This study compared the relative effectiveness of an automated teaching machine with instructor presented instruction in graduate dental teaching. The objectives were to: (1) determine the effects of 3 laboratory instructional procedures used in combination with 2 lectures on the acquisition of manual operative skills, the learning of information…

THE AUDIO-VISUAL OR VIDEO INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (AVIRS) HAS BEEN MISUSED AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND AS AN AID TO STUDENTS RATHER THAN AS AN APPLICATION OF BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY TO THE SYSTEMATIC PRODUCTION OF SPECIFIED BEHAVIORS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES. TO AVOID THE NEEDLESS EXPENDITURE OF VAST SUMS OF MONEY, INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED…

The findings from the application of audio-tutorial programing in three curriculum areas with three groups of exceptional children are reported. The findings suggest that audio-tutorial programing has qualities capable of meeting some of the instructional needs of exceptional children. (Author)

This packet is a compilation of short units and quick review assignments used in the Oleanna Math Program at Skagit Valley College (Washington). This math program is taught in an auto-tutorial learning laboratory situation with programmed materials. Each unit of study is contained on a 5" by 8" card, which describes performance…

The guide to Individualized Reading Instructional System (IRIS) provides information helpful in establishing, operating, and maintaining a reading instructional program meeting adult basic education needs. IRIS systematizes the use of commercially published reading instructional materials for self-pacing, individualized, or independent learning.…

This collection of papers describes the Open Classroom--an audio-tutorial learning laboratory--at Skagit Valley College (Washington). The Open Classroom was designed to facilitate student learning so that realistic goals proportional to student needs and abilities could be attained by participating in independent and student-managed studies. The…

This document is a collection of course outlines, syllabi, and test materials designed for several lower division philosophy courses to be taught in an auto-tutorial learning laboratory situation. The courses included here are: Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, Advanced Survey of Philosophical Problems, Advanced Survey of Ethics,…

This document is a collection of course outlines, syllabi, and test materials designed for several high school level and lower division mathematics courses taught in an auto-tutorial learning laboratory at Skagit Valley College (Washington). The courses included are: Pre-Algebra, Basic Algebra, Plan Geometry, Intermediate Algebra, Probability and…

This learning skills program was developed for the Open Classroom, an auto-tutorial learning laboratory at Skagit Valley College (Washington). The four-unit course is designed to develop basic academic skills other than reading, including: (I) following instructions; (II) listening; (III) taking notes; and (IV) self-direction. The core course…

Audio-tutorial teaching, originated at Purdue University, employs an audio tape as a vehicle for guiding the student through a series of learning experiences. The student may be directed to use his textbook for an explanation of a diagram, to refer to his laboratory manual, or to observe the specimens and experimental materials prepared for his…

In a Biology laboratory for the non-science major, a series of programed booklets, 8mm cartridge films, and 35mm slides were used with standard laboratory equipment and materials. By the end of the second semester, 28 programed sequences with linear and branching strategies had been designed and tested. Students completed attitude questionnaires…

Some 50 titles have been selected, abstracted, and categorized for this bibliography. They have also been divided into five educational subject areas: general topics; public school/early childhood; community/junior college; college/university; and adult education. The bibliography was designed specifically for learning lab coordinators,…

This paper discusses two experiments with autonomous learning strategies for learners studying English as a second language in France, one for non-specialist adults and the other for university students. The first group consisted of 26 adults who were mostly professionals and had opted for autonomy not out of preference but for lack of any other…

A prototype for the development of an auto-tutorial course in anatomy and physiology for adult learners in Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) was implemented in the fall semester, 1980, at Waukesha County Technical Institute in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The format of the two-semester course consists of two hours of scheduled lecture time and three hours of…