The parent of a young disabled child describes a tray pad she made for the child's wheelchair that provokes greeting responses of other people. (CL)

The experiment reported here sought to determine whether the use of rules to guide revisions has generalizable effects across programs and programmers, with the hypothesis that pupil achievement would be greater for first draft instructional programs revised according to specified rules than pupil achievement for unrevised programs." (Author)

Examines the possibility of physically placing the confirmation of responses made by students in programed instruction somewhere other than immediately after the question. (AA)

Looks at the need to clarify instructional objectives in order to achieve simplicity in instructional design. (AA)

A brief account of the advantages gained by the cooperation of the instructional resources office with the community relations office of a junior college district. (LS)

Provides an overview of research findings related to self-directed learning and discusses materials for teaching self-directedness and their use with self-directed learners. (JOW)

Discusses the development, distribution, and licensing of training products and services. Looks at legal ramifications; types of protection such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights; the need for a written agreement; license restrictions; and royalties. (JOW)

What is the foundation of your school's operation? Identifying and articulating the basic operating principles can create a foundation of trust and cooperation. In this article, the author draws from her experience as a principal on how to identify and organize a school's operating principles. The recommended method of developing operating…

Many of the textbooks used to teach Indian management students are South East Asian editions of U.S. publications. Although these provide a great deal of information on the business world, particularly in a North American context, outside of India, they do not always meet the needs of either the Indian ESL Learner, or of Indian business and…

Commercial computer games contain "physics engine" components, responsible for providing realistic interactions among game objects. The question naturally arises of whether these engines can be used to develop educational materials for high school and university physics education. To answer this question, the author's group recently conducted a…

Program animation systems have not been as widely adopted by computer science educators as we might expect from the firm belief that they can help in enhancing computer science education. One of the most notable obstacles to their adoption is the considerable effort that the production of program animations represents for the instructor. We…