Describes reviewing the basics of descriptive writing by having students compare the images described in E. B. White's "Once More to the Lake," with those in the film "On Golden Pond." Students then write a descriptive paragraph, from an internal or external perspective, about a magazine advertisement chosen for its sensory appeal. (HTH)

Performance of college students receiving individualized instruction was compared with that of students exposed to a traditional teaching format of lectures and examinations. (GW)

Fifty-one freshman students enrolled in an audiotutorial course were pre- and post-tested for anxiety level using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Cognitive style maps of the students were obtained and cognitive style of the instructional mode determined. Students whose cognitive style matched that of the instructional mode tended to achieve…

Because of the great promise of distance learning for delivering cost-effective instruction, there is great interest in determining whether or not it actually is effective, and--more interesting--determining what variables of design and implementation make it more or less effective. Unfortunately, much of the research has been based on simple…

Four instructional treatments differing in structure and student responsibility were used with 60 abstract-thinking and 60 concrete-thinking students. A differentiated outcomes hypothesis is offered to account for the findings. (Authors)

The chalkboard-globe method was found to be significantly superior to the planetarium teaching situation in respect to the immediate attainment and retention of specific cognitive behavioral objectives in a college physical sceince course. (CP)

Describes the objectives, study materials, instructional methods and evaluaiton procedures of an experimental course in general chemistry which aims at individualizing instruction. An assessment of the program is presented together with the results of a statistical analysis to determine if there were any differences between the experimental group…

Ten- and 12-year-old students received instruction that demonstrated the terms and relationships of conditional syllogisms. Both discovery and rule instruction increased average performance on written syllogistic reasoning tests; discovery instruction was generally more effective than rule instruction. (Author/LC)

Discusses two approaches to teaching poetry writing to children: a method approach that molds children's creativity into acceptable forms, and an experimental approach that allows children to try out personal feelings and different forms, which is more conducive to their perceptions, creativity, and developing sense of self. (HTH)

Describes growing acknowledgment worldwide that educational services must train people and provide support systems for lifelong self-directed education. Outlines 10 basic elements of programs designed to teach self-education, including visualization, learning style, personal curriculum planning, risk experiences, and self-culture. (Author/BRR)

A study which compared the composition approach of typewriting instruction with the traditional approach found no significant difference in typewriting speed after one year of instruction. Students trained with the composition approach showed significantly fewer errors on straight-line timings. (LRA)

Describes a study that compared two methods of structuring textual material--information mapping and programmed instruction--on the basis of their ability to facilitate recall and subsequent retrieval of information by college students enrolled in an introductory media course. (Author)

Discusses research which compared the performance of children with reading disabilities to the performance of normal readers, matched for age and reading level, in a backward-masking letter-identification and localization task. (JM)

Summarizes the activities, contents, and overall outcomes of an international seminar organized jointly by two working groups of SEFI--the Working Group on Women in Engineering and the Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies. Replaces traditional teaching methods and concentration on narrow technical contents with a more…