Considers the characteristics and implications of four patterns of instructional organization: (1) concurrent courses, (2) time modules, (3) academic modules, and (4) competency. (Author/PG)

The present study attempted to discover if significant differences in grade distributions occurred in certain accounting courses taught on a multiple section basis at Johnson & Wales College during the academic years 1972-1973 and 1973-1974. All multiple section courses for the above mentioned years were identified and grade distributions…

This experiment in using computer-assisted curriculum planning in two British secondary schools tested the practicability of using computers not only in the annual compilation of school timetables but, more radically, in the characterization of constraints that "knock-on" from one year's timetable to the next. The Oxford School…

The 1976-79 schedules of the three major television networks were analyzed to determine what strategies were used to organize prime time schedules and what types of programs appeared during prime time viewing periods. Five essential programing strategies were identified: fraction of selection (cost versus reward), lowest common denominator (wide…

THIS DISCUSSION PRESENTS A DEFINITION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CRITICAL-PATH METHOD AS APPLIED TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. INTRODUCING REMARKS CONSIDER THE MOST PERTINENT QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO CPM AND THE NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH MINIMIZING TIME AND COST ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. SPECIFIC DISCUSSION INCLUDES--(1) ADVANTAGES OF NETWORK TECHNIQUES,…

THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTER TECHNIQUES TO PROCESSING AND ANALYZING INFORMATION GATHERED IN SCHOOL-SYSTEM FILES WAS INVESTIGATED. THE STUDY WAS PLANNED TO (1) IDENTIFY JOBS PRESENTLY PERFORMED BY HAND IN THE AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH COULD BE EFFICIENTLY AND ECONOMICALLY PERFORMED BY MACHINES, (2) DESCRIBE MACHINE-APPLICATION JOBS WHICH ARE NOT…

As part of an ESEA Title III study of student reaction to modular scheduling at Abington High School-North Campus, 930 ninth grade students completed opinionnaires designed to test the hypothesis that most of the students favor modular scheduling and that there would be no significant differences in terms of sex, ability group, and sending school.…

A school planning scheme involving 46 principle activities which occur over a 38-month period is presented. This scheme was developed for individuals responsible for the planning of vocational and technical schools, i.e., supervisors, state staff, university school plant planners, architects, and local school administrators. The activities…

The New Paltz, New York, school district has used the IBM Vehicle Scheduling Program (VSP) for scheduling its bus runs. In the process the district has reduced its transportation costs by 33.9 percent over a two-year period. (IRT)

In order to measure the effect of early morning and weekend scheduling at William Rainey Harper College, six different survey forms were developed and sent to the following groups of students: students taking six selected courses at 7 a.m., students taking the courses during regular times of the week, and students taking the courses on the…

This is a series of 3 reports to the Colorado College faculty and administration on a long-range plan. The first report deals with some of the technical features of a modular course plan, mainly: (1) the construction of a modular schedule, (2) registration and enrollment procedures, and (3) campus space and fixtures. The second report contains a…

The film service program described in this handbook defines selection procedures that facilitate ordering and scheduling of instructional films. The internal structure of the program (i.e., the group leader concept) provides for student involvement at varying levels of responsibility. Once in operation, the program should relieve the professional…

Inservice education programs for public school teachers are needed for these, among other, reasons: (1) to provide teachers with preparation for teaching reading since this often not done by colleges and universities and is often not required for state department certification; (2) to help teachers keep abreast of the latest research in the field…

An intensive evaluation of the quarter system versus semester system as a method of operation at Western Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District (Western Wisconsin Technical Institute) was conducted through student and faculty evaluation along with an analysis of the effects of the quarter system on other schools, agencies,…