A survey questionnaire was sent to speech instructors at 55 public and private community and junior colleges in Illinois to determine the status of small group discussion instruction and curricula. In addition, careful examination was given to course catalogs and general sources that have a direct relationship to the community and junior colleges…

Project Independence was established as a Title I program to improve the academic status of elementary school students with special emphasis on reading and mathematics skills. The project classrooms were organized as resource rooms with students entering from a regular classroom with a set schedule and time for the week. For each child in the…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION, SEVERAL VARIETIES OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION HAVE BEGUN IN OKLAHOMA CITY. IN FOUR LARGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HALF OF THE PUPILS' TIME HAS BEEN SPENT IN FAIRLY LARGE GROUPS AND THE OTHER HALF IN SMALLER, CONVENTIONAL-SIZE GROUPS. SMALL GROUPS WERE USED FOR TEACHING THE 3R'S. SCIENCE, ART, MUSIC,…

THIS RESEARCH ATTEMPTED TO ESTABLISH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS OF CONGENITALLY TOTALLY BLIND CHILDREN AND TO TEST THE POSSIBILITY OF MEETING THESE PROBLEMS WITH A SPECIAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN GENERAL ORIENTATION AND SPACE PERCEPTION. A SAMPLE OF 60 CHILDREN WAS SELECTED FOR THE EXPERIMENT. THESE SUBJECTS WERE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL…

THIS EXPERIMENT TESTED AND EVALUATED THE CHANGE IN ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDE TOWARD MATHEMATICS OF NINTH-GRADE, ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA PUPILS SUBJECTED TO TWO METHODS OF INSTRUCTION. TWO HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED--(1) CLASSES TAUGHT BY INDIVIDUALIZED AND TRADITIONAL METHODS DO NOT DIFFER IN NINTH-GRADE ALGEBRA ACHIEVEMENT AND (2) INDIVIDUALIZED AND…

THIS SURVEY REPORT INDICATES THE EXTENT TO WHICH PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION HAS HAD AN EFFECT ON USER AND NONUSER ALIKE. THE FAMILIARITY OF NONUSERS WITH PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION IS BELIEVED TO BE AN INDICATION OF THE IMPACT THIS NEW INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH WILL HAVE UPON EDUCATION. MOST SCHOOLS USING PROGRAMS ARE IN THE TRIAL STAGE. A FEW ARE USING THEIR…

The results of a survey of 225 primary school teachers indicate that a high proportion of children in the primary grades are in classrooms that use the basal reader approach. In addition, it is apparent that the vast majority are assigned to either a high, medium, or low group. Once this assignment is made, it becomes difficult for a child to be…

The effectiveness of two performance-based teacher education programs at Washington State University were compared. The programs were identical in content, performance objectives, and textbooks. In one program, however, the content was presented through independent study modules; the other program presented the content through regular classroom…

Following an opening statement explaining the importance of small groups as an educational innovation, the author examines seven different types of groups, their organization and function. 1) The task group involves students in many types of meaningful work, with each member able to make a useful contribution towards the completion of the task. 2)…

Group teaching techniques for college students of average potential in reading and study skills services are presented. A student is first given a diagnostic battery of tests including at least one standardized reading test, a spelling test, and a listening test. The results are discussed with the student, and joint planning with the instructor or…

The Oxnard (California) Community Mental Health Center reports on evaluation of efforts to train parents in child management skills using behavior modification techniques. Rigorous training procedures, curriculum, and evaluation techniques have been developed over the past two years. Twenty groups of 3-15 parents have received training in behavior…

The Continuous Progress Primary (CPP) was adopted in grades K-3 at Bethune Elementary School (Minneapolis) in 1970. The intermediate grades (4-6) were organized in grade levels. In the CPP, each child progresses at his own rate, the emphasis being on small-group learning. The school staff took part in a questionnaire evaluation of the CPP in May…

This paper is an informal account of the establishment and operation of a U.S. Army Predischarge Education Program (PREP) in which Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) aided a junior college in providing high school graduates with significant preparation for college work. PREP is designed for servicemen and women soon to be discharged,…

This document presents a brief analysis and synthesis of seven teaching methods. These methods include the pedagogy of the oppressed (i.e., a critical analysis of the uses of power to control man's behavior), the wardha scheme (i.e., craft-centered education), small-group methods, the open classroom approach, the British style debate, panel…

This paper presents a talk about the functions of a small consultation group in a program at the University of Chicago for teaching employment counseling skills. The small consultation group has served as the home base of this training program. It is the only segment of the program that has met regularly at both the university and the local…