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Welch, Wayne W.; Ward, William H., Jr. – 1975
This study was designed to assess two projects implemented by the Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) program. The program is based on the belief that elementary school students learn mathematics, science, social science, and language arts skills quickly by investigating practical problems taken from the local school and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Education
Micklus, C. Samuel – 1978
Contents of this teacher's manual for use in an industrial design course are the same as that of the companion student manual except that answers to the objective tests are included. Chapter I describes the emergence of industrial design as a profession and emphasizes specific designers and their contributions to the field. A twenty question…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Design, Guidelines, High Schools
Thorndyke, Perry W. – 1979
This paper investigates how people acquire knowledge from maps. Emphasis is placed on heuristics--defined as the procedures that people use to select, combine, and encode map information in memory. The objective is to develop a theory of expertise in map learning by analyzing differences between fast and slow learners in terms of differences in…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
1980
This monograph explores implications of the psychology of consciousness for education. The psychology of consciousness encompasses the relationships among behavior, experience, and states of consciousness. It is interpreted to include different states of consciousness, paranormal phenomena, mystical experiences, dreams, psychic healing, and other…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Style, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Cardenas, Jose A. – 1978
Although in recent years federal, state and local initiatives have been directed toward improving the education of Hispanic children, no significant impacts have as yet been made. The major weakness may be that strategies are still being designed against the characteristics of the larger society and not against the particular minority group.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Problems
Yeany, Russell H.; And Others – 1980
Results are reported of a study that: (1) examined the relationships between university students' entry characteristics and achievement in biological science; and (2) assessed the effectiveness of interactive instructional video-tapes in improving science achievement. Among the variables examined as likely to predict achievement were scholastic…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Biology, Cognitive Development, College Science
Moses, Barbara E. – 1980
This investigation analyzed sex-related and age-related differences on spatial visualization tasks, reasoning tasks, and mathematical problem-solving tasks; and the effects instruction in visual thinking would have on these differences. Students in fifth grade, ninth grade, and in college, were tested before and after twelve weeks of instruction…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Cognitive Tests, Creativity
Knight, Michael E. – 1979
This program was designed to improve mathematics achievement by directing intervention toward diagnosed deficiencies in number concepts, computational skills, relationships among measures, and problem solving. Four hundred and twenty second through eighth grade students participated in the program. Math lab rooms were established in each of seven…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computation, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education
Download full textDRENCHKO, ELIZABETH K. – 1966
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO METHODS, RECITATION-DEMONSTRATION AND PROJECT-RESEARCH, WERE COMPARED FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE. COMPARISONS WERE MADE REGARDING (1) THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT, (2) THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENT TO UNDERSTAND AND APPLY CONCEPTS AND GENERALIZATIONS OF THE SUBJECT, AND (3) THE WORK…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Biology, Comparative Analysis
STREUFERT, SIEGFRIED; AND OTHERS – 1967
TO DETERMINE THE THEORETICAL IMPORT OF TWO KINDS OF LEADERS, SIMPLE AND COMPLEX, A GAME EXPERIMENT SIMULATING INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS WAS CONDUCTED WITH 20 DYAD NEGOTIATION TEAMS (10 HAVING MEMBERS WITH SIMPLE CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE AND 10 HAVING MEMBERS WITH COMPLEX CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE) SELECTED FROM 350 MALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN AN…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Theories, Collective Bargaining, Conceptual Schemes
TAYLOR, CALVIN W. – 1956
PAPERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT OF A 1955 CONFERENCE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE SCIENCE TALENT. MOST PAPERS DEAL WITH THE THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION OF CREATIVITY AND ITS MEASUREMENT. SOME ARE REVIEWS OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS AND PROCEDURES USED BY VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Colleges, Conference Reports, Creativity
Baltimore City Public Schools, MD. – 1963
"PROJECT HELP" REPRESENTS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENRICH THE LIVES OR 4- AND 5-YEAR-OLD CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN. IT IS A RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGNED TO DISCOVER WAYS TO ACCELERATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN LIMITED IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT BY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS BEYOND THEIR CONTROL, TO INCREASE PARENTAL UNDERSTANDING AND…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Communication Skills, Community Action, Creative Expression
Getzels, Jacob W. – 1980
After warning that new paradigms of educational administration will not come through merely calling for them but must come through the hard labor of conceptual inquiry and empirical research, this paper attempts to present four topics that illustrate fruitful directions for conceptual inquiry and empirical research. The first topic is the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Administration
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Curriculum Research and Development Group. – 1979
This guide to the "Measuring in Metric" supplementary mathematics textbook is the modified version for the physically handicapped student. The material begins with a list of 29 student objectives. The booklet and student text limit exploration to the units of measurement for length, capacity, mass, temperature, area, and volume, with only the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Dane, J. K.; And Others – 1980
An executive summary of a study designed to investigate the identification and solution of clinical and nonclinical problems in dental practice is presented. The study used a combination of structured group meetings of individuals involved in dentistry and related areas and written workbooks completed by participants. A steering committee advised…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Clinical Experience, Delivery Systems, Dental Evaluation
