SPEECH IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR MENTAL RETARDATES WERE EXAMINED USING COMMUNICATION-CENTERED SPEECH THERAPY TO ENHANCE ARTICULATION AND GENERAL ORAL PRODUCTION AND TO IMPROVE SUCH RELATIONSHIP ATTRIBUTES AS COMMUNICATIVE INITIATIVE AND EASE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS. A BATTERY OF TEST DEVICES WAS DEVELOPED, INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO INVENTORY OF…

RECENT FEDERAL REPORTS ON NEGRO ACHIEVEMENT IN BIRACIAL SCHOOLS SUGGEST THAT ON THE AVERAGE NEGROES AND WHITES ACHIEVE BEST IN WHITE-MAJORITY SCHOOLS, AND THAT THE RACIAL CONTACT IS AN IMPORTANT VARIABLE IN THIS EFFECT. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN BIRACIAL LEARNING SETTINGS POINTS TO THREE FACTORS WHICH MAY HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON NEGRO…

AN EXPERIMENTAL MULTILEVEL INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE FOR TEACHING HISTORY AS AN INQUIRY PROCESS WAS TESTED ON EIGHT SEVENTH-GRADE CLASSES TO INVESTIGATE CHANGES IN TEACHING BEHAVIOR AND PUPIL LEARNING OUTCOMES, AS COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL TEXTBOOK METHODS. WHILE NO CLEAR EVIDENCE WAS OBTAINED THAT PUPILS PREFERRED TO WORK WITH THE MULTILEVEL…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO SURVEY AND REPORT THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES, ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, AND SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNING THEIR POSITION ON EXPERIMENTATION AND INNOVATION BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BOTH INTERVIEWS AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE ADMINISTERED TO 22 PROFESSIONAL…

There is some confusion in discriminating basic educational research (which explores the why's and how's of learning) from applied research (which seeks to test the implications of basic research results) because some investigations are conceived without a clear purpose. Thus, it is not uncommon for researchers to suggest implications that…

Presented is a technical physics module designed to meet objectives in electricity and magnetism for students in an introductory physics course and emphasizing laboratory work. Included are basic text materials, prerequisites, objectives, a posttest, experiments, and a teacher's guide. The module is designed to be used on an individual instruction…

IN TWO EXPERIMENTS, FEEDBACK WAS CONCEPTUALIZED AS A CYBERNETIC PARADIGM INVOLVING STUDENT-PROFESSOR INTERACTION, AND WAS USED VIA VIDEO TAPE TO IMPROVE TEACHING OF A FIVE MINUTE LESSON BY STUDENT TEACHERS. IN EXPERIMENT I, FOR THE 24 STUDENTS EQUALLY DIVIDED INTO FEEDBACK AND NO FEEDBACK GROUPS, NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES APPEARED IN 29…

A project was undertaken to develop and validate a method of assessing teacher competence through the use of pupil performance tests. Teachers were given a list of specific, operationally defined objectives for a particular topic and directed to teach the objectives. Teacher competence was judged in relationship to the way their students performed…

An experiment measuring the effectiveness of two procedures for presenting pattern drills was devised in order to show that pattern drills are most useful as a learning device if deliberately related to situational or meaningful content. Criteria for the selection of subjects are presented here, as are sample test items and a table of results.…

This study continues an earlier project (ED010369) to determine if student achievement and attitude toward school subjects (1) can be improved by increasing feedback to teachers concerning pupil and/or trained observer reaction to their teaching, (2) correlate significantly with attitude of teachers toward their pupils, (3) can be improved to a…

A pilot study exploring the use of mental health consultants to teachers of socially and emotionally maladjusted pupils in regular classes was conducted to (1) help teachers cope with these children and facilitate successful learning experiences for them, (2) enable teachers to be more effective with all children, (3) understand effects of…

One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter presents an aesthetic theory of vandalism and reports nine original empirical studies that are relevant to the theory. It is proposed that the act of destroying an object is enjoyable because it is, in effect, an aesthetic experience. The essay is divided into…

A class for adolescent girls of foreign origin was begun in September 1969 at the Vauban "College D'Enseignement Secondaire" (Secondary Teaching College) in Strasbourg. The class became co-educational at the beginning of the 1972-73 academic year. Emphasis is on acquisition of basic French for the purpose of adaptation to the working…

A laboratory summer workshop in materials engineering for high school seniors is discussed. Held at North Carolina State University, the workshop is designed to enlighten university-bound, science-oriented high school students to materials science and engineering, and to construct communication links with high school faculty. The workshop…

An experimental Basic Electricity and Electronics course (BE/E) utilizing a lock-step, instructor presentation methodology was developed and evaluated at the Service School Command, Great Lakes. The study, directed toward the training of lower mental group, school nonqualified personnel, investigated comparative data on test performance, attitude,…