The concept of development in education is examined, being defined as "the systematic use of scientific knowledge directed toward the production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods, including design and development of prototypes and processes." Historical antecedents of present development are briefly discussed. Contrast is made…

This instructional systems planning guide presents specific criteria for developing a complete instructional program, as well as a method for designing the program. Chapter 1 presents an overview of curriculum development. Chapter 2 provides a brief description of each major activity in the process of curriculum development, which includes…

The model described here attempts to provide professional staff members with a framework for meeting locally identified affective goals or needs. Suggestions are made concerning how to develop classroom activities, accompanying teaching strategies, and criteria for satisfactory completion of each activity. Faculty members develop plans by working…

Guidelines for establishing behavior modification programs for smokers are discussed. The phases for dealing with this problem behavior are presented as: (1) identification of the specific behavior; (2) recognition of learned behavior and cues that stimulate the behavior; (3) establishment of positive reinforcement to strengthen new behavior,…

This volume contains the five major addresses and subsequent discussion from the Symposium on the General Linear Models Approach to the Analysis of Experimental Data in Educational Research, which was held in 1967 in Athens, Georgia. The symposium was designed to produce systematic information, including new methodology, for dissemination to the…

This paper discusses two paradigms which shape the policies and programs involved in the provision of professional services for parents and children. The paradigm identified as most influential in this area in the past is characterized as incorporating an individualistic, pathological perspective. The programs associated with this paradigm are…

The paper describes a medical-educational model which systematically integrates services and follow-up activity in a standard manner for exceptional children, particularly the mentally retarded. The report reviews model elements and shares experiences with an emphasis on stimulating other health care service groups to consider standardizing…

This paper includes a functional model for upgrading the effectiveness of inservice training for school administrators. It is based on the writer's contention that most inservice programs for administrators do not relate to the leadership concerns of each participant, skills developed in those programs often are not applied to the participant's…

Drawing heavily upon the experiences of the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) and its experience in a longitudinal evaluation of the national "Follow Through" program (a program devised to provide developmental and educational services for poor children), this paper is written in reference to the development of early childhood education…

The coversheet of this report provides general information about previously announced notable reading projects pertaining to career education. However, none of the projects reported in this issue focus on reading and career education. The 20 project summaries in this report are of a variety of reading projects. To improve skill and interest in…

The document is part of a series that reports the findings and accomplishments of the Models for Career Education in Iowa project which was initiated to research, define, and describe an emerging concept of career education. It discusses administrator roles in implementing career education concepts in the school curriculum through a definition of…

Some 120 undergraduate students participated in experiments to learn how novice computer programers learn to interact with the computer. Two instructional booklets were used: A "rule" booklet consisted of definitions and examples of seven modified FORTRAN statements and appropriate grammar rules; the "model" booklet was…

The major concern of this report was to identify some of the problems which arise when educational accountability models are introduced into a state and to begin placing those problems within a communication context. It was suggested that there are problems created by the definition of the term "accountability", the term…

In the nine years following the passage of the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA), several models have been developed to attempt to remedy the deficiencies in existing educational evaluation and decision theory noted by Stufflebeam and co-workers. Compilations of evaluation models have been undertaken and listings exist of models available…

A method for planning educational program development was developed which draws all elements of the planning, design, execution, and evaluation of a program into one systematic unit. The approach uses successive models of what, how, and where people learn to provide strategies for the design of instructional sequencies. The first step is a model…