Innovation is difficult to define because a practice which is innovative on one campus may not be innovative elsewhere. Nevertheless, a possible definition might be "a practice which is worthy of emulation and has not yet been put into use by a significant number of colleges." Administrators should seek instructional innovation for several…

The study was designed to determine how standard science skill builder activities can be modified or adapted for use by orthopedically handicapped students. Nine secondary level science experiments were selected for initial review and from these, three were selected for adaptation--use of the microscope, use of graduated cylinders, and use of the…

This learning module is intended to illustrate the functioning and uses of bridge circuits. The discussion and laboratory procedures suggested in the module presume familiarity with basic concepts of electronics such as voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, phase, and knowledge of such skills as breadboarding circuits from…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INITIATE A PROGRAM FOR TEACHING MUSIC READING SKILLS, USING THE PIANO KEYBOARD IN COMBINATION WITH PROGRAMED LEARNING, AND TO COMPARE IT WITH CONVENTIONAL METHODS OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION. FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADERS AT ONE CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL COMPRISED THE CONTROL GROUP RECEIVING CONVENTIONAL MUSIC READING…

THIS EXPERIMENT COMPARED MERITS OF FOUR COMBINATIONS OF AUDIO-ACTIVE, AND RECORD-PLAYBACK ARRANGEMENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH LANGUAGE LABORATORIES FOR 120 SOPHOMORES MATCHED ON FIVE PREDICTIVE MEASURES. ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES, GRADES, AND RATINGS BY THREE INDEPENDENT JUDGES WERE STATISTICALLY ANALYZED. BEST PERFORMANCE WAS ACHIEVED BY THE…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO COMPARE TWO TEACHING METHODS FOR DEVELOPING PRODUCTION TYPEWRITING ABILITY. THE TRADITIONAL, SPEED-EMPHASIS METHOD AND THE EXPERIMENTAL, PRODUCTION-EMPHASIS METHOD, WERE USED DURING 50-MINUTE PERIODS FOR 61 SESSIONS EACH SEMESTER WITH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN INTERMEDIATE TYPEWRITING AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY DURING…

AN INFORMATION TRANSMISSION MODEL THAT ADVOCATES LEARNING VIA ONLY ONE SENSE MODALITY (E.G. VISUAL) IS THE BASIS FOR SEVERAL SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS, EACH SUBJECTED TO RIGOROUS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. CONCLUSIONS ARE--LEARNING IS NOT FACILITATED BY REDUNDANT INFORMATION PRESENTED SIMULTANEOUSLY THROUGH THE AUDITORY AND VISUAL SENSE MODALITIES, IT IS…

A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF 13 EXPERIMENTS IN DIRECT INSTRUCTION BY TELEVISION IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, ELEMENTARY SCIENCE, DRIVER EDUCATION, AND MATHEMATICS. IN ADDITION, FOUR EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED DURING THE 1959-60 SCHOOL YEAR ARE ABSTRACTED IN GREATER DETAIL. (MS)

THIS ANNOTATED INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION AND CITES STUDIES ON EFFECTS ON LEISURE TIME, AND LEARNING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS. INFORMATION ON AVAILABILITY OF UNESCO COUPONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PUBLICATIONS LISTED, AND THE DOCUMENT ITSELF, MAY BE OBTAINED FROM UNSECO, PLACE DE…

THE MANY ACTIVITIES RESULTING FROM THE RECENT EMPHASIS UPON IMPROVING EDUCATION SHOULD CONCERN THE MAJOR PROBLEMS, RESEARCH TOPICS, AND PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED THROUGH A SUGGESTED SYSTEM OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BOOKKEEPING IN WHICH RESULTS ARE REVIEWED BY APPROPRIATE STAFF AND RESOURCE PERSONNEL FROM BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES.…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER MOTION PICTURE FILMS OF SELECTED PHYSICS DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENTS WERE AS EFFECTIVE AS DEMONSTRATIONS PERFORMED DURING COLLEGE PHYSICS LECTURES. A SECOND OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER STUDENTS WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW SOME EXPERIMENTS ON FILM OUTSIDE OF CLASS ON A VOLUNTARY…

This laboratory unit is designed for a minimum of 15 hours of work. Experiments are designed to fit a complete unit of study on energy, and require only simple, inexpensive, or easily constructed equipment. Motivational questions, objectives, support information, feedback items, and follow-up activities are incorporated into the various…

The purpose of the study was to explore the extent to which a prototype multi-media self-instructional system comprised of 48 lessons can be used to help grade 11 and 12 students acquire defined levels of Gregg shorthand capabilities. Criteria for measuring student competencies and performance objectives at interim points and at the completion of…

The social-psychological studies of human relations in industry, which appeared in their most complete form in 1939 in "Management and the Worker" are evaluated from the perspective of subsequent studies and in the light of the many critiques made of the original work. The experiments are briefly described and criticisms of the Mayo human…