The general principles of cumputer operation and the concepts and methods of programing are described in this introductory text aimed at educators with little or no experience in the field of computer-assisted instruction. The principles and practical considerations involved in planning for and implementing the use of the computer in teaching…

The Selected Classroom Project was planned, implemented, evaluated, and disseminated between October 1970 and June 1971. It narrowed the focus of Project COD to helping teachers in specific classroom develop a practical approach to the transition from traditional to "open" classrooms. The 21 participating teachers in grades 4 through 8…

The Elementary Reading Centers located in 36 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, urban schools provide supplementary remedial reading instruction to pupils with low reading achievement and provide reading resource teachers to assist and train classroom teachers. Reading teachers emphasize comprehension, vocabulary development, word recognition, study skills,…

The Comprehensive Instructional Program is a locally conceived and funded project designed to improve instruction in all areas in the elementary grades throughout the school system, through diagnostic teaching and inservice training for teachers. The services of the Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act project were utilized to meet the…

Developed as part of an exemplary project for a rural, economically depressed area, this resource guide identifies locally produced curriculum and instructional materials. Items found in the annotated guide include: (1) teaching units for levels 1-6, (2) occupational awareness tests, (3) questionnaires, and (4) inservice training methods and…

The final report for Cycle 5 of the Alaska Rural Teacher Training Corps (ARTTC) consists of retrospective observations on the program over the period May 1970 through August 1972. The preparation of the report consists of the observations and assessments of the project director. Contents of the report include a project description, program…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) of a new approach to the teaching of mathematics in Mexican elementary schools. Three aspects of mathematical reform are discussed: (1) syllabus content; (2) teaching methods; and (3) the question of introducing the pupil to modern mathematics at the earliest possible stage…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of an article on preschool education. The author's first point is that early childhood education should be run separately from elementary education. It is true that the education of five year olds forms part of elementary education and is so practiced in the USA and the UK,…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a survey of music in Australian schools. The survey included all types of schools, and includes facilities and equipment for musical education, and the use made of them. The courses of study, organization of musical activities, finance, supervision, teacher training, and…

This final report submitted by the Committee on the Study of History at Hampshire College describes the Amherst Project, a research and development project devoted to fostering the newer inquiry approaches in the study of United States history. The project's main focus has been on secondary schools, but has also encompassed junior high and adult…

The overall objective of the project was to train a group of highly selected teacher-trainers and master teachers in the theory and principles of ABE, who would, in turn, provide for the pre-service and inservice training of classroom teachers and teacher-aides through state and local community clinics and workshops. More than 70 participants took…

This is a report of an action-research study, designed to determine the effect of exposure to cultural, social, and economic diversity on selected attitudes of elementary school teachers. The research developed two thrusts. One was to investigate the effects of exposure to the usual classroom situation on teacher tolerance and teacher optimism.…

The objectives of this reading program, funded under Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act, were as follows: (1) students (grades two through seven) shall show an average gain of one month's growth in total reading for each month of participation in the program; (2) third grade students shall score an average 80 percent efficiency on…

Prepared by the Overton County Rural Education Improvement Project Director for Overton County, Tennessee, this 4-section report covers the period from July 1, 1967 to June 30, 1972. Section 1 provides demographic and school data including the current county population, industrial expansion in the county, 1967-72 school population, a map of…

Berkeley's participation in Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act, comprises six components: (1) Language Development provided intensive inservice training to all personnel, reading skills specialists, and an extensive after school tutorial program; (2) E.S.E.A. provided a saturated program in mathematics in each designated school, including…