Describes how autotutorial (self-instruction) techniques can be used to free teachers from the mundane tasks of giving information to redirect efforts in assisting students with specific assignments, direct and coordinate the efforts of students who progress at an accelerated rate, and improve diagnostic, remedial, and evaluation efforts.…

Provides suggestions for reinforcing reading and communication skills easily and inexpensively. (RB)

How teachers can make maximum use of listening for learning. (HB)

How Western Michigan University uses it's Multiple Audio Distribution (MAD) System for instruction. (HB)

The author discusses the method of preparing a television set or a projector to enable students in all parts of the classroom to see what is on the teacher's computer screen. By using this equipment, teachers can help students see the steps they must do. (CH)

Sixty pupils from the third grade of a public school in a middle class suburban community were randomly assigned to four groups. Pupils in one of the groups were given, individually, a two-lesson instructional sequence using the audio-tutorial mode. Pupils in a second group were given the same two-lesson sequence in the teacher-directed, group…

This document is a collection of nine essays by different authors. The emphasis of all the essays is on individualized instruction for children and the teacher's role in it. The following essays are included: a) "Personalized Teaching and Individualized Learning"; b) "The Changing Role of the Teacher"; c) "Organization for Individual Work"; d)…

Create a variety of activities related to the country you are studying--Japan, for example--and arrange them by such subjects as art, games, creative writing, maps, dress and greetings. These activities can be tied in with classroom learning centers or stations. Here students make passports, learn about traditional styles of dress in Japan, learn…

Described are a community college's three new learning laboratories and the way they function. (LS)

The article reviews elements of the learning-station-process approach for gifted students, a method designed to support creative probing. Considered are the following: atmosphere, space, storage areas, supplies and materials, directions, references, organization, time management, record keeping, facilitation, and prescriptive activities. (SBH)

Using materials clipped from newspapers, students in a Typing I laboratory learn how to tabulate, proofread, type letters, and reports, etc., and work independently and evaluate other students' work. (TA)

Described is a fourth grade, Title I math lab program, operating in a small corner of a classroom with special emphasis on the lab activities utilized which stressed math skill development. The small area used for a math lab did not appear to hinder the program's effectiveness. (DS)

This paper discusses the knowledge and skill requirements for manufacturing system design and describes an innovative "learning laboratory" approach to educating graduate level manufacturing engineers. The laboratory provides a mechanism that gives engineers a wide range of knowledge and skills in design and implementation, much of which cannot be…