This paper introduces a program for dealing with two affective detractors from learning: (1) a negative attitude toward school, and (2) personal problems. The program consists of three basic interacting components: (1) Self Programmed Control Technique Series--a method giving persons greater control over involuntary personality traits; (2)…

The effects of a teacher-training program on the reading scores of 49 students enrolled in special learning-center classes were investigated in a sample of 49 seventh- through twelfth-grade students. Four reading teachers who participated in inservice training classes were pre- and posttested to determine attitudes toward child-centered…

This instructor's manual in vocational physics consists of five modules: Jacks, Thermometers, The Alternator, The Pool Table, and The Radiator. It is an individualized approach, designed for use with accompanying student manuals on each of the individual modules. Each module in the instructor's manual consists of a general description plus an…

This booklet details the findings of a survey, conducted by the Committee on Learning Skills Centers of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, concerning the utilization of learning skills centers to teach composition in institutions of higher learning. Responses from 38 public two-year colleges, 2 private two-year colleges, 18…

This report containing the evaluation of state university laboratory schools in Florida is part of a study of state coordination of research and development efforts for education in Florida. It includes: (1) recommendations from the 1969 study on laboratory schools by the State University System of Florida and a review of the current status of…

This article outlines secondary social studies lesson plans on Bicentennial topics. The lessons contain strategies to help teachers prepare hands on student materials for classroom learning stations. For journal availability see SO 504 433. (Author/RM)

The language learning room planned for the French Language Training Center proposed for Simon Fraser University is described. It is planned to accommodate a variety of pedagogical philosophies and programs--lockstep audiovisual, lockstep audiolingual, individualized audiolingual, and other tried or experimental approaches. (Author/RM)

Describes laboratory activities which relate the mass, volume, density, and radii of atoms through the assumption that the smallest unit of matter is a cubic box containing one atom. From calculations based on macroscopic materials, the author feels that the concept of an atom may be better developed. (CP)

Data compiled over seven years present evidence that small-group or "cluster" carrels are successfully utilized by medical students in a learning resource center and should be considered to be an efficient method of managing space, software, and hardware. Three management concepts are reported. (Author/LBH)

Investigates whether chemistry laboratory skills are commonly developed in secondary schools and whether college professors and high school teachers agree that students still demonstrate these skills in first-term college chemistry labs. One hundred and four chemistry teachers and 298 college professors participated in this study. (HM)

Described is a sampling board that has been used in an introductory general ecology course that is inexpensive to construct and that effectively illustrates the principles of vegetation sampling. (Author/BB)

This is a course required of all sophomores at the Colorado School of Mines. It introduces students to the principles of measurement theory at a higher level than is common in an elementary physics lab. The subjects of error analysis, graphing, least-squares analysis, experimental design, measuring instruments, and report writing are covered.…

Selection of tool steels for particular applications, different classifications and their properties, and methods of heat treating and machining the steel are described. (MF)

Describes some of the instructional methods tried, the problems encountered, and the philosophies involved concerning individualized instruction in a community college. The two semester introductory biology course emphasizes the open laboratroy concept, with individualized instructional modules prepared for laboratory experiments. (HM)

The need for and development of the Miller System for filing tapes and corresponding information are discussed. Boston University's Geddes Language Center developed a distributable catalog of source materials that lists holdings by author and title of work within each language division. (SW)