not-XY from a domain of 18 blocks varying in shape and color. Seven experiments were carried out in which number of correct responses, error types, and response latencies were analyzed. For negation…

This discussion provides a nine-step base for improving instruction on the college level. Emphasis is placed on the need for higher levels of imagination and desire on the part of administrators and professors, plus the desire to develop both financial and manpower support to implement the nine-step basis for change. Applications and examples of…

The effects on short- and long-term recall of words varying in arousal value inserted into prose were studied in 720 fifth-grade children. A 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 design was used consisting of two levels of word arousal value (high and low), two retention intervals (immediate and one week), two directions of the to-be-recalled words from the inserted…

Discussed in this booklet are curricular experiments; methods for teaching concepts, principles, and skills; guided discovery strategies; programed text materials; computer-based instruction; and culturally disadvantaged students. Pertinent research results are included in the discussion of each topic. (DT)

An analysis system based on Piagetian theory was developed for describing the cognitive interaction in four first-grade classrooms where pupils were receiving instruction in serial ordering. The data were divided into pedagogical moves with four different functions: structuring, soliciting, responding, and reacting. Results showed that…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of pretesting results on the future learning behavior of graduate students of a university. The teaching technique used was pretesting to assess student entry behavior. Considered in the study was the effect on student behavior of the instructor informing the class they had failed to meet the…

Investigated were the effects of two different methods of instruction on concept and principle learning related to organic evaluation. Also investigated was the relationship between achievement and science aptitude. The sample was selected from tenth grade students in a high school in Arizona. They were randomly assigned to a Biological Sciences…

Reviewed was a 4 year project in which factors influencing learning in the mentally retarded were investigated by means of comparative studies on guided or prompted learning (P) and confirmation or trial and error learning (C). Previous research on P and C was summarized briefly. Examined were seven paradigmatic studies from the project which…

This paper examines the research and theories of Piaget and Bruner and some implications for education, particularly as applied to mathematics education in the elementary grades. Piaget's theories are divided into the general development and conceptual thinking and mathematical concepts in children. Experimental evidence is cited and a short…

This study, conducted with 279 5th graders, examined the effects of high norms (HN) and low norms (LN) used as goals in a 2-week vocabulary learning task. Ss in the LN condition yielded significantly higher retention scores; performance and interest scores were not significantly different. These results were compared with those of a related…