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Furstenberg, James Henry – 1969
The study describes current art museum adult education programs and objectives in three art museums. Data were gathered through interviews with museum staffs, from current publications and records, and from clipping files and historical documents. Each museum sponsors training for volunteer guides and a yearly show for collectors, and provides…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Classes (Groups of Students), Concerts
Cart, Germaine; And Others – 1952
In the United States of America, there are about 35 separate Children's Museums; in the rest of the world, hardly a dozen. In Europe there is one. Yet many museums in Continental Europe, in Great Britain and the British Commonwealth, and in the Americas do provide for children in a variety of ways. How museums of different types, including…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Children, Educational Finance, European History
McGonnell, Peter C. – 1970
Adults from King's County, Prince Edward Island participated in a Basic Training for Skill Development (BTSD) program, designed to improve their reading and computational skills. A total of 101 males and 29 females ranging in age 17-60 years and 17-50 years, respectively, were enrolled. Instruction was given for 25 hours each week over a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Arithmetic, Communication Skills
Douglass, Stephen A. – 1969
A research review was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of telewriting (the transmission of graphics and of speech through special telephone circuits) as a teaching technique or device in university extension. This involved a survey of pilot projects in Quebec, Iowa, Illinois, and elsewhere, as well as the need for innovations in adult…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Evaluation, Extension Education
Blackwood, Helen; Trent, Curtis – 1968
Research studied the effectiveness of class lecture as compared to telelecture, and the association between amount learned and the personal and situational factors of age, level of education, time of day, and attitude. Pretests and posttests collected level of knowledge and personal information from 71 women during a short course on Money…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age Groups, Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Elkins, Robert J. – 1970
Teaching an entire class at one level inevitably leaves some students bored and frustrated; team teaching and individualized instruction eliminate this problem. A team consists of two to seven teachers, the most experienced being leader. He must analyze the strengths of the group and plan the syllabus accordingly, inviting guest instructors to…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction
Westphal, Walter W.; And Others – 1972
The problem of major concern to the Physics Education Evaluation Project (P.E.E.P.) involved the improvement of university physics teaching and learning. The present paper describes instruments and procedures developed for systematic formative evaluation of physics lectures. The data was drawn from two sections of a first year university physics…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College Curriculum, Course Objectives, Educational Improvement
Byers, William S.; Hedrick, Robert E. – 1976
Results of an experiment conducted to compare two teaching strategies showed somewhat higher test scores for college students taught by the lecture method, while students taught by the discussion method evinced higher interest and attendance. The experiment consisted of two sections of a night class in Social Psychology which were taught…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Evening Students
Moore, Shirley B. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1977
To assess student feeling toward large group instruction, an attitude survey of 17 questions was administered before and after participation in such a class. Tremendous attitude changes from negative to positive were attributed largely to effective media use in the class. (LBH)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education

Taylor, Milton – Journal of Experimental Education, 1987
This paper compares the impact of lecture plus a computer simulation and lecture alone on a broad range of measures, such as students' attitudes, attendance, learning, and information seeking behavior. Results showed that in order to maximize the positive effects, the simulation should be implemented as early in the course as possible. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education

Weaver, Richard L., II; Cotrell, Howard W. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1987
Five communication strategies are essential to success in large courses: managing instructor anxiety, using presentation time efficiently, motivating students, communicating enthusiasm, and organizing content. (MLW)
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Communication, College Instruction, Communication Skills

Weimer, Maryellen Gleason; Kerns, Mary-Margaret – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1987
An annotated bibliography that surveys a variety of pedagogical literature and includes articles proposing ideas, techniques, strategies, and innovations most recommended by instructors of large classes is provided. (MLW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Size, College Faculty, College Instruction
Khan, Adam – Journal of Agronomic Education, 1986
Describes a lecture manual for an introductory soil course, how it is used by students, and how it affects student learning. Students indicated that the manual and its condensed lecture material, exam schedule, and grading procedures were beneficial to their learning in the course. (ML)
Descriptors: Agronomy, College Science, Higher Education, Instructional Materials

Strouse, Jeremiah S. – College Teaching, 1986
The use of instructor-prepared notes covering 90 percent of the lecture information in one large-group human sexuality course was enthusiastically received by the students, and anecdotal evidence suggests an increase in correct test responses. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education

Trede, Larry D.; And Others – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1985
A study found that there is a significant difference in student achievement when teaching farm management and agricultural marketing concepts and problem solving with microcomputer-assisted instruction as compared to the lecture-discussion teaching method; and that there is little difference in achievement when comparing teachers' knowledge and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Farm Management