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Weinschrott, David J. – 1977
This report critically reviews major empirical studies of student demand for higher education in the United States. It focuses on one policy issue, that of equalizing the access of students of different economic means and using tuition and student aid to achieve the desired distribution of those students in colleges. The studies reviewed are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, Consumer Economics, Educational Demand
West Virginia State Vocational Curriculum Lab., Cedar Lakes. – 1977
Twenty-one competency based instructional units are included in this solid-state electrical controls curriculum which is designed to upgrade the skills of coal mine electricians who work with mining equipment that has solid-state electrical controls. Each unit contains one or more student competency sheets with necessary attachments or handouts,…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Guides, Experiments
Download full textPETERSON, ROBERT F. – 1967
THE ADVANTAGES AND PROBLEMS OF EXPANDING THE BEHAVIOR LABORATORY FROM THE CLINIC TO THE CHILD'S HOME ARE DISCUSSED. RECENTLY, ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DELINEATE THE EXACT OPERATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR TREATMENT EFFECTS. TRADITIONALLY, THERAPY HAS BEEN CLINIC BASED. HOWEVER, HOME VISITS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE--(1) THE THERAPIST SHOULD OBSERVE PROBLEM…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Behavior Theories, Clinics
STREUFERT, SIEGFRIED; AND OTHERS – 1967
TO DETERMINE THE THEORETICAL IMPORT OF TWO KINDS OF LEADERS, SIMPLE AND COMPLEX, A GAME EXPERIMENT SIMULATING INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS WAS CONDUCTED WITH 20 DYAD NEGOTIATION TEAMS (10 HAVING MEMBERS WITH SIMPLE CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE AND 10 HAVING MEMBERS WITH COMPLEX CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE) SELECTED FROM 350 MALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN AN…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Theories, Collective Bargaining, Conceptual Schemes
KLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
OF THE EIGHT INITIAL EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED BY RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION (R AND I) UNITS, ESTABLISHED IN WISCONSIN SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE EXEMPLARY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THEM THROUGH A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, THREE EXPERIMENTS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS. IN ONE, 99 SIXTH-GRADERS RECEIVED THREE TYPES OF SPELLING…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Experiments, Elementary Education, English Instruction
SCHAEFER, CARL J.; AND OTHERS – 1965
TWO METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL SHOP EYE PROTECTION PROGRAMS WERE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE MORE EFFECTIVE FOR DEVELOPING FAVORABLE AND LASTING STUDENT ATTITUDES. TWO INDEPENDENT SAMPLES, TOTALING 76, WERE DRAWN FROM THE TENTH GRADE VOCATIONAL MACHINE SHOP STUDENTS AND FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN ENGINEERING MACHINE SHOP COURSE.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Control Groups, Educational Experiments
HOMME, LLOYD E. – 1968
FAILURE OF A CLASSROOM EXPERIMENT IN PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION SCHEDULING BASED ON A CONTINGENCY CONTRACT BETWEEN TEACHER AND PUPIL WAS ATTRIBUTED TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EXPERIMENTERS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS (TEACHER ATTITUDES DID NOT CHANGE), AND LACK OF OPTIMUM CLASSROOM CONDITIONS. TO CORRECT THESE, A NEW UTILIZATION MANUAL…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior
RUST, GROSVENOR C. – 1967
COLLEGE FRESHMEN VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS LABORATORY EXPERIMENT USING SELF PACING ON INDIVIDUAL TEACHING MACHINES FOR LIBRARY ORIENTATION. SLIDES PRESENTED TO ONE GROUP (COL) COMBINED COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRINT, WHILE THE OTHER GROUP (PRN) SAW SLIDES WITH ONLY PRINT CONTENT. PRE-TESTS INCLUDED STANDARD ABILITY TESTS, AND A LIBRARY USAGE TEST, ALSO…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Rating Scales, Branching, College Libraries
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1980
Presented is one of a series of resource guides designed to provide students with an improved mathematics program. This guide emphasizes hands-on experiences for secondary students through real-life situations focusing on measurement in the home. Students are provided with numerous opportunities to use both customary and metric units in…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Experiments
Riley, Pamela J.; Powers, Patricia – 1977
A study was made of the impact of nonsexist toys and games on the occupational aspirations and attitudes of kindergarten and fourth-grade children. It was hypothesized that children who play with toys and games that suggest "non-sex-biased" career options would be less likely to hold to traditional occupational expectations. Children in…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Games, Educational Experiments
BOLERATZ, JULIA M.; EAST, MARJORIE – 1968
TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING EXPERIENCES FOR INCREASING FUTURE HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS' AWARENESS OF WORKING CLASS PATTERNS OF LIFE AND WORK, 13 COLLEGE STUDENTS, AT THE SOPHOMORE OR JUNIOR LEVELS, SPENT A PERIOD OF 10 WEEKS LIVING AND WORKING IN HOME SITUATIONS CHARACTERIZED BY LOW INCOME, LARGE FAMILIES, AND LIMITED EDUCATION, AND…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Records, College Students, Disadvantaged
NISH, DALE LEROY – 1968
THIRTY STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 12 CLASSIFIED INTO HIGH, AVERAGE, AND LOW ABILITY GROUPS, USED EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE PLASTICS AND EQUIPMENT TO CONSTRUCT A FOAMED RUBBER ICE BUCKET TO PROVIDE AN INDICATOR OF THE SUCCESS OF THE POLYSENSORY SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR THIS EXPERIMENT. A PRETEST DETERMINED EXISTING KNOWLEDGES AND…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Autoinstructional Aids, Comparative Analysis, Educational Experiments
Johnston, Donald P. – 1968
A stratified random sample of 84 student teachers in secondary school academic subject areas was distributed into four treatment groups according to a trichotomization of their scores on the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI). Each student teacher taught two 20-minute lessons with the same content to different classes of five pupils. On…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns
Bondi, Joseph C. – 1969
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of interaction analysis feedback on the verbal behavior of student teachers. Forty randomly selected senior elementary education students at the University of South Florida were trained in interaction analysis, and each was observed for eight weekly 15-minute periods during student teaching. Data,…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classroom Communication, Educational Experiments, Feedback
VAN HORN, CHARLES – 1967
EIGHT ITEMS THE "GUILFORD-ZIMMERMAN TEMPERAMENT SURVEY" (E.G. , "YOU MAKE DECISIONS ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT") WERE DRAMATIZED AND FILMED IN TWO POLARIZED SITUATIONS, ONE DEPICTING A SPECIFIC SET OF BEHAVIOR TO SUPPORT AN AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE TO THE TEST ITEM AND THE OTHER DEPICTING A NEGATIVE SPECIFIC. TWO ADDITIONAL…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Communication (Thought Transfer), Economic Status, Educational Experiments
