This report is a review of current literature on the relation of aptitudes to learning outcomes under different instructional methods or conditions. Included are: (1) aptitude-instructional treatment interaction studies; (2) notes on new methodological problems; (3) and studies of individual differences in laboratory learning arrangements.…

This study focused on (1) the relation or transition between the measurement and partitive settings for division, and (2) the study of these two interpretations in general case where the remainder is not necessarily zero. Ninety-four second-grade pupils from four classrooms (two in each of two schools) were presented, through individual…

Areas of academic administration with which current thinking is concerned are indicated, and a conceptual scheme reflecting these areas and pointing to directions for future studies is suggested. Published and unpublished work that develops new insights into the theory, process, and operations of college and university administration is reviewed.…

Potential differences in the learning abilities of adults and children, how they affect learning, and how to maximize adult education effectiveness are explored. The discussion of the differences and changes in the ability to learn covers such changes as those of physical attributes and mental abilities, as well as the role of both the…

THIS IS A GUIDE TO THE PREPARATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF TEACHERS AND TRAINING SPECIALISTS. THE TEXT BRIEFLY COVERS THE AREAS OF LEARNING THEORY, SELECTION OF OBJECTIVES, LINEAR AND BRANCHING PROGRAMS, DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM, PROGRAM REVIEW, EVALUATION, APPLICATIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS. CONCEPTS ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH…

INVESTIGATED WERE THE LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF SELECTED CONCEPTS CONCERNING THE PARTICLE NATURE OF MATTER AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE STUDENTS' MATURITY AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING. THE STUDENTS SAMPLED WERE OF HIGH AND AVERAGE IQ, AND IN GRADES 2-5. ALL GROUPS RECEIVED COMPARABLE INSTRUCTION. USED WERE ALTERNATE RESPONSE TAXONOMY-TYPE…

Investigated were concepts of conservation (number and length), cardination, one-to-one correspondence, and counting ability, and the role of these concepts in learning first-grade mathematics. A Piagetian-type number concept test was developed and administered at the end of the school year to a sample of 38 entering first-grade students selected…

REPORTED IS A STUDY CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF CERTAIN FORCE CONCEPTS ACHIEVED BY PUPILS IN GRADES 2-6. EVALUATIONS WERE MADE BY MEANS OF PENCIL-AND-PAPER MULTIPLE-CHOICE TYPE TESTS, ONE FOR EACH LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING--(1) KNOWLEDGE, (2) COMPREHENSION, AND (3) APPLICATION. SUB-PROBLEMS OF THE STUDY WERE (1) TO…

An environment conducive to learning and it s relation to school design are discussed. The burden to design such a school falls on the architect. Broad inroads of audio and visual teaching aids and vast changes in furniture and equipment influence some design aspects. Aesthetically pleasing surroundings featuring sound control, safety, durability…

This curriculum project in general mathematics was planned in order to study syllabuses of the elementary and high school curriculum under the following broad categories: (1) objectives of education and mathematics, (2) arrangement of the content, the duration of the course and the achievement expected in each topic, and (3) objectives of…

This report presents the initial findings of a study of low achievers in junior high school mathematics. The regular syllabus for seventh grade mathematics in the school dictated the mathematical topics to be attempted, and a series of units was developed and tried out during the year. Underlying the instruction was the primary objective that the…

In the spring of 1965, the Board of Trustees of Andrews Independent School District entered into a contract with the carpet evaluation team to analyze and evaluate the use of carpeting in the Andrews Public Schools, with emphasis on the senior high school. The two $5,000 grants served as the basis for paying for the expenses and professional…

This is the report of a teaching experiment designed to teach the concept of equality as an equivalence relation to a group of first graders. The rationale, design, selected samples of the instructional materials, summaries of students' performances during the instructional program, analyses of students' performances on a series of evaluations…

Children's understanding of mathematical concepts, written symbolization of these concepts, and a specifically defined readiness factor were investigated. Thirty-eight first graders were classified as ready or not ready according to scores on a readiness test. Students were paired, with 11 pairs of not-ready and 8 pairs of ready students; one…

This report presents the results of a teaching experiment which investigated (1) the role of mathematical experiences on the development of counting, addition, subtraction, mental arithmetic, classification, and other arithmetical topics and (2) the role of quantitative comparisons and class inclusion as readiness variables for learning the…