This catalog, intended for inservice program directors, describes a large number of activities for evaluating the impact of teacher inservice workshops on learner gains. The first description explains how to provide an activity-by-activity evaluation measure that identifies objectives, time period, resources, personnel, and success of outcome. The…

This study was designed to assess the effects of teaching the concept of interior volume, and methods of computing this volume, on the ability of fith-grade students to conserve volume. Conservation of volume was measured by an instrument developed by Lovell and Ogilvie. Instruction was in a mode compatible with the majority of elementary…

This report summarizes and discusses the results of the Texas Teacher Effectiveness Project, a two-year, replicated, naturalistic-correlational study of the relationships between presage and process variables with student learning product criteria at the second- and third-grade levels. Both linear and nonlinear relationships between predictor…

This research investigated the need to apply appropriate results of research in pedagogical techniques of questioning to accomplish maximum achievement through the use of high-level questions and to encourage thought and participation in the learning process. A unit on radioactivity and radiation was prepared, validated and taught by 14 carefully…

Accountability is an outgrowth of rising demands by legislators and taxpayers that programs do actually achieve what they purport to achieve. This handbook is one of six summaries of workshops (see TM 000 138) on the development of solutions for evaluating the effectiveness of educational programs under ESEA Title III at all levels within the…

This special report is a bibliography and listing of many of the resources available for the study of undergraduate learning, curriculum and instruction. The headings are: (1) Bibliographic Aids, (2) Periodicals and Newsletters, (3) Books, Articles, Reports, Surveys, (4) Learning-Teaching Approaches, (5) Individualized Learning, (6) Learning…

Twenty-four sets of specially prepared teaching materials were used to determine the effects of immediate versus delayed knowledge of results on initial learning and retention of selected related learnings in transcription classes. Initial learning was measured by scores on quizzes given immediately after the administration of each set of teaching…

Included in this publication are the following two presentations: (1) Characteristics of Children with Reading Problems and (2) Prevention of Reading Problems. Also included is a section called Viewpoints, which consists of questions and answers from discussion groups. Classified as learning characteristics are variability of performance, memory…

The conceptualization of memory as consisting of a collection of attributes was explored. Underwood's (1969) work on attributes of memory was reviewed. Following this, several paradigms for further research were suggested. One research paradigm dealt with individual differences and memory attributes. It was suggested that individuals may differ in…

The relationships among the types of subject matter studied in secondary school classes and the nature of interpersonal relationships in these classes and the pupils' perceptions of their class experiences is examined. To explore possible interactions between teacher characteristics and subject taught the sex of the teacher was included in the…

The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) whether or not cognitive processes differ between advantaged and disadvantaged groups; (2) the capacity of pupil response to measure cognitive ability as compared to measurements of cognitive processes depending on verbal ability and environment; (3) whether pupil response can predict future…

This is The Report of the 1967 Cambridge Conference on the Correlation of Science and Mathematics in the Schools. It is addressed to professionals in education, and is designed to stimulate dialogue among them concerning the mathematics-science curriculum. The report is organized in five chapters, each dealing respectively with (1) educational…

Reported are the first phase activities of a longitudinal project designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Guided Group Interaction (GGI) technique as a meaningful approach in the field of corrections. The main findings relate to the establishment of reliability for the main components of the Revised Behavior Scores System developed to assess the…

This bulletin provides an overview of research studies which relate to the teaching of certain mathematical topics in the elementary school. The studies cited pertain directly to the following questions: (1) What measurement and geometry is included in textbooks and programs? (2) What do children know about geometry and measurement? (3) What can…

A minimum of 30 minutes is required to learn even the rudiments of the command language (Symbolic Language). Although written instructions are helpful, practice is essential. The programmed instruction routines, which took approximately 20 minutes, were mostly of the 'yes-no' variety. Expanded routines, which would require other replies and would…