Social pressures on college administrators regarding disadvantaged students are discussed from the viewpoint of one community college president who emphasizes the vagueness of the term "disadvantaged." It is noted that for many students the campus is their first sustained immersion in a going, middle-class, American community, and that its impact…

A study was conducted to compile resource information for planning regarding Navy tactical team training. The specific objectives were to describe the current status of team training within the fleet; review and evaluate the findings in the technical literature regarding team training; develop and recommend potential solutions to team training…

Robert Gagne's model as presented in "The Conditions of Learning" (1970) is modified, extended, and used to form a logical model applicable to planning and teaching the social studies. It is used to develop planning procedures and to sequence instructional activities consistent with attaining complex levels of student learning. Sample…

The need for the use of multi-media in school art instruction is described and analyzed. A multi-media kit for teacher use is proposed and detailed, with descriptions of films and slides. Methods of classroom utilization of the kit are suggested. (SK)

An interactive model for the design of individualized instruction was developed and implemented, with activities explicitly prescribed for the instructor and the educational technologist. Using this model--PIERIM (Production, Implementation Evaluation and Revision of Instructional Modules)--a traditional elementary education course was converted…

A chart of FLES program types indicating possible variations in program design due to variables in teachers, materials, time, and students focuses on the lack of a national, standardized, FLES policy. After discussing the patterns of organization of instruction, the author notes criticism often levied at FLES programs and provides sample, typical,…

Three methods of evaluation were used to study a coordinated instruction employment counseling course focusing on student adjustment to work. The ability of coordinated instruction to improve the adjustment of disadvantaged students to work was measured using experimental and control groups of educationally handicapped servicemen enrolled in a Pre…

A major legacy of the "go-go years", the late 50's and 60's when federal and foundation funding of education increased so much, was a huge increase in the number of instructional materials (both print and non-print) available to the schools. The efforts of the non-commercial curriculum development teams have been swamped by this increase and their…

INSCAL multidimensional scaling, an objective methodology for formulating effective technical information sequences for computer-assisted instruction, was shown to be of value with respect to defining the information complexity of technical material, developing sequences of key concepts within technical material, and providing an index of expert…

The Instructional Development Project at Harper College from 1970 to 1973 is described. The objective of the project was to improve instruction by providing a framework and an inservice training program for faculty members. A total of 30 instructors participated in the project at a total cost of $35,223 including released time costs, and…

A comprehensive listing is provided of the specific needs for research on instructional systems development which have been identified by the authors of 2,692 pertinent articles. These articles were selected and abstracted for a basic file of technical information on instructional system development. Since some articles date back as far as 1953,…

Instructional task variables of analytical explanation and sequence were studied in two experiments to assess the systems approach proposition of efficiency and effectiveness in concept learning. The independent variable of analytical explanation consisted of two components: a procedure for focusing the subject's attention on the critical…

Shrinking training budgets pose a serious problem to those confronted with the present and future challenge of providing competent Air Force technicians for increasingly technical positions in a modern Air Force. One promising solution to this problem has been to harness the capabilities of the computer as an instructional training device. To be…

A developmental project created and field tested a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) unit in dental diagnosis. The main objectives were to determine 1) if, after having received CAI, the dental student could determine whether a patient had a clinical need for space management and 2) if the dental student's attitude toward CAI and space…

Two major topics are covered in this paper--the evaluation of instructional programs in general and the evaluation of computer-assisted instructional (CAI) course material during initial preparation. The first half of the paper reviews significant literature relating to instructional program evaluation and distinguishes between formative and…