Drawing on lessons gained from past school commissions and clients, a young architectural firm demonstrates a knowledge of how to use feedback in humanizing the institutional environment to produce a people place'' school. Related articles are EA 503 949 and EA 503 951. (Author/MF)

Discusses experience of using Dorsett M-86 audio-visual response teaching machines to teach basic statistics courses. Recommends further research in the design of the optimal mix of various teaching methods for a block of instruction. (CC)

Discusses three approaches for constructing the Keller plan (PSI) units including the equal difficulty,'' the logical, and the reinforcement'' unit. Describes systematical reduction in the number of study aids and ample use of student feedback as two characteristics essential to the PSI approach. (CC)

Studied relationships of college student's personality to his learning traits, preferences for instructional strategies, and evaluations of instructional experiences by using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Concluded that both attitude and performance were influenced by personality traits in the self-paced sample course. (CC)

Discusses the reliability engineering courses offered by the University of Arizona, including summer institutes and master's and bachelor's programs with a reliability option. Indicates that formally educated reliability engineers are a better solution to the manpower need than self-educated ones. (CC)

Summarizes recent accreditation activities conducted by the Co-operative Education Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, involving the development of a supplementary analysis form and a list of accreditation criteria. (CC)

Describes the respective problem solving procedures, namely, the rule-formula application oriented and the strategy oriented in engineering and science as preconceived notions of each profession. Concludes that the fundamental paradigm is a unified model fitting many apparently unrelated bodies of knowledge. (CC)

Discusses current trends in engineering and science enrollment at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and indicates the possibility of short manpower supply in some professional fields in 1976. (CC)

A plea for attention by educational researchers to the relationship between the biophysical environment used for instruction and the pedagogical practices used in those environments. (Author)

Order can produce either freedom or rigidity of thought, whereas disorganization will usually promote fear and defensiveness. Business establishments can put orderliness to work for them in producing a climate of freedom by protecting and rewarding innovation while focusing effectively on objectives. (CK)

At the heart of contemporary problems in science and technology are economic, social and political issues. Students see this frequently more clearly than their teachers. (Editor)

Author discusses the possibilities for converting deserts and other undeveloped areas to productivity, emphasizing the need for a marriage of emerging science and technology with the knowledge of the professional geographer. (Author/SP)