THIS IS A FINAL REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF FOUR COLLEGE COURSES BY COMPUTER TELEPROCESSING FROM APRIL 1964 TO JUNE 1967. IT OUTLINES THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THE PREPARATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUATION OF MATERIALS FOR COMPUTER PRESENTATION OF COURSES IN AUDIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING, ENGINEERING ECONOMICS, AND MODERN…

THE TEXTS OF THREE LECTURES CONSTITUTE THIS BOOKLET. TWO OF THESE LECTURES WERE USED TO SET THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND FUNCTIONAL TONE FOR THE 1963 AND 1964 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING CONFERENCES DURING WHICH "SCIENCE--A PROCESS APPROACH" WAS PRODUCED. THE THIRD LECTURE WAS PRESENTED TO TEACHERS WHO WERE…

TO INVESTIGATE MODES OF VERBAL FEEDBACK EMPLOYED BY TEACHERS AND THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF FEEDBACK ON STUDENTS, TAPE RECORDINGS OF A CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION LESSON IN EIGHT 3D-GRADE AND SEVEN 6TH-GRADE CLASSES WERE ANALYZED BY JUDGES. FROM TRANSCRIPTS OF THESE LESSONS, TEACHERS RATED THE ACCEPTABILITY OF PUPIL RESPONSES. FROM SEGMENTS OF…

This training guide describes a 40-hour course for family day care providers. The course is designed to be given in 14 sessions to approximately 15 persons who voluntarily meet twice a week for 2 1/2 hours. A child care program for children aged 0 to 5 years located at the training site meets the need of working providers for alternate care while…

Examined was the importance of the ability to read mathematical prose to the learning of mathematics by fifth graders. Early in the fall, a battery of instruments was administered; these included a computation test of division, four simple geometric questions, some non-routine problems, and an arithmetic reasoning test. A week later a reading test…

Included in this issue of "Investigations in Science Education" are 9 abstracts and critical analyses of articles published in professional journals by science educators of research reports in the areas of instruction, teacher education and learning. Each abstract-analysis includes biographical data, research design and procedure, purpose,…

The English translations of the first six volumes of Studies on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in the Soviet Union are viewed in this document. The contents of each volume are briefly described: vol. 1, The Learning of Mathematical Concepts; vol. 2, The Structure of Mathematical Abilities; vol. 3, Problem Solving in Arithmetic and…

This document reports data on 610 secondary level Australian high school students drawn from 36 urban and rural high schools to determine levels of Piagetian cognitive development, provide a profile of field independence (FDI) across the urban population, validate the Understanding in Science Test instrument, and determine influence of reading…

Data is reported on observations made in high and low socioeconomic status (SES) classrooms of second- and third-grade teachers' feedback to students on their replies to questions posed by the teacher. Teachers in the study were chosen due to consistent effectiveness in producing student achievement gains. Interactions (teacher's question, pupil's…

A New Zealand study examines the interaction between 18 teachers and their respective classroom environments and actions in an attempt to isolate those factors contributing to each teacher's philosophy concerning the role and responsibility of pedagogy. Nine classroom teachers and nine student teachers are examined for degree of congruence between…

THIS PAPER, CONSISTING OF A COLLECTION OF MATHEMATICS TEACHING IDEAS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES, IS A COMPILATION OF THOSE FOUND TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE BY THE CONTRIBUTING TEACHERS IN THE 1967-68 CENTRAL IOWA LOW-ACHIEVER MATHEMATICS PROJECT. THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PAPER ARE INTENDED FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF…

The gain in chemistry knowledge made by high school chemistry students whose cognitive patterns were similar to those of their teachers was compared to the gain of students whose cognitive patterns differed from their teachers'. Seven cognitive factor tests were administered to 13 teachers who were participating in three Chemical Education…

THESE LESSON PLANS WERE DEVELOPED, ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIALS SUCH AS (1) DEMONSTRATIONS, (2) FILMS, (3) FILM CLIPS, (4) KEY QUESTIONS, AND (5) POSTERS, FOR USE IN A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF CERTAIN CONCEPTS OF FORCES ACHIEVED BY PUPILS IN GRADES 2-6. EVALUATION WAS MADE BY MEANS OF PAPER-AND-PENCIL…

This document discusses planning for educational development by means of a Planning, Programming, Budgeting System. A PPB system is defined and its basic operation is described. Various ways in which the broader purposes of governments may be classified in terms of their objectives are presented with emphasis on how the learning objective might…

This paper notes three objections to the use of hand-held calculators in schools: they would (1) block reasoning, (2) make individuals machine-dependent, and (3) broaden the gap between developed and underdeveloped nations. Each is addressed, with specific examples used to refute them. The belief is strongly expressed that calculators can aid in…