This publication is a collection of selected papers presented by participants in an adult education seminar, spring semester 1969, at Kansas State University. The focus of the seminar was on understanding the adult basic education programs. Papers covered topics such as student recruitment; adult dropouts; teaching techniques; adult learning…

This issue of the IRCD Bulletin is devoted to commentaries on an article by Arthur R. Jensen on the nature-nurture controversy in a recent number of "Harvard Educational Review." Contents of the Bulletin are comprised of the following: "Education, Ethnicity, Genetics and Intelligence; Jensenism: Another Excuse for Failure to…

The basic mechanical functions of the foreign language laboratory described in this report enable utilization of authentic target language, linguistically effective learning devices, visuals, and facilities for monitoring and testing. Brief descriptions of 11 laboratory functions include: (1) isolation (physical, acoustical, and psychological),…

A statement of valid, acceptable goals and optimum characteristics of foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) is embodied in a section on guidelines for the subjective evaluation of FLES programs and in a field survey evaluation form. Description of ways and means of achieving the stated goals and specifications for measurement and…

Evaluations have been made of 55 early (1963-66) experimental and demonstration projects conducted in 18 states and the District of Columbia under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 to reach and serve youth for whom the conventional approaches, techniques, and personnel seemed inadequate. Experiences and results of the projects are…

Faced with a multiplicity of problems caused by a four-quarter school year, Florida Atlantic University offers a self-instructional language curriculum based on behavioral objectives. Books, audio-tapes, and video-tapes are used exclusively in the Spanish, French, German, and Russian courses. Programed learning, curriculum development, materials,…

The purpose of this investigation was to identify factors involved in adult student achievement and behavior in short concentrated management courses and to develop and test hypotheses regarding these factors in order to provide a basis for improvement of educational practices associated with such courses. One hundred and two adults divided in…

Embracing studies by graduate students and academic staff as well as by provincial departments of education and other organizations, this annotated bibliography lists about 625 different Canadian studies in education, with cross references bringing the total number of listings to over 700. Works done in English or in French are reported in their…

A pilot research study searched for appropriate methods to evaluate instructional television (ITV). The specific objectives were to find ways to measure: 1) the degree to which the media presentation's objectives were being met, and 2) the appeal of the show, as judged by viewers' attention. Five intermediate grade level educable mentally retarded…

The eight papers presented at the 1973 Invitational Conference on Testing Problems were primarily concerned with proposed changes in the evaluation of psychometric testing: what its purposes are and how best to use these test results in the development of the individual and his concept of himself. The emphasis of the papers lies in a more direct…

The Addiction Research Center Inventory is a 550 item multipurpose test measuring the broad range of physical, emotive, cognitive, and subjective effects of drugs. This manual provides technical information concerning 38 most valid scales, a quantitative method for characterizing the similarity of a profile of scores for the subject, group, or…

This new British journal is a medium of communication for those involved in teaching social science and social studies at the secondary and elementary levels. The first article in this issue, Ian Shelton's "The Sociology of Everyday Life," describes an experimental short course in secondary sociology. The course is designed to produce an…

In this research on individual differences in thought processes, the primary interest was to study the process followed by the subject in order to reach the solution of the problem. For this purpose, the performance of 38 experimental subjects was studied throughout 24 problems of the training sessions. The methods used were group norms, length of…

Data obtained from the administration of the Brown IDS Self-Concept Referents Test as part of the longitudinal study are provided and discussed. The Brown IDS Self-Concept Referents Test is a technique for assessing self-concept which uses a photograph of the young child to induce him to take the role of another toward himself. While looking at…

The Form Reproduction task was included in the longitudinal study test battery to: (1) examine visual-motor performance over time; (2) study processes associated with visual analysis and synthesis and visual-motor integration; and (3) examine its predictive validity for later academic/skill behaviors, e.g., writing. Form Reproduction in Year 1…