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DeschĂȘnes, Jean-Sebastien; Barka, Noureddine; Michaud, Mario; Paradis, Denis; Brousseau, Jean – Chemical Engineering Education, 2013
A joint learning activity in process control is presented, in the context of a distance collaboration between engineering and technical-level students, in a similar fashion as current practices in the industry involving distance coordination and troubleshooting. The necessary infrastructure and the setup used are first detailed, followed by a…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Distance Education, Technical Occupations, Engineering
Knutson, Richard – Pointer, 1979
The article describes a method of improving the instruction provided by learning disabilities classroom teacher aides. Advantages of the self-recording approach are listed. (PHR)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Paraprofessional Personnel, Program Descriptions, Teacher Aides
Levy, Marguerite F. – 1976
Presented is an evaluation of a program providing mentally retarded students in two occupational training centers who were two or more years retarded in reading and/or mathematics with individual or small-group instruction supplementing the basic program. It is noted that 110 participants were given 2 hours, 15 minutes a week instructional time by…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Individualized Instruction, Mathematics, Mental Retardation
Pinette, Clayton A., Ed.; Smith, R. Kent, Ed. – 1977
Five articles concerning college reading instruction are included in this special interest journal. Karen L. Pelz, William E. Pelz, and David L. Stritmater present a study of input sequence, exposure, and modality effects on recognition memory, which revealed that students who read assignments and attended lectures performed better on tests on the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Group Experience, Memory
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Hammelmann, William M. R.; Nielsen, Melvin L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1974
An experiment designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the native paraprofessional in foreign language instruction indicates significant positive results in language skills and cultural awareness of the target culture. (RL)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Skills, Modern Languages, Native Speakers
Franklin, Barbara – 1976
Presented are notes taken from a 6-week inservice training program for 30 teachers and 30 paraprofessionals who work with deaf-blind children. Entries are divided into two sections--lectures and minicourses--and include the following titles: "Piaget" (V. Robinson), "Dichotic Listening--Research and Applications" (B. Franklin), "Curriculum Ideas…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Child Development, Counseling, Curriculum
Samples, Pat – Day Care and Early Education, 1978
Describes a "One-to-One" service, operating out of the Discovery Center for Children, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in which paraprofessionals provide guidance on a individual basis to children with special needs. (CM)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Services
Littlebear, Richard E.; Martinez, Alicia, Ed. – 1996
The Interface Alaska Multifunctional Resource Center developed a model for training Native American language teachers to effectively teach Native languages. The model provides Native American paraprofessional language teachers with basic knowledge of classroom techniques and effective teaching strategies. The training introduces the Total Physical…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Cultural Maintenance
Bowman, David L. – 1968
The initial phase (1967-1968) of a longitudinal study designed to provide more teachers of the disadvantaged by (1) recruiting education students who have withdrawn from college for academic reasons but have greater scholastic potential than they have demonstrated and (2) modifying teacher education programs to train these individuals as teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Attitude Change, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged
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Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ. – 1973
The purpose of the project reported on and evaluated in the document is to develop new approaches in Adult Basic Education to motivate undereducated, alienated, and disadvantaged American Indian adults. The project is located in central Arizona, serving a population of about 8,000. High school-dropout rates, unemployment, alcoholism, and health…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, American Indian Reservations, American Indians