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Nelson, Jerome L. – 1974
This self-instructional programed learning guide is designed to prepare the beginning journalist for the task of reporting the news without committing libel. It is divided into seven chapters, each on a specific aspect of libel law: "Libel Defined"; "Necessary Conditions," which discusses identification, defamation, and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials
Edwards, Margaret H. – 1974
This paper discusses ways in which the programmed materials in foreign languages developed by the Behavioral Research Laboratories of Palo Alto, California, can be used. Programmed instruction is recommended here as offering guaranteed comprehensibility, tested efficiency, built-in self-correction, and automatic encouragement. Programmed materials…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Winsberg, Bertrand G. – Amer J Orthopsychiat, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Materials, Programed Instruction, Programed Instructional Materials
Diebold Group, Inc., New York, NY. – 1964
THE PROGRAMING USED PRESENTS MATERIAL IN SMALL STEPS WHICH CALL FOR AN ACTIVE RESPONSE FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION. THE THREE-STEP CYCLE IS REPEATED FOR EACH PIECE OF MATERIAL. THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM ALLOWS SELF-PACING, LOW-ERROR RATE, HIGH MOTIVATION AND EASY DEVELOPMENT TESTING. THE PROJECT USED THIS TECHNIQUE TO TEACH READING TO…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading, Illiteracy
Hill, Russell A. – 1974
Programed instructional techniques have been attacked as dehumanizing, dull, and restrictive. The possibility, however, that these deficiencies of programed instructional techniques have derived from a lack of creativity in application, rather than from the inherent nature of the techniques. To test this hypothesis, an evaluation was made of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Grade 5, Humanization
Hill, L. A. – 1969
This programed textbook uses drawings of objects and people as it introduces basic vocabulary and grammatical patterns for the student of English as a second language. The 149 steps in the book progress through a variety of patterns including negatives, questions, and commands. Present and present progressive action verbs are included. Forms of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Thiagarajan, Sivasailam – 1976
This text is one of a series of technical monographs on literacy in development whose purpose is to give technical help to literacy workers in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It is divided into the following ten chapters: (1) What is programmed instruction?; (2) Who are you going to teach?; (3) What subject matter are you going to teach?; (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Autoinstructional Aids, Instructional Materials, Literacy
Zappala, Stephen – 1976
This instructor's manual accompanies the student text, "Italian (Programmed), Volume 1," which covers virtually the entire sound system of the Italian language and introduces the basic grammatical categories (gender, number, unit noun markers, person, and tense). The manual contains the instructions on how to use the materials and the following…
Descriptors: Grammar, Guides, Instructional Materials, Italian
Black, Colin – 1975
Two study modes from the paradigm of research into group-study variables are considered in the present investigation. It was hypothesized that the achievement of subjects studying language materials with a high proportion of familiar matter (practice and revision programs) will be greater in a condition of group-study with interaction, and…
Descriptors: English, Group Instruction, Higher Education, Individual Instruction
Howard Univ., Washington, DC.
Faced with the current situation of instructional aids that are mediocre and untested, Howard University has revised its undergraduate elementary science teachers course to include instruction on programmed materials. The course is based on the concepts of cybernetics (science of control and communications) and of teaching students the idea of…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Materials, Programed Instruction
Entelek, Inc., Newburyport, MA. – 1973
Individualized instruction has become an important objective in schools. This programmed instruction guide provides information about the ENTELEK system for elementary and high schools. The data bank covers a variety of subject areas and is catalogued according to the Dewey Decimal System: library; psychology; logic; political science; economics;…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
WIENS, JACOB H. – 1966
TO PERMIT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AT SAN MATEO, FIVE INSTITUTIONS WITH SYSTEMS PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF TRIP NOTES. OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ORGANIZED AROUND THE VOLUNTARY WORK-STUDY LABORATORY APPROACH TO LEARNING. ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY, OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, HENRY FORD…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Autoinstructional Aids, Educational Equipment, Educational Facilities
Dobrovolny, Jerry S.; And Others – 1968
The purposes of the project were (1) to establish better methods of training technicians for the horological and industrial fields, (2) to encourage more young people to investigate horological and micro-precision work as a career, (3) to train a group of students who would be employable in diverse horological and industrial areas, and (4) to help…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Simonson, Michael; Volker, Roger – Learning Resources, 1975
Steps are given for teachers to individualize their classes using pre-prepared instructional materials. (HB)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Programed Instruction
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