A research study analyzed the nature of one teaching modality, programmed instruction, as it relates to the teaching and training of older people, concluding that it is a viable mode for the transmission of information to older as well as younger learners. (ABM)

The ethical dilemma of (a) desiring a control group for validity purposes in program evaluation strategies and (b) withholding needed services from eligible clients to achieve such control has limited the credibility of many evaluation efforts. A potential solution is suggested by the use of time-series, single-subject designs. (Author)

The author reports on a survey of secondary school pupils' attitudes regarding computer-assisted instruction and specific software packages in their English classes. The students concentrated more on learning issues than technological concerns in their comments. (CH)

Describes the use of the jigsaw teaching technique (which requires each member of a small group to provide a key piece of information) in undergraduate psychology laboratory and discussion classes. Results indicate that students evaluate the approach favorably and that their academic performance improves with use of the jigsaw technique. (JDH)

This book provides a simple but effective model for approaching action research. It also contains a series of tools to assist the researcher in working through the research process. The chapters are: (1) "Research in Professional and Public Life"; (2) "Principles of Community-Based Action Research"; (3) "Setting the Stage"; (4) "Look: Building the…

Discusses methods of teaching illiterate adults and cites the need to develop methodologies and fresh approaches to achieve effectiveness. (GB)

An innovative teaching method called Proctorial, Auto-graded, Self-paced Study'' (PASS) was employed in an engineering college. The results are reported indicating that it has many advantages over the conventional lecture method of teaching. (PS)

Three week study of second graders indicated that nonsense words were more effective than meaningful words in teaching alphabetizing. (SP)

Four subjects, aged six to seven, identified as visually impaired, were given training in making eye contact with a stimulus under both white and black light visual field. All subjects performed better under the black light condition, even overcoming the expected practice effect when white light training followed black light training. (Author/SJL)

In a study which validated tasks performed by retail floral workers, data obtained using questionnaires and interview instruments were compared. The personal interview method proved to be more useful in identifying and classifying task information from the world of work. (SK)

Concludes that there is no evidence for differential validity in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) between racial subgroups and that black norms for the MMPI are premature. Criticism of these findings is also presented. (Author/BEF)

Research on the effectiveness of counseling clearly shows that counseling is effective in relation to no-treatment and placebo control conditions. The effects of counseling, attained in relatively brief time periods, seem to be relatively lasting. There is little evidence or specific efficacy for particular techniques or counseling theories. (69…