To substantiate the theoretical efficacy of microteaching with videotaped feedback, 25 student teachers were assigned to a Teaching Techniques Laboratory in which microteaching methods were emphasized. Following completion of the training program, participants and a control group with no laboratory experience received placement in Chicago area…

Recognizing the need for more first-hand contacts and experiences on the part of students in training to become certified teachers, Northeast Louisiana University developed a Laboratory Experience Program. With the help of Quachita Parish Schools and Monroe City Schools, a series of experiences were devised to schedule second semester freshmen…

Technical Education is a supplement to Industrial Education. (Editor)

Five keys or procedures for conducting an outdoor laboratory which should lead to a well controlled and informative experience for all students. (HD)

THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL BEGINNING AND ADVANCED SHORTHAND STUDENTS USING TRADITIONAL SHORTHAND TEACHING DURING 1964-65 WAS COMPARED WITH THAT OF ALL BEGINNING AND ADVANCED SHORTHAND STUDENTS USING THE FOUR-CHANNEL STENOGRAPHIC LABORATORIES AND A LOCALLY DEVELOPED 440-TAPE LIBRARY DURING 1965-66. IN BEGINNING SHORTHAND, 1,596 STUDENTS STARTED AND…

Presentation is made of an inservice teacher education laboratory course designed to reduce teacher mistrust of the term "open education," to provide experiences with informal classroom approaches, and to prepare teachers to take effective steps toward opening their own classrooms. The authors discuss laboratory planning problems involving space,…

This booklet describes the learning experiences that take place in and as a result of a learning laboratory. Part one presents a brief history of the group dynamics movement, focusing especially upon the history of the National Training Laboratory of the National Education Association. Some significant characteristics of laboratory learning are…

To help high school and area vocational center distributive education teacher-coordinators carry out methods of project-oriented and project laboratory instruction, Western Michigan University conducted three one-day seminars for 40 distributive educators. Presentations were: (1) "Implementation of Project Laboratories" by J.A. Daenzer, (2)…

The evaluation and placement of rehabilitation clients has been problematic. In addition to physical and emotional problems, these individuals suffer from a variety of unique handicaps. With this in mind, a program was developed to assess the present abilities and future potential of such a client to perform certain work tasks. Subjects were…

High school distributive education retail laboratories (school stores) provide practical experiences in an actual store environment. The manual presents information to assist coordinators in creating a distributive education retail laboratory or for improving an existing operation. Sections include preparing proposals to start a school store,…

Educational personnel having major responsibilities for research and development were invited to attend three one-week institutes to receive training in the use of selected management tools. instructional topics such as systems and management analysis, and definitive studies of management information systems (MIS), program planning budgetary…

Flight simulators are built as realistically as possible, presumably to enhance their training value. Yet, their training value is determined by the way they are used. Traditionally, simulators have been less important for training than have aircraft, but they are currently emerging as primary pilot training vehicles. This new emphasis is an…

The yearbook attempts to describe and evaluate the new teaching methods as they relate to the various business subjects: basic business-economic education, marketing and distributive education, and office education. Additional articles are devoted to cooperative education, simulation, laboratory experiences, and postsecondary programs. In their…

THE ASSUMPTIONS OF THIS REVIEW OF STUDIES WHICH EVALUATE TEACHER STYLE AND VERBAL BEHAVIOR AS IT RELATES TO PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT ARE (1) A PUPIL'S LEARNING IS A FUNCTION OF THE INSTRUCTION HE RECEIVES, (2) TEACHERS ARE DIFFERENTIALLY SUITED TO CERTAIN GROUPS, AND (3) DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN NEED TEACHERS WITH SPECIAL TRAINING. IT IS NOTED THAT, IN…