This study on educational technology in Northern Ireland focuses on the ways in which the resources, human and material, of the Province could be used more effectively. The report comprises two main sections: Part One: Recommendations for Coordinating and Developing Educational Technology in Northern Ireland; and Part Two: Current and Planned…

Preschool personnel (61 teachers and 34 administrators) from six locations throughout Texas were surveyed in order to describe the types of materials purchased and desired for preschool settings. A survey questionnaire was designed to address the following major questions: (1) who selects and buys materials? (2) how much money is spent on…

TYPES OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA WHICH CAN ENCOURAGE CREATIVE BEHAVIOR ARE PRESENTED. AT CERTAIN GRADE LEVELS THERE ARE DISCONTINUITIES IN CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF INTEREST IN LEARNING. SOME DISCONTINUITIES CAN BE DECREASED OR ELIMINATED BY GUIDED, PLANNED EXPERIENCES IN CREATIVE THINKING. THESE IN TURN CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO…

TELEVISED INSTRUCTION WAS FOUND TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WHEN RESULTS WERE MEASURED BY FINAL EXAMINATIONS OR BY STANDARDIZED TESTS. STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION WERE VARIED, GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS THOUGHT THEY LEARNED MORE FROM TELEVISED CLASSES, BUT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE DOUBTFUL. COLLEGE…

A GROUP OF EXERCISES IN HISTORY CONNECTED WITH THE JENSEN TUTOR PROGRAM IS PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE NOT EXPLAINED, HOWEVER, PROCEDURES TO BE USED IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE OUTLINED. THE CHAPTER IS BASED ON CHAPTER 7 OF "RISE OF THE AMERICAN NATION" BY TODD AND CURTI. FOUR ASSIGNMENTS ARE…

THIS RESEARCH CONSIDERED THE TEACHING OF SPELLING AS A PHENOMENON MORE OR LESS ISOLATED FROM THE OTHER AREAS OF LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION THAT PROBABLY CONTRIBUTE TO SPELLING PERFORMANCE. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES WERE--(1) TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND TEST MECHANICAL DEVICES FOR THE TEACHING OF SPELLING, AND (2) TO CARRY OUT AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO CIRCLE. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROVIDE THE RAPIDLY GROWING URBAN UNIVERSITY WITH NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND MEDIA. DETAILS OF ORGANIZATION, STAFF, EQUIPMENT, SPACE, AND BUDGET ARE GIVEN. FACULTY COMMITTEES…

THE READING GUIDE OF THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NEW JERSEY, EMPHASIZES INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. TEACHERS ARE URGED TO BE LESS CONCERNED WITH TEXTBOOK MATERIAL AND MORE CONCERNED WITH PUPIL ABILITY. THE FOLLOWING THREE PREMISES GUIDE THE READING PROGRAM--(1) GRADE PLACEMENTS ARE NO LONGER AN ADEQUATE BASIS FOR STRUCTURING THE READING PROGRAM.…

THE POSITION TAKEN IS THAT A PREWRITING PROGRAM OF FROM APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 WEEKS WILL AID CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING THE NEURO-MUSCULAR COORDINATION NECESSARY IN LEARNING TO WRITE. CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT TO TRACE AND THEN REPRODUCE VARIOUS FIGURES INVOLVING ALL OF THE BASIC STROKES OF MANUSCRIPT. EXAMPLES ARE INCLUDED. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT SUCCESS OF…

BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHATEVER RECOMMENDED PRACTICES ARE FOUND TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR A PARTICULAR SCHOOL, IT IS BELIEVED THAT GREATER MEANING CAN BE GIVEN TO THE TEACHING OF MUSIC NOT ONLY FOR THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENT, BUT FOR ALL STUDENTS, THUS ENRICHING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE MUSIC PROGRAM FOR THE ACADEMICALLY…

INFORMATION FOR PLANNERS OF NEW SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS ON EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION, AND ON PRESENT TRENDS FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WAS PRESENTED. THIS VOLUME INCLUDES SECTIONS ON COMPUTERS AND AUTOMATION, GAMING AND SIMULATION, AND THE SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE. OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES ARE ED 003 738 THROUGH ED…

Selected from the National Instructional Materials Information System (NIMIS)--a computer based on-line interactive retrieval system on special education materials--the bibliography covers 62 materials for teaching number concepts to learning disabled students at the primary grades. Entries are presented in order of NIMIS accession number and…

THE PURPOSE OF THE HANDBOOK IS TO ASSIST THE TEACHER IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING STUDENT INTEREST AT A HIGH LEVEL BY THE USE OF REALISTIC, PRACTICAL, AND INTERESTING ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT TRAINING METHOD IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION COURSES. THE MANUAL WAS DEVELOPED FROM RECOMMENDATIONS OF A SPECIAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HOST GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, PROBLEMS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE CONCERNING THE TWO-YEAR PROJECT (NOVEMBER 1, 1966 TO 1967) IN WHICH TELEVISION AND RADIO WERE USED AS MEDIA FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. A SERIES OF TELECASTS (EIGHT 20-MINUTE…

ANNOTATED REFERENCES ENCOMPASS RESEARCH RESULTS AND EVALUATIONS OF CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION, ANALYSES OF THE CHALLENGE AND POTENTIAL OF THE NEW MEDIA, AND GUIDES TO RIGOROUS RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY, PERIODICALS AND ASSOCIATIONS CONCERNED WITH TEACHER EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY ARE ALSO LISTED. (LH)