Teaching a course in clinical psychology so as to foster development of problem solving skills, attitudes and behaviors such as autonomy and independent thinking is reported. (Editor/PG)

Microteaching, or teaching for a short unit of time, has proven to be effective in student teacher training. (PG)

Reports the responses of 106 undergraduates to statements designed to show whether course content can be more effectively taught by two instructors, each devoted to his own training and interests, than by one. (Editor)

Methods by which a first course in educational research can combine theory with practice as each student is required to conduct a research study. The entire class then proposes a problem, develops a hypothesis, surveys related studies, collects data, analyzes and interprets the data, and draws conclusions and generalizations. (LBH)

Students in the course described are introduced early to the rudiments of historical methods, critical discrimination, and library resources. (Editor)

The educational objectives and techniques for the graduate seminar are outlined and illustrated with material from a successful seminar on The World of John Donne. Included is discussion of selecting an appropriate topic, use of guest lecturers, students working as a team, and the teacher's role. Emphasis is on shared research. (JT)

Describes seven years later the origin, development, frustrations, and accomplishments of an experimental course, The American Dream and Social Change, offered to upper division students (over 300 in all) at California State University at Hayward in 1967-68. Techniques included discussions, action programs, group presentations, and diverse…

A 2-semester undergraduate sociology course in empirical techniques and computer analysis is described which permits the student maximum freedom in his choice of a research problem while encouraging him to use both a statistical design and a computer analysis to test his hypotheses. (JT)

A major instructional strategy is to provide concrete and "true to life" vehicles for graduate students in various fields of education as they approach the task of learning the abstract concepts in educational statistics. An IBM 360/40 computer is used to increase individualized efforts in these courses. (LBH)

The strengths of classroom education, combined with the strengths of experiential education, can create an even more effective learning environment. The steps involved in classroom learning are contrasted with those involved in experiential learning, then realigned and implemented for a college course. (MLW)

Described is an experiment in motivating students of a freshmen composition class by employing some of the following techniques: a minimum of lecturing, small group discussions fostering cooperation rather than competition, student participation in choice of topics and activities, a minimum of coercion, and elimination of grades. (JMD)

Presented is an outline of a college course, "Education in American Society," that focused on teaching students rational decision-making skills while examining current issues in American Education. The outline is followed by student comments, reactions, and evaluations of the course. (JMD)

To provide a meaningful research experience for undergraduate methods students, students participated in an ongoing research project. The progress of the project to encourage the adoption of a curriculum in which theory building informs methods, and in which actual field experience is provided, is described. (MLW)

A demonstration of how statistics courses may be enhanced through the incorporation of computer packages is presented. A statistical analysis course given at the State University of New York at Fredonia is described. It is suggested that many other courses would be enhanced by augmenting them with computer packages. (MLW)