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FLANAGAN, JOHN C.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THE STEPS IN PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT THE INITIAL PROJECT ARE OUTLINED. THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT PROVIDING A SOUND FACTUAL BASIS WHICH WOULD ASSIST PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN HELPING EACH INDIVIDUAL TO REALIZE HIS GREATEST POTENTIAL. TESTS WERE DEVISED TO ANALYZE APTITUDE, ACHIEVEMENT, INTEREST, AND PERSONALITY. THE 2-DAY TEST…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Rating, High School Students
Download full textAmerican Industrial Arts Association, Washington, DC. – 1965
SPEECHES PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE ARE INCLUDED--(1) "TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE" BY J.H. HOLLOMON, (2) "DEVELOPING HUMAN POTENTIAL IN SPACE" BY J.F. SHEA, (3) "CURRICULUM--INNOVATIONS AND ISSUES, 1965" BY K. WILES, (4) "OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION" BY W.C. MEIERHENRY, AND (5) "AND AFTER THE…
Descriptors: Conferences, Course Content, Curriculum, Educational Philosophy
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Special Education. – 1978
The document contains Maryland's 1979 program plan for the education of handicapped children as mandated by P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Seventeen chapters address the following: public notice and opportunity for comment; right to education policy statement; full educational goal and timelines; policy on priorities;…
Descriptors: Due Process, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Baskin, Samuel – 1966
Research designed to compare the effectiveness of independent study and the more traditional methods of college instruction as they are related to student learning is summarized in the report. Some of the new curriculum patterns inaugurated to improve instruction are described. Several experimental programs are discussed in sufficient detail to…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Experimental Colleges
South Dakota Univ., Vermillion. School of Education. – 1977
Objectives of the project were (1) to call the attention of secondary and postsecondary faculties to the opportunities in vocational programs for gifted and talented students to work toward their career goals, (2) to assist guidance counselors to recognize opportunities for the gifted and talented in vocational programs, (3) to encourage school…
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Education, Career Guidance, Conferences
Rowland, Thomas D.; Young, Bonnie Jean – 1977
Intended for staff of diagnostic-prescriptive centers, the manual is designed to provide information about the Oregon Model Center for Learning Disabilities. Chapters cover the following topics: factors involved with learning; procedures and organization of the Center; assessment of psychological, educational, and language needs; procedures for…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Individualized Programs
Bronson, Ron, Comp. – 1979
The booklet is designed to help parents understand how they can help in the development of their gifted children. Included are such topics as the characteristics of giftedness; the four "faces" of gifted adolescents (high achieving studious, social leader, creative intellectual, and rebel); the role of parents; a checklist for assessing the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Civil Rights, Creativity, Due Process
Rosewater, Ann – 1979
Intended for federal, state, and local policymakers, the document looks at the actual policies and practices of local and state education agencies in carrying out their minimum competency requirements, with particular emphasis on the mandates of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
EPSTEIN, SAM; EPSTEIN, BERYL
THE FIRST TEACHING MACHINE WAS INVENTED IN THE 1920'S BY SIDNEY L. PRESSEY AND THE FIRST MODERN TEACHING MACHINE WAS DEVELOPED AND POPULARIZED IN THE EARLY 1930'S BY B.F. SKINNER. TODAY BUSINESSMEN AND INDUSTRIALISTS AS WELL AS EDUCATORS HAVE FOUND TEACHING MACHINES USEFUL. ACTUALLY, TEACHING IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE PROGRAM, A CAREFULLY…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Classroom Environment, Educational History, Educational Media
Collins, Terence – 1978
The eight course projects listed in this paper are designed specifically for a freshman-level open admissions course in children's literature, but they can be adapted to fit the needs of any beginning "topics" literature course that has students with widely varied preparation, ability, and goals. The projects include telling and reading stories;…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, College Freshmen, English Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Reiser, Robert A.; Sullivan, Howard J. – 1978
Results of a study that investigated the effects of instructor-pacing and self-pacing in a personalized system of instruction (PSI) course on student withdrawal rate, achievement, and attitudes are discussed in this speech. Sixty-two Arizona State University students enrolled in a political science introductory research course were randomly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
McCaslin, Barbara S.; McNamara, Patricia P. – 1977
This text consisting of eight learning activities packages (LAP's) was developed during the California Women Entrepreneurs Project for use in a course designed to help women entrepreneurs learn how to start their own small business. The LAP's included here are self-paced, student-centered modules which take the learner step by step through the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Business Education, Business Skills
Turman, Lynette; Blatt, Bobby – 1974
Carthay Center Elementary School, an urban school in Los Angeles, developed Individualized Instruction through Open Structure in order to meet the needs of a changing student population. The program attempts to excite children about learning and to reinforce basic academic skills. The child's interest, needs, and abilities are integrated into the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classes (Groups of Students), Elementary Education, Flexible Schedules
Brown, Marleen; And Others – 1975
The program is designed to provide an opportunity in independent study for junior high school students with high ability and motivation. The independent study program is undertaken with the guidance of an advisor. Four independent study activities offered to the student are: write a research paper on Arizona history, government, U.S. History, and…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, High Achievement, Independent Study, Individualized Programs
Pedersen, Geneva Ann – 1970
The organic curriculum is an attempt to meet challenges to education in a systematic way instead of dealing with each as an isolated segment. It proposes to radically change the present secondary educational program in the direction of the learner-oriented curriculum. The objective of the program is to integrate academic training, occupational…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Catholic Schools, Change Strategies, Curriculum Design
