Describes the use of the "Plant Wheel" by the University of California Botanical Garden as a means of providing elementary school children with a structured activity as they explore the Garden at their own pace. This activity accommodates the children's curiosity, energy, and attention span. (JR)

Students in a high school creative writing class increased their awareness of the many aspects of a career choice by using interview questions cited in the article to develop verisimilitude in short-story characters they created. (AJ)

Experiences with a teaching machine for self-paced individual teaching in physics are discussed and evaluated. The teaching system is described, the problems of choosing topics and making programs are examined, and student evaluation of the course is reported. (DT)

The development and extensive utilization of self-instructional materials in clinical rotations have the potential to improve the educational activities of clinical education. Therefore allied health educators should consider self-instruction teaching strategy as a primary method. (NH)

Discusses the teaching of an experimental, individualized, lectureless course in chemistry with emphasis on programed instruction, audiovisual presentation, computerized examinations, and tutorial methods. Concludes that the program may prove superior in teaching of certain elementary chemical concepts to underprepared students. (CC)

How a basic media utilization course at the University of Utah has been developed on a completely self-instructional basis. (Author)

A description of cassette programs which have been developed to introduce music majors to a number of important reference materials. (Author)

Describes ways in which a student might use a programmable calculator to obtain air pollution data for a particular locale and outlines the teacher's role in preparing the Computer Simulated Experimentation. (JR)

Presented is the final report of Project NEED (Normal Educational Environment for the Hearing Impaired) designed to develop and produce a mediated orientation package for regular classroom teachers to assist them in meeting the needs of hearing impaired students, to facilitate integration of hearing impaired children into regular classes through…