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Martin, Jeanne; Veldman, Donald J. – 1979
Data were collected in a teacher effectiveness study on the interaction of teachers and first grade students while the students participated in reading groups within intact classes. Eighteen teacher behavior variables drawn from the data were then related to student achievement using three units of analysis: class means, reading group means within…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Primary Education
Pelton, Warren G.; And Others – 1968
A research and development activity to introduce new and improved education and training technology into Bureau of Medicine and Surgery training is recommended. The activity, called a design and verification unit, would be administered by the Education and Training Sciences Department. Initial research and development are centered on the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Costs, Dentists
RYANS, DAVID G.; AND OTHERS – 1962
AS THE EDUCATOR FACES DECISIONS ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGY, HE NEEDS PRACTICAL RESEARCH ON WHICH TO BASE HIS DECISIONS. A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO RESEARCH, RATHER THAN A PIECEMEAL ONE, IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE. SUCH AN APPROACH COULD EMPLOY SIMULATION TECHNIQUES, WHICH DIFFER FROM CONTEXTUAL ONES PRIMARILY IN SCOPE AND CONTROL, AND WHICH CAN DEAL WITH A WIDE…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Autoinstructional Aids, Automation, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peel, Donald Naylor – 1967
The adult education philosophy of the Anglican Church of Canada was critically analyzed in terms of basic principles and presuppositions, cultural factors in Christian education, concepts of maturity and of authority, characteristics of adult learners, teaching and leadership, group learning, and patterns of educational practice. Comparisons of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Cultural Influences
Gallington, Ralph O. – IAVE, 1967
Serious consideration is given to the problems of space layout and design of facilities for cooperative vocational education. The accompanying floor plan has most of the essential needs considered. Cooperative vocational curricular patterned programs should be able to adjust or revise to meet needs of unique offerings. The space needs for all…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Classroom Design, Cooperative Education, Design Requirements
McDonald, Robert D. – 1967
Performance data were collected in the three general basic combat training (BCT) proficiency areas (rifle marksmanship, physical combat fitness, end of cycle tests) from independent groups of soldiers (60 per group) during BCT, during Advanced Individual Training (AIT), and combat support training (CST), and for permanent party personnel in the…
Descriptors: Enlisted Personnel, Group Instruction, Individual Instruction, Marksmanship
Carmody, Timothy P. – 1977
A sample of 63 subassertive adults participated in four 90-minute sessions of group assertion training. The treatment components of challenging maladaptive cognitions and learning self-instructions were examined by comparing Rational-Emotive, Self-Instructional, and Behavioral Assertion Training. A delayed-treatment control group was also…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Behavior Change
Pietrosky, Margaret – 1978
The classroom management system of a junior high school reading program was designed to provide an atmosphere in which students could develop positive self concepts, responsible independence, and improved reading skills. To stress skill accountability, the class was organized as a business company where each student interviewed for a specific job,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Kesselheim, A. Donn – 1976
John Dewey said, "Learning is thinking about experience". This dictum accurately reflects the rationale for outdoor activity as experiential education. The term "outdoor learning" refers to a set of activities which have the following characteristics in common: environmental contrast (a sharp environmental change for the participant); physical…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Change Strategies, Concept Formation, Definitions
Foyle, Harvey – 1975
The American History-Government program at Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, Kansas consists of a learning package curriculum. Students must take six of eight nine-week learning packages--American, foreign policy, conflict, change, modern politics, decision making, Constitution, and civil rights. The rationale for this package organization is that…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Organization, Curriculum Development, Individualized Instruction
Anderson, Linda Mahaffey; Brophy, Jere E. – 1976
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of 22 principles of small-group instruction of young children. The principles dealt only with teacher behavior in managing instruction in the small-group setting and were organized in two major sections. Items described as organization and management concerned getting the children's…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Hidlebaugh, Everett – 1971
Small-group instruction is designed to develop group and individual interaction of all students. This learning module presents three groups of activities which should maximize small-group effectiveness. These activities are categorized according to functions best suited for small-group instruction, organization of the small group, and pointers for…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Quality, Interaction, Learning Activities
Schwartz, Bertrand – 1970
Beginning with basic socioeconomic and cultural aims of adult and continuing education, in France, this paper discusses difficulties (intellectual, sociological, and otherwise) in reaching adults and meeting their educational needs by conventional, individual oriented means. It then outlines a collective, group process oriented approach to adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Certificates, Enrollment, Extension Education
Berliner, David C. – 1969
This paper reviews the history and current state of research and development on microteaching and technical skills training, particularly as these are related to the Stanford University program. Background sections describe the historical development of the technical skills approach as a preservice teacher training program and its…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Microteaching, Nonverbal Communication, Preservice Teacher Education
CEMREL, Inc., St. Ann, MO. – 1969
This report comprises transcripts of tape recordings of (1) a short improvisation session conducted by a drama coach and (2) the subsequent seminar (edited) in which the 28 participants explore the relationship of improvisation to teaching literature. Topics discussed are the objectives of literature instruction, emotional experience as an…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Creative Dramatics, Discovery Learning
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