Four experiments were conducted to determine if giving students specific instructions about the nature of the textual material and the final test is as effective as giving them practice questions in learning from text. Subjects for experiments 1 and 2 were 80 San Diego State University students in an introductory psychology course. Subjects for…

From a spiritualistic point of view, this discussion offers a vision of education for the 1980s focusing on the restoration of formal teaching and the revaluation of the school. Emphasis is given to exploration of relationships between personal autonomy, intelligence, teaching, learning, and an epistemologically based curriculum. It is argued that…

This glossary offers definitions of almost 600 terms normally associated with the field of educational technology in brief and easy-to-understand form, all in Spanish (a Portugese version exists). The terms are organized into six major areas: learning, communications, instructional design, evaluation, media production, and systems theory. (Author)

Subjects taught by a model performed better on interpretation of programs and on problems requiring looping, while nonmodel subjects excelled on straightforward generation of programs. The model used was especially helpful for low ability subjects. Practice in interpretation helped nonmodel subjects most and practice in writing simple programs…

In a replicated study involving 54 randomly assigned counselor trainees, three cumulative methods of teaching decision-making counseling were compared (a traditional method, a method incorporating a filmed instructional model, and a method featuring several microcounseling components). The latter method was found to be significantly more effective…

The author defines gestalt awareness and discusses its importance in counseling. Several training procedures to enhance awareness in individuals are described. (SE)

More classroom activities should be directed toward development of the concept of time, and the emphasis on telling time diminished. (SD)

Effects of same- and cross-sex experimenters on attentive behavior and learning of 64 educable retarded children (mean age 10 years) were examined in two conditions: experimenter not present (not in) or experimenter present and providing cues relevant to task mastery (relevant cue). (Author)

By tape-recording dialogue as students explain concepts and operations to each other, the teacher can make interesting observations about children's interpretations of mathematical tasks. (SD)

In an effort to solve problems inherent to clinical clerkships, the faculty at the University of Kentuchy College of Medicine designed a project to identigy the core curriculum in ambulatory pediatrics consisting of 19 instructional packages. nAuthor/PG)

The present study evaluates the effectiveness of diverse ways of teaching an interpersonal inquiry technique. When subjects were exposed to delayed feedback plus perceptual cues, they learned at a significantly higher level than when receiving immediate feedback. (Author)

Discusses the A-T approach in conjunction with a structured science program, such as COPES, which provides opportunities for independent study and student self-pacing and is a means for increasing student comprehension. This approach can also help absentee students catch up as well as students who enter mid-year. (BR)

The author discusses the growing use of mathematics laboratories, stressing what he considers to be unresolved problems. (SD)

A staff development program based on Hazel Francis' theory of individuality in learning is summarized in this bulletin. The first section provides a brief account of the principles about how individuals learn. Characteristics of the learner and characteristics of learning are outlined. In the next section, the interlinked roles of teacher and…