Language laboratory practices, as they have developed during the 1960's, are examined with emphasis on the potential improvement of laboratory software. Convinced that weaknesses in the design of materials have led to the misuse and decline of the language laboratory, as well as to student boredom, the author offers alternative approaches in…

In order to examine the possibilities for an advanced multimedia instructional system, a review and assessment of current instructional media was undertaken in terms of a functional description, instructional flexibility, support requirements, and costs. Following this, a model of an individual instructional system was developed as a basis for…

The educational applications of computers for instruction, administration, and vocational guidance are herein reviewed. Reports on recent trends in computer-assisted instruction and computer-managed instruction toward forming behavioral objectives and reducing learning time and implementation costs provide an introduction for a description of the…

The editors have brought together 21 papers reflecting the current trends in research and development in computer assisted instruction (CAI). The papers were selected to be readable and of general interest to students without a background in CAI. The first four papers deal with the role of computers in education, now and in the future. Three…

This final report of a conference on curriculum development within the ES '70 program is divided into three parts. The first part contains addresses concerning the comprehensive high school and the ES '70 program as a curriculum innovation. Three current trends--individualized instruction, changes in instructional theory, and changes in…

With home study, subjects inaccessible locally become available. Useful aids in career development, many courses are offered: business, skilled trades, preparation for professional licenses, profitable hobbies, and academic subjects. Many courses provide complete vocational training, as well as the upgrading of job skills. The directory offers a…

This suggested curriculum for use in the Early Admissions Program with four-year-old children draws mainly on elements from child development theory and practical experiences of the writers. It is intended that this material will be used to stabilize and increase the child's cognitive and linguistic growth through effective diagnostic and…

The flexible all-year school plan provides for the school to operate all year, on a continuous basis, during regular school hours and school days except holidays. Under such a plan, a student need not attend school all year, or any longer than the amount of time required by law, but he may if he so desires. When a student enrolls in school, he is…

The major objectives of this project were to assist selected vocational educators to develop instructional materials based upon the behavioral objectives of each course, to individualize instruction and develop resource materials to guide other educators. To accomplish these objectives, four workshops were conducted for technical/vocational…

Community college libraries tend to be the pace setters for change in libraries. As the new media have been introduced into libraries, ways have been found to integrate them into the library to create multimedia resource collections. In addition to traditional library services, instructional design, materials production, computer operation,…

The nine-week course for sixth graders concentrates on map skills and the cultural and historical geography of Egypt, Mexico, and Latin America. Having completed the course, the learner will be able to list several ways in which 1) power has led to conflict; 2) new inventions lead to changes in ways of living; 3) man influences his environment and…

Several on-goint activities were conducted during this quarter. Field trials of the Lincoln Training System-3 (LTS-3) at Keesler Air Force Base were extended to include high-aptitude students previously excluded. Results showed such students scored significantly higher on achievement tests and learned substantially faster when they received LTS…

The educational program in Community School District Number 24 was supplemented by a quality incentive grant from State Urban Education funds. These funds were used to establish a Corrective Reading Program and anEnglish as a Second Language Program which were supported by school volunteers. The primary objectives of the Corrective Reading Program…

The Education Voucher Demonstration, begun in Alum Rock in 1972, is a large-scale social intervention with a wide range of social, political, economic, and educational objectives. This document is one of three such papers describing the educational aspects of the demonstration program which involved six public schools, 22 "mini-school"…

Five Learning Activity Packets (LAPS) of Canadian-American materials were written in an attempt to upgrade and broaden the content and widen the international understanding of the elementary students of Maine by means of an individualized learning approach. This report describes the development of the project and the procedures followed in…