This book includes 37 selected articles and extensive editorial comments on the laboratory approach to sensitivity training. The book focuses on the following aspects of T-Groups: descriptions of and reactions to T-Groups; the processes and outcomes of T-Groups; leadership and member roles; goals, methods, and results; applications in the home,…

A study was made to determine if the laboratory training method can help teachers be more effective small group seminar leaders, and be more effective in their interaction with fellow educators. Two seminar instructors were selected from each of 17 secondary schools for the laboratory training; and a similar control group was selected for no…

Parts one and two of the 44th yearbook of the Association for Student Teaching (AST) contain papers presented at the 1965 annual meeting of AST. Exploring theory as related to professional laboratory experiences, part one includes discussions of applying "inductive-empirical" theory to teacher behavior, using theory as a basis for…

This manual, developed for supervising teachers and others involved with the professional growth of students during their professional laboratory experience, explores "the means by which supervising teachers may use supervisory conferences to guide students in studying their own teaching behavior." The underlying thesis is that "the conference…

A course which is an introduction to musical symbol is presented in workbook form. The course is designed to help pupils develop the skills necessary to identify and reproduce a staff, notes, and to place notes on a line and in a space. The objective of the course is to enable pupils to identify and reproduce: an eighth note, half note, staff,…

Discusses the advantages of using content specific problem solving as a vehicle for undergraduate instruction in biology, and describes different software tools used to implement this model. The areas discussed include simulated laboratories, the construction of binary classification schemes using computer programs, and scientific writing using…

Suggestions are given for safety precautions in the secondary school science laboratory. Emphasis is placed on fire safety and identification of particularly hazardous situations. (SA)

A program that includes teaching and learning theory in a realistically applied teaching-learning process for prospective elementary school teachers is described. Student teachers are required to participate in interaction seminars where theories of teaching and learning and their application are presented, discussed, and analyzed. In a laboratory…

Designed to accompany the student text on the nervous system, this manual presents laboratory activities dealing with concepts presented in the text. Thirty-seven activities are described. Four supplementary activities dealing with concepts in electricity are also included. Laboratory activities are divided into several parts, each part covering a…

Described is an approach to teaching computer architecture courses with a set of software tools. Aspects of computer science with aspects of computer engineering are merged. The laboratory approach is utilized so that students learn by trying and doing. (Author/SA)

This literature review is a supplement to an earlier , extensive review by the author. It shows the increase in laboratory training methods and programs. The studies reviewed are classified as follows: methodology of evaluation, theory development, kinds of learning, factors influencing learning, participant characteristics, and laboratory…

Success or failure of a language laboratory is due to a complex set of reasons. An often neglected factor lies in teacher and student attitudes to learner-machine-materials interrelationships. This paper specifies significant factors affecting the establishment of positive attitudes in teachers and students through training. The paper has four…

Since the great need in elementary education is to help children understand the social world in which they live, the great need in the education of elementary teachers is to help them link social science themes with children's experiences. The objectives of the new social science teacher education program are to develop the ability of prospective…

Using a cognitive learning theory as a conceptual base, predictions were developed as to the effects of various kinds of trainer behavior in laboratory human relations (T group) training. Data were collected by questionnaires administered to members of ten laboratory training groups, each with two trainers. Factor analysis was done on seven…

This chapter is designed to aid in the understanding of trends toward developing more effective programs of selecting and preparing educational supervisors. A survey of present policies and procedures in the selection of personnel for supervisory positions shows that the selection process could be significantly improved simply by setting up and…