Describes the contents and evaluation methods used in a high school course designed to get students to read more. (RB)

Describes a science fiction course in which students learn to identify the characteristics and themes of science fiction and are required to write one science fiction story. (RB)

A discussion of "Joao da Silva" a telecourse developed in Brazil for adult basic education. (HB)

This paper provides a rationale for introducing preservice and inservice teachers to appropriate computer applications, and it describes a unit and interactive computer modules for use in teacher education. (Author)

Two questions are dealt with: (1) Can those strategies or behaviors which enable experts to solve problems well be characterized, and (2) Can students be trained to use such strategies? A problem-solving course for college students is described and the model on which the course is based is outlined in an attempt to answer these questions. The…

The paper describes a program developed at Alabama A and M University to train teachers to work with gifted children. The approach involves building on the experiences and backgrounds of teachers from other academic areas, and is designed to assist prospective teachers in developing competencies in both subject area specialties and gifted…

A DISCUSSION COURSE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM 1500 TO 1900 ORGANIZED AROUND REPRESENTATIVE MASTERPIECES HAS BEEN CREATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. THE COURSE, CALLED ENGLISH SEMESTER, MEETS TWO HOURS DAILY AND IS CONDUCTED BY THREE STAFF MEMBERS TO ACCOMMODATE 35 STUDENTS, USUALLY IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR. THE NEW PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPTION FOR…

The purpose of this booklet is to provide interim guidance for those colleges that cannot immediately effect the recommendations of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) 1963 report. The recommendations in the 1963 booklet were for the first four years of a seven-year program leading to the Ph.D. and a career in…

The design of the Ohio State University undergraduate program in industrial technology education features innovation in the design of substantive courses and their sequence within the field of specialization. The program consists of a foundation core, an intermediate core, and advanced elective specialization. (Descriptions of each course within…

A course in materials selection at the University of Florida is described. The course is designed to teach the student how to select materials for the construction of different types of engineering hardware and how to translate the operational requirements of engineering equipment into purchasing specifications. An outline of the course and sample…

This syllabus for an 11-unit course of instruction is designed to prepare effective junior college teachers, counselors, and administrators, though its content can be generalized to all institutions concerned with systematic approaches to instruction. The specification of instructional objectives in terms of observable (and thus evaluable) student…

A computer-assisted instruction course in the recognition of malarial parasites was developed and evaluated. The course includes stage discrimination, species discrimination, and case histories. Segments developed use COURSEWRITER as an author language and are presented via a display terminal that permits two-way communication with an IBM computer…

The University of Gothenburg Institute of Education has undertaken in the production of a concentrated course in instructional technology in order to relieve the acute shortage of such technologists in Sweden. The planned study packet will contain material covering the formulation of teaching objectives in terms of observable pupil behavior, the…