Among the topics discussed by the Adult Education Department of the American Vocational Association were: the role of adult education in the total educational system, occupational education for the rehabilitation of adult offenders, and rural health programs. (DS)

Attempts to point out some problem areas in traditional modes of instruction and presents an alternative approach to education. (Author)

Author's purpose is to describe the nature and capabilities of the computer as an instructional device and to suggest an approach by which the potential of the computer might be evaluated. (Author/MB)

The results of this study point to the need for a reevaluation of the content and methodology of the traditional methods course in elementary teacher training. (Author)

Role playing and traditional instruction were used to examine whether young children can be taught the intent of television commercials. Both treatment groups of children, ages six to seven, experienced significant increases in understanding of commercials. (Author/MBR)

Children's natural enthusiasm for science is too often destroyed by the way the subject is taught. An elementary school teacher explains how to instill in young students an interest in science and a desire to understand why things happen as they do. (PP)

Fifteen teachers from Edmonton (Alberta), receiving face to face instruction about Landsat satellite maps, were compared to 15 teachers from Sherwood Park (Alberta) who received instruction by one-way television and simultaneous group conferencing. Pupils taught by both groups performed equally well. These results indicate television group…

A study was done on the effects of individualized instruction on mathematics achievement at the elementary and secondary school levels. A meta-analysis revealed the importance of using self-paced modular instruction in mathematics. (JN)

The author draws an analogy between today's school system and an assembly line, deploring the notion that all children are taught the same thing at the same time, ending in humiliation, disgrace, and failure for some, and nonchallenging academic activities for others. (KC)

Reviews literature related to the study of human environments as a preview to investigating ways of assessing learning environments in informal settings. Describes a measurement instrument (the Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire, ICEQ) and reports some validation data based on several field trials with the measurement instrument.…

Reviews research on the value of innovative and traditional methods of teaching language and encourages teachers to provide classroom opportunities for students to communicate and to teach language skills. (DD)

Study results reveal: students in the auto-tutorial (AT) section learned more and gave more positive evaluations of the course than those in the traditionally taught (TT) world civilization course, and that the attitudes toward history of the AT students improved while those of the TT students remained the same. (AYC)

A college level psychology course is described in which students were trained by both traditional and experimental methods to administer individual intelligence tests. Comparative analysis of performance by each group indicates that student motivation and performance is not greatly influenced by teaching method and that videotape demonstrations…