Describes the operation of the Cessna Pilot Center (CPC) flight training systems. The program is based on a series of integrated activities involving stimulus, response, reinforcement and association components. Results show that the program can significantly reduce in-flight training time. (CP)

Specific processes in problem-solving were examined in an effort to define them explicitly. Medical students were required to write problem lists, to order laboratory tests, and to choose a final diagnosis for each of five cases. They were given corrective feedback after each part. Factor analysis revealed more similarity in performance on the…

Why we should base our physical education programs on current knowledge rather than common fads. (Editor)

Describes and evaluates an introductory course in American government at the college level which encourages students to perceive political processes as instruments of personal choice. Findings indicate that dramatic increases in students' political involvement result from course participation. (Author/DB)

Describes a teaching method in which undergraduate psychology students carry out simulated research studies. In response to model problem situations, students develop a research design and then are given data which might have been obtained if the design were carried out. The condensed experience clarifies aspects of the research process which…

Shows how task analysis helps reading teachers to understand the learning processes that are required for developing specific comprehension skills. Gives an example whereby task analysis is applied to teaching children to remember the sequential events from a reading selection. (RL)

Use of sequential data display on the Davenport diagram mated with computer techniques offers solutions to both data storage and teaching problems related to blood gas determinations. An example of using the technique for teaching interpretation of data to medical students is given. (JT)

Results obtained from a study designed to assess the effectiveness of teaching with heart sound simulation in improving skill in clinical ausculation suggest the usefulness of further study, particularly that involving comparison techniques. (JT)

The video tape recording is a valuable teaching tool in tennis instruction enabling the students to observe and evaluate mistakes. (JD)

Notes the importance of practice in facilitating students' reading developnment and presents guidelines for providing practice which are designed around three areas of concern: planning, delivering, and evaluating assignments. (NH)

Discusses how to use homework as an effective teaching method and offers creative sample assignments. (SRT)

Argues that the purpose of daily homework is either to prepare the student for the next lesson or to practice concepts and skills learned in the previous lesson. Suggests that teachers' homework policies must reflect one of these purposes. (SRT)

Experiences in the arts can help students develop positive attitudes towards learning. The relationship of language and the arts to the development of perceptual skills is explored. The processes of learning and its application to developing concepts in music and movement are discussed. (DF)

Sets forth methods for helping children of limited ability create poetry. Includes a poem written by a student classified as "dyslexic." (FL)

A review of the literature and personal action research leads the authors to question the relevance of much of the advice offered to students concerning study skills. They offer a different teacher-learner framework for those teachers and students who wish to gain insight into, and control over, their own teaching/learning. (Author/CT)