Designed as supplemental material to on-going instruction in the vocational program, this second of three picture dictionary booklets in the Upholstery series is intended to assist the learning handicapped student to master the core vocabulary taught in the trade. Intended for individual or small group instruction with minimal supervision, this…

Designed as supplemental material to on-going instruction in the vocational program, this third of three picture dictionary booklets in the Upholstery series is intended to assist the learning handicapped student to master the core vocabulary taught in the trade. Intended for individual or small group instruction with minimal supervision, this…

The relative impact on students of small group instruction versus individualized instruction and the impact of intensive training consulting with teachers around an innovative instructional approach on subsequent use of that approach were investigated. A large-scale 10-week experiment involving 57 classes and 19 teachers in a 2 x 2…

A COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WAS INITIATED IN 27 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. DAILY SESSIONS OF 45 TO 50 MINUTES WERE SCHEDULED FOR 60 PUPILS IN GROUPS OF 12. DURING THE 1964-65 SCHOOL YEAR PRIORITY WAS GIVEN TO THE NEEDS OF THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS. BEFORE ASSIGNMENT TO THE COMPENSATORY CLASSES, EACH CHILD WAS TESTED TO…

IN THIS SURVEY OF THE TRAINING OF ACTIVE DUTY ARMED FORCES, VARIOUS CATEGORIES ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED--TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF ENLISTED MEN (INCLUDING SPECIALISTS AND POTENTIAL NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS), OFFICER TRAINING AND SPECIALIZED EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION, UNIT TRAINING, AND OFF-DUTY ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY DRAWS TOGETHER AN EXTENSIVE SOURCE OF LITERATURE RELATED TO NEW PATTERNS IN THE UTILIZATION OF STAFF AND TALENTS, TEAM TEACHING, AND FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING. (GB)

This paper presents an analysis of data assessing the effectiveness of the Engelmann-Becker Direct Instruction Model (E-B) aimed at developing basic academic skills in disadvantaged primary-grade children (with the specific goal of enabling these children to achieve grade-level performance by the end of 3rd grade). The E-B model emphasizes…

The guide, intended for group and organization leaders, presents activities and exercises to aid in personal and group goal-setting and planning for the future. The objective is to help groups choose goals which are sensitive to and oriented toward the evolving future with its rapid rate of change. The guide is presented in eight chapters.…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS A CRITICAL REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH DATA THAT HAVE EITHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TRAINING OF PILOTS. THE PURPOSE IS TO ORGANIZE SYSTEMATICALLY THE RESEARCH FINDINGS FROM THE HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND THE TRAINING RESEARCH LITERATURE THAT ARE PERTINENT TO PILOT TRAINING AND,…

CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION WAS WELL RECEIVED BY DENTISTRY STUDENTS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY BUT FAILED TO YIELD SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN ACHIEVEMENT OVER CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION. TWENTY-ONE NULL HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED ON 154 MALE SOPHOMORE STUDENTS, WHO WERE DIVIDED INTO GWO GROUPS, HALF BEING INSTRUCTED TO A LARGE EXTENT VIA CCTV, TV CLASS, AND HALF…

A PRACTICAL GUIDE IS PROVIDED FOR TRAINERS OF ADVISORY AND EXTENSION WORKERS AND LOCAL LEADERS IN AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING NATIONS. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, COMMUNITY SURVEY PROCEDURES, ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM PLANNING, AND PURPOSES AND METHODS OF PROGRAM EVALUATION ARE DESCRIBED. THEN FOLLOW TWO CHAPTERS…

TO RELIEVE THE NON-INSTRUCTIONAL BURDEN UPON THE CLASSROOM TEACHER, THE QUEMADO PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXPERIMENTED WITH A TEACHER AIDE PROGRAM, UTILIZING A SINGLE TEACHER AIDE IN ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMED MATHEMATICS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT. AS A RESULT OF THE EXPERIMENT'S SUCCESS, THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR (1963-1964)…

Objectives of the study were to investigate relationships between and among qualities of emotion and types or levels of work orientation in small adult instructional group interaction; to discern relationships and/or behavior patterns which would be tested under laboratory conditions; and to test the consistency and utility of the…

This document reproduces a filmstrip and accompanying narrative describing the Allied Health Learning Center at New York City Community College. Using a team of content faculty, specialists in learning methodology, and a media production staff, the Center serves 1,800 students and 180 faculty members in seven career departments. The primary goal…

Three modes of instruction were compared in teaching two units in an undergraduate course on the teaching of elementary school reading. All of the 116 students received packets of learning materials related to the objectives of each unit. Students in the lecture groups used the packets as supplementary materials, those in independent study were…