This review explores the debate on optimal school size and discusses policy options available to states for expanding curricular offerings in small rural schools. Policy options are divided into three broad categories: traditional, modified traditional, and nontraditional. The report explores the possibilities available under each approach,…

A study was initiated to investigate the current status of technology initiatives in terms of their impact on six adult education centers in Massachusetts. It was designed to provide new insights into the educational effects of computer instruction upon adult basic education students. A second effort focused on the presentation of a model of…

Two classroom studies, one conducted in the spring of 1985 and the second in the spring of 1986, showed that many high school students do not differentiate between heat and temperature; instead, they have a single concept that contains some of the features of heat and some of the features of temperature. Because the distinction between these two…

The concept of the density of a material has an important role in elementary and secondary school science curricula, but it is a difficult concept to grasp. This project explores why this should be and whether there are some simpler, more accessible notions which can serve as the basis for building a concept of density in students' minds during…

Evolving from a television library begun in 1962, the Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT) was established by American and Canadian educators in 1973 to strengthen education through technology, and in cooperation with state and provincial agencies, it develops and distributes instructional video and computer materials. It has been active in…

Prepared from taped transcripts, this report summarizes presentations and panel sessions from a conference at Syracuse (New York) University that investigated the power that computers deliver to teachers and students of writing and editing, and the challenge of making the transition from typewriters to computers in the classroom. Titles of the…

This report describes a Prescription Learning Company basic mathematics multi-media laboratory at an elementary school in Austin, Texas. Research assumptions that the Prescription Learning approach makes are explored and reviewed. A sample of 12 fifth grade students participated in attitude and achievement results of the laboratory. Twenty-four…

Seventy postsecondary programs that use one or more telecommunications technologies to serve learners are described, and current patterns and trends, and projections about future problems and possibilities, are discussed. The purpose of the guide is to encourage educators to focus attention on the educational problem before considering which, if…

Designed to accompany a historical exhibition of engravings, drawings, books, documents, photographs, and artifacts that depict major influences upon education in Hawaii, this document includes a selection of captioned photographs from the exhibition and three essays that provide an overview of the history of education in the Hawaiian Islands. The…

This document is a compendium of proceedings from three state conferences held in Salt Lake City (September 13-14, 1983), San Francisco (November 16-18, 1983), and Reno (February 2-3, 1984). These conferences brought together outstanding researchers to share their findings and perspectives with other educators of the region. The proceedings are…

This paper describes a project underway at the California State Department of Education to develop a model curriculum for computers in education. The first part of the paper describes the unique aspects of computers in education, including their potential for efficient transmission of information, the possibilities for teaching subject matter…

One of the ways in which teachers tend to "personalise" to the needs of their students is by complementing their teaching materials with online resources. However, the current online resources are designed in such a way that only allows teachers to customise their search and not personalise. Therefore, a Personalised Search Tool for…

The paper discusses how computer assisted instruction can increase student interest and participation in history courses on the college level. An instructor might make use of a computer as an ancillary data bank system, a device for examining student understanding of course material, and a means of creating simulation and other educational games.…

Review and synthesis of research on effective techniques for teaching adults at different educational and occupational levels is presented in this information analysis paper intended for local adult continuing education directors and teachers of adults in education, industry, and government. The operational framework of the review is based on…

Many of the media in current use for language teaching are still in a state of infancy, and teachers need to avoid falling into restricted views of what potentials exist. Broadcast media are a case in point, where a good deal of renovation is needed and is possible, in, for example, the use of soap operas for teaching English to adults. The video…