Conflicting evidence as to the presence or absence of generalization in classroom behavior modification programs prompted this study of the conditions of generalization. During the experiment, behaviors operationally defined as competitive or cooperative were reinforced in certain game situations. Then the generalization of this training over…

This School Personnel Utilization battery is designed to help evaluate school staffing models (see TM 001 210). The battery itself contains three instruments. A Components Analysis instrument was devised to study the question of comprehensiveness. The second instrument, a Constraints Checklist, was developed to determine the extent to which the…

This volume contains 20 case study profiles of educational RDD&E projects and, as such, constitutes the data base for the Oregon Studies. This part (Part 1) of Volume IV contains profiles of five research and three evaluation projects along with information that describes the development of the profiles, explains how to read the profiles, and…

This monograph has four main objectives: (1) to define the field of ergometrics, (2) to identify some potential applications of ergometrics to problems in occupational or career education, (3) to review the relevant research literature, and (4) to suggest some conceptual approaches that might be used in conjunction with ergometric procedures.…

A course in macroeconomics was used to investigate the cost effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The experimental design used an experimental section in which the students had the opportunity to use the computer to the intensity of their choice, choosing from tutorial lessons, games, and simulations. The students in the control…

This report deals with the special kinds of adaptive changes which may be demanded of teachers in a changing society. In discussing future inservice teacher education, certain needs are identified and enlarged upon. Emphasis is placed upon the following objectives: (1) the need to develop among youth the skills associated with problem-analysis and…

The purpose of this paper is to improve knowledge of the interaction between the learner, the teaching arrangement, and the content. For practical purposes the combination of the teaching arrangement and the content has been called the task, as these cannot successfully be treated separately in the teaching-learning process. Through analysis of…

Parallel to the implementation of the comprehensive school system in Sweden, English has become obligatory for all pupils and has acquired increasing prominence. This is a report on the EPAL (English at the junior level) project in Sweden, a project which can be compared to FLES in the U.S. and the French-teaching project in England. The general…

This volume of the report presents Criterion-referenced tests developed to assess student achievement in classes whose teachers did or did not use curriculum guides (developed in phase 1 of this project) for instructional decisionmaking. A total of 38 cognitive tests are included: 8 for career awareness units, 4 for career exploration units, and…

Research is described which explores the hypothesis that different classroom situations may be optimal for different individuals. The approach used cluster analysis to identify student and classroom "types" whose interactions were then examined in an analysis of variance framework. About 1,300 fourth graders from 50 classrooms were…

Data in this study was gathered to determine which, if either, strategy of teacher education was more effective--conventional teaching methods or modules based on competency based teacher education theory. In addition, the study attempted to determine preservice teacher attitudes toward competency based teacher education (CBTE). The method used…

The perceptions of preservice student teachers as to the effectiveness of cooperating teachers' behaviors were used in this study to determine the competencies required in a cooperating teacher for each curricular group. During the terminal two weeks of student teaching, three groups of student teachers, one each in elementary education, physical…

Summative and formative evaluation of the Berkeley Experimental Schools Project (BESP) are summarized in this two-volume document. In Volume I, the evaluators answer the specific evaluative questions posed by the National Institute of Education, the primary funding agency for the alternative schools project. Out of an initial 23 alternative…

Methods for assessing institutional capacity for research and development (R&D) are examined. The paucity of research data on the topic is noted. Some general conclusions are drawn: (1) There is no set formula or checklist to provide an accurate assessment of institutional R&D capacity. (2) False negatives are more serious than false positives, so…

The technical report documents the methodology of a study reviewing the vocational research and exemplary projects in Oregon, so that successful projects or products may be accessible for transportability to other environments. The three stages of research were: (1) Data collection of information on practices, (2) selection of promising practices,…