Defines cognitive style mapping as a technique to determine how an individual learns or formulates concepts. Advocates mapping be used to analyze, diagnose, and prescribe instruction for personalized training programs. Displays styles and examples of cognitive mapping and presents a guide for map symbols/meanings. Provides assumptions for…

Using the training of personnel in mental hospitals as an example, it is argued that macro administrative issues have to be addressed to make training effective, efficient, and possible. Issues discussed include employee turnover, the role of training in accreditation, and training and malpractice. (JEG)

A learning library based on individualized instruction that technical teachers can put together is described. It requires not only teaching skills but a knowledge of systems engineering, graphic arts, TV programing, and other skills allied to TV and broadcasting. (Author/BP)

In May 1970, USOE requested new training designs for research, development, diffusion, and evaluation personnel in education, and a consortium of interviews conducted on a nationwide basis in 21 selected institutions engaged in one or more of these activities, and the results confirmed extensive national and regional needs for trained RDD&E…

The training consortium described in Vol. 1 of this report (SP 005 047) determined national needs for RDD&E personnel. The training program designed to meet these needs has three areas of objectives: materials development, training, and program development. Forty-eight training modules would be used individually in various agencies for evaluating…

Volume 3 of the report of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory training program for RDD&E personnel is devoted to a budget-cost analysis. The introduction outlines the scope of the program and the total man-hours required for the training modules, together with the proposed first-year budget. Other chapters detail the first year…

The federally funded "New Adventure" program for children in the primary grades stresses individually determined language arts instruction coupled with positive behavioral principles. The first section of this document describes the program, presents the results of the first three years of its operation in a Tallahassee (Florida)…

This document presents 12 seminar papers describing research and development efforts in self-instructional programs being undertaken in six countries: the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Jamaica, Liberia, and Canada. The following are topics covered in the individual papers: research and development activities in primary schools; the technology…

This guide is intended to provide a prospective user of interactive video instruction with a guide to the establishment and operation of an electronics worksite training program. The training program is designed to provide beginning electronics technician training equivalent to that available at most community colleges and technical schools. The…