In examining the potential role of satellites and cable in classroom use, technological developments have been seen as extensions of schooling, rather than education in the broader sense. It is said that most education actually occurs in the school format, however, more progress in media development is predicted in non-school contexts, especially…

Because of limited access to technical systems used to train men to maintain complex electronic equipment, an instructional format employing low-cost slides and photos was used to provide students with simulated experiences. Five experimental instructional blocks were developed and tested in two classrooms. Results were compared with two control…

To determine student attitudes toward traditional and individualized instruction, 152 students (92 males, 60 females) selected from the postsecondary instructional areas of agriculture, business, home economics, and trades and industry were surveyed for their opinions. The students responded to 25 statements about each type of instruction saying…

Electric Circuits 540-125 is the first course of a three-course sequence taken in the first year of the two-year program in Electrical-Electronic Engineering Technology at Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio). The conventional lecture method of instruction includes textbook and other reading assignments, lectures based on the readings and homework…

This study, involving 287 Grade 7 students, compared the achievement of Industrial Arts Curriculum Project students in "The World of Construction" course with students in traditionally-taught industrial arts courses. A third group of students with no previous industrial arts experience was used as a control group. The General Industrial Arts Test…

This study examined two types of training programs--one in which primary emphasis was placed upon the attainment of subject matter competence and teaching skills and a second in which emphasis was placed upon the development of specific intrapersonal and interpersonal skills as they related to the trainees' acquisition of teaching competence.…

This thesis examined evaluative information concerning the effect a 4-year interdisciplinary humanities program--in which the prevailing teaching technique was oral communication--had on the theories considered important in the educational process. Approximately 300 twelfth grade verbal and math Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of students taught…

Ten sections of Freshman Composition were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control condition. The experimental method, in order to motivate students to revise and rewrite, delayed grades until revisions were completed. The control method used incidental revision with immediate grades. Five instructors each taught one experimental…

Traditional literacy and functional literacy programs in Africa are discussed in their various aspects. Emphasis is given to the practical side of the problems, and some guidelines for action are suggested. The illiteracy rate in Africa is shown to be 50% to 80% of the population. The various methods that have been used to teach reading are…

A project was devised to develop study materials for a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course in police training, to develop computerized case problems, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning materials as compared with conventional classroom instruction in the same subject areas. Both an experimental group (police cadets at Golden…

SUCH CHARACTERISTICS AS ANXIETY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLIGENCE WERE RELATED TO SUCCESS IN LEARNING FROM A REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM OF THE LINEAR, CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE TYPE. A SAMPLE OF SIXTH GRADERS WAS ADMINISTERED TESTS PRIOR TO AND UPON COMPLETION OF A PROGRAMED UNIT ENTITLED "LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE." AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF…

In a third study of the Computer Aided Learning (CAL) system of the London Borough of Havering, England, the performance of students taught biology by a teacher using the CAL system was compared with that of students taught by the same teacher without the CAL system. Students were divided into two matched groups and compared using a…

Compares two teaching forms of an introductory laboratory course in physics. Concludes that the individualized version is more efficient in learning time and, on the whole, more effective than the traditional version, even though the latter one seems to reinforce student's existing positive attitudes towards physics experimentation. (Author/GA)

Describes how a high school chemistry teacher runs his classes to prepare students for college. Discusses the examinations routine, the grading system, the laboratory reports, the homework assignments, and the extent of parent participation. (GA)