This student textbook is designed to incorporate programable calculators in grade 11 mathematics. The eight chapters contained in this document are: (1) Using Calculators in Mathematics; (2) Exponents and Logarithms; (3) Trigonometry of the Right Triangle; (4) Trigonometry Beyong the Right Triangle; (5) Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions and…

The nine Reactor Statics Modules are designed to introduce students to the use of numerical methods and digital computers for calculation of neutron flux distributions in space and energy which are needed to calculate criticality, power distribution, and fuel burn-up for both slow neutron and fast neutron fission reactors. The diffusion…

This report by the Automation in the Medical Sciences Review Committee of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, assesses the current status of medical laboratory science and identifies specific areas in need of further development. (CS)

This 32-page pamphlet contains color photographs and detailed diagrams which illustrate general descriptive comments about living conditions aboard the space shuttle. Described are details of the launch, the cabin, the condition of weightlessness, food, sleep, exercise, atmosphere, personal hygiene, medicine, going EVA (extra-vehicular activity),…

Students in grades four and eight were given parallel forms of mathematics subtests of Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, once using calculators and once without. Performance with calculators was compared to performance on regular administration of subtests. In both grades, mean scores on problem solving and computation subtests were significantly higher…

This practicum effort concentrated on the development and implementation of a renovation/conversion alternative to new school construction at the public high school in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The problem was overcrowded facilities. The strategy utilized to remedy this problem was to convert noninstructional areas of the existing building into…

Reacting to a demand for female engineering technicians in Charleston (South Carolina) area industries, Trident Technical College conducted a project to encourage women to study engineering technology, to provide female technicians to local industries, to establish close working ties between the college and local high schools, and to provide for a…

To develop research capabilities among public relations professionals, a research teaching program was begun as part of an advanced undergraduate course using an online computer terminal system to analyze up-to-date field survey data. Students use an interactive computer program designed to provide a linking system of live research data and active…

This convention proceedings report examines the latest developments in the application of technology to the educational process. Texts of presentations are included for (1) 15 papers concerning administrative applications in computer based programs, (2) 34 papers elaborating on computer assisted instruction, (3) two papers covering computer…

The sixth yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) is focused on some of the issues and problems that face science teachers. The publication is divided into three parts with part I containing discussions of topics of concern to society which are either science-based or a function of science teaching. Part II…

A three-year research effort was conducted to design a crime laboratory proficiency testing program encompassing the United States. The objectives were to: (1) determine the feasibility of preparation and distribution of different classes of physical evidence; (2) assess the accuracy of criminalistics laboratories in the processing of selected…

This report of the 1978 activities of the Australian Society of Educational Technology includes reports, articles, a state of the art review, and a technical report. Section I lists the memberships of the national executive and state chapter council, and presents a national report and reports from four state chapters. Three articles are presented…

This study exploring ways in which educational technology might be used to provide better schools for less money focuses on technological applications utilizing instructional radio, instructional television, computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, and programmed instruction. Based on a review of the literature on the costs and…

Scenarios depicting both positive and negative alternative futures were prepared to serve as a source of ideas in this study of ways to improve education with less money. Included in this third volume are (1) a disaster scenario based on piecemeal, reactive solutions; (2) a scenario based on applications of "big media"; (3) a scenario…

The methodology of research and the technology of development in education have advanced beyond "curriculum development," as activities associated with that rubric are popularly practiced. These advances provide the experiential basis for five actionable conclusions: (1) Programmatic development of integrated resources for use by students,…