Presents a method for increasing the effectiveness of reading programs and extending reading instruction by teaching content area teachers in the school system. Bibliography. (RW)

Discusses the strongly connotative meanings of educational technology, the role social attitudes play in changing educational philosophies and methods, and suggests a systematic frame of analysis for rational development of new educational technology in West Germany. (DE)

Lecture given before the Annual Conference and Course on Reading (23d, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 10-21, 1967).

A study of medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is discussed: sexual composition did not influence the structural organization of groups but did affect the emotional climate perceived in the groups. Men and women comprising the mixed-sex group had similar perceptions. (MLW)

Discusses Low Cost Learning (LCL), an instructional system that maximizes available resources while minimizing cost per pupil, and its use in primary education in Southeast Asia. Short descriptions of LCL programs in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Liberia are provided. (JJD)

Discusses some of the better known interaction analyses for analyzing teacher behavior generally and the teaching of small groups. One particular category system is advocated and problems in using it are noted, as well as its strengths for general, nonspecialist use. Seven references are listed. (Author/CHC)

Describes three psychology professors' changes in attitude and teaching methods resulting from an international exchange experience in Great Britain. Each experienced increased job satisfaction and raised expectations for their students' capabilities. In their classes, they used more small group activities and stressed more writing and critical…

Teacher aides have made a major contribution to educationally disadvantaged children in Tennessee. Title I directors recommend that: (1) the teacher aide program should be continued; (2) inservice training programs for teachers and aides should be coordinated; and (3) additional study on qualification and educational preparation of aides is…

Two successive studies investigated teaching four memory training strategies and their effects on subjective memory complaints in the community- dwelling elderly. Evaluations revealed significant improvements in recall functioning among the memory training subjects. Results indicate concern about poor memory may reflect expectations about old age…

The authors briefly describe their research on teaching cooperative classroom behavior to students; outline the essential components of a curricular activity designed to foster cooperative behavior; and explain how teachers can promote in their students both the skills and the affective components of cooperation. (SJL)

The design and implementation of the revised format of the freshman behavioral science course at Tulane University School of Medicine is described. The methods of evaluation utilized and the data from the first class of medical students to participate in the new curriculum are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Presents a conception of teacher decision making and identifies several questions about the planning of reading instruction. Describes studies of grouping students for reading instruction and examines them for the answers they provide to questions about the planning of reading instruction. (MKM)