A learning center is one area of a classroom that contains a collection of programmed activities and materials which can be used either to teach, reinforce, or enrich a skill or concept, or to provide information. Learning centers are a tool to individualization and can be of types: (1) a skill learning center or (2) an information learning…

The two-part set consists of a student handbook and a related teachers' handbook in allied health education for use at the tenth grade level. The student handbook consists of seven units which focus on the biology curriculum: (1) community water examination, (2) bacteriological examination of water, (3) the microscope, (4) microbes and man, (5)…

Junior colleges with open enrollment policies have as students many of the adults in this country whom national surveys and studies have indicated are functionally incompetent or barely literate. This paper contains a review of the literature concerning junior college remedial reading programs and compensatory education programs. The four…

This text explores the organization, methodology, and effectiveness of small group instruction. The following topics are discussed in detail: 1) rationale and objectives for small group instruction; 2) group roles and interpersonal dynamics; 3) different types of groups and their instructional purpose; 4) group organization; 5) skills required in…

This publication was produced as a teaching tool for college chemistry. The book is a text for a computer-based unit on the chemistry of acid-base titrations, and is designed for use with FORTRAN or BASIC computer systems, and with a programmable electronic calculator, in a variety of educational settings. The text attempts to present computer…

This publication is a sourcebook for science teachers. It provides guides for basic laboratory work in nuclear energy, suggesting various teacher and student demonstrations. Ideas for science clubs, science fairs, and project research seminars are presented. Problem-solving activities for both science and mathematics classes are included, as well…

This volume presents a collection of activities and games for use in elementary school mathematics laboratories. The activities and games included were submitted by classroom teachers and were selected for their use of manipulative materials or their reliance on student interactions. Several of the activities included have been described in "The…

Two concepts receiving increased emphasis in today's junior colleges are the use of current, research-based techniques of instruction and the instructional accountability of faculty members. One way to insure effective implementation of these concepts in the individual junior college--as envisioned by the Junior College Division of the Regional…

The Commander Naval Amphibious School is responsible for the Vietnamese language training of certain naval officer and enlisted personnel who are enroute to assignments in Vietnam. Courses of two and six weeks are offered; they were designed to meet the language needs of river boat crewmen and advisors. The Navy Training Research Laboratory was…

The present report is intended as a source book for teachers of psychology, particularly at the high school level. Prior to the decision to produce this book, it was recognized, by the participants in a five-week project at Oberlin in the summer of 1970, that psychology is presented to students in diverse ways at this level --in courses designated…

Approximately 78 readings on outdoor education are presented, each reflecting the perceptions of many leaders concerning the interdisciplinary nature and value of this phase of education. This volume was intended to stimulate educational leaders in initiating and developing outdoor education programs in their schools. Chapters are entitled…

This project used interviews, questionnaires, and bibliographic research to investigate the role and attitudes of sponsors, performers, and users of educational research and development. The report is in five chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 present findings on sponsors; chapter 3 reports on performers; chapter 4 describes users; and chapter 5 presents…

Suggestions are made for the use of the language laboratory in beginning, intermediate, and advanced college German classes. Tape selection, learning goals, integration of tapes with text, laboratory techniques, audiovisual materials, articulation, and the need for laboratory work on different levels are discussed. Certain materials are…

These units developed for teacher use consist primarily of a collection of typical experiments or research activities developed by staff and participants of a National Defense Education Act Institute. The institute was designed to broaden the viewpoint of 25 industrial arts teachers with regard to some of the newer scientific and/or engineering…

The major objective of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) of Harvard University is to improve vocational decision-making through the use of a computer-based guidance system. The program is so designed that the student can relate knowledge about himself to data about education, training, and work and thereby create a body of…