The use of learning groups in the introductory psychology classroom at the University of Minnesota, General College, is discussed. Learning groups are used to get students to work together on tasks that teach them concepts or skills. It allows an active discovery process to take place as students use their own and other's resources while working…

Assuming that computers will be part of programs for young children, this paper initially describes skills children exhibit in play at computers, provides a scenario of a child's first encounter with a computer, and offers a rationale for including computers in young children's programs. Subsequent material describes the LOGO computer language,…

Authors reported on their own professional development as teacher/designers and discussed the process of translating educational ideas into physical form (and, importantly, their work with the teachers who will use the spaces they have designed). (Editor/RK)

The Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey offers business education students an individualized shorthand instruction program designed for vocational skill development. (EA)

Concerned about the differences that sometime arise between teachers and administrators in implementing the curriculum, the author clarifies some educational and personal relationships between the two to promote a more effective instructional program for students. (Editor)

Accountability in elementary social studies should relate to our furnishing the necessary support materials for pupil investigation, and providing meaningful social studies topics from which students can make selections. (Author)

Computer Assisted Instruction appears to help Title 1 pupils in 32 Chicago schools make greater progress, and to enjoy the experience. (Editor)

A mountain park program for sixth-graders from Washington, D. C., is not only instructive but seems to kindle renewed zest for learning. (Editor)

Described Experience-based Career Education, a pilot project sponsored by the National Institute of Education which was started for secondary school students to provide them with direct learning experience in real occupational settings. (Author/RK)

A study of entering students at the Universityof Birmingham (England) afforded an opportunity to explore the learning situations experienced by those students in the sixth form. Interest in the investigation stemmed from the disorientation students felt during the change from one type of learning situation in secondary school to another type in…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the construction of a sequence of planned experiences for teaching the process of making moral judgments and for testing the effectiveness of the sequence. (Author)

Describes an experiment in which the learning contract method was used in a philosophical ethics course and assesses the learning contract method as compared to the discussion method. (Author/PG)

This paper is concerned with a low cost alternative for providing computer experience to secondary school students. The brief discussion covers the programmable calculator and its relevance for teaching the concepts and the rudiments of computer programming and for computer problem solving. A list of twenty-five programming activities related to…

This article suggested an alternative educational institution - the Learning Foundation - as a model for reorganizing the delivery of educational services in order to provide learning opportunities for all ages and levels of experience at the point of the local neighborhood but supported by the services of central resources units. (Editor/RK)

Adult higher education programs and curricula are designed to serve the convenience of institutions rather than the special needs of adult students. (Author/KE)