This is one of five volumes prepared to describe various aspects of the Del Mod System. This report attempts to compare baseline data gathered in 1970-71 to post experimental data gathered in 1975-76. Sections include analyses of achievement test scores, research conducted under the auspices of the Del Mod System, and a follow-up study of…

This report deals with the special resources given to several school districts in Sweden for dealing with problems concerning the coordination of leisure activities and pupil welfare, with emphasis on the planning in Malmo. Three models are applied: (a) an educational planning model, where planning, process, and results stages are emphasized; (b)…

The purpose of this study was to determine what behaviors would be accepted by cooperating teachers in the public schools as indications of success in sixteen broad areas of teaching competence. In order to determine the behaviors most appropriate for judging effectiveness, a modified Delphi survey involving two contacts with the survey population…

This review of developmental psychology research points out that in many areas, research has not (and, in some cases, cannot) answer complex questions relating to child development. The author surveys research dealing with disadvantaged and minority group children whose achievement seems to lag behind other children. She questions whether this…

This book is an outgrowth of an interdisciplinary seminar on achievement processes. The 15 chapters of this book are distributed into three substantive sections. Part One includes a series of chapters dealing in one way or another with achievement in the life cycle. One chapter discusses the causes and consequences of higher education and…

A study to determine the degree of vocational awareness of Australian students leaving school and entering the world of work was carried out using a printed questionnaire. A sample of fourth formers in four different schools was used (281 boys and 162 girls): (1) 53.0% of the sample--co-educational school, largely executive-type suburb outside…

An individually-paced, open-entry/open-ended mastery learning approach for a state-wide civil engineering technology curriculum was developed, field-tested, and evaluated. Learning modules relying heavily on audiovisuals and hands-on experience, and based on 163 identified competencies, were developed for 11 courses in the curriculum. Written…

Processes are described which were used to continue the planning necessary for the production of a 20 episode educational television series for parent education. Dramatic episodes showing conflict in the lives of five fictional families form the basis for the planned series which is intended to educate 17-25-year-old parents to facilitate the…

This paper argues that a mix of expertise is required to develop curricula and adapt them successfully to local school districts and outlines the strategies involved in using linking agents or agencies to bridge the gap between research and development (R & D) agencies and local school districts. After an introduction, the second section of…

Similarities and differences between alternative and traditional school programs are assessed through a survey of 11th grade social studies teachers in Long Island, New York. The sample consisted of 11 alternative schools and 24 traditional public high schools containing a representative sampling of upper, middle, and lower-class students. A…

In an attempt to investigate and define the "clarity of presentation" complex of teacher behaviors and to relate them to a number of presage and context variables, four instruments consisting of selected low inference behaviors were administered to four groups of ninth-grade students for rating the behaviors of their most clear and least clear…

Based on the experience of the past, current viewpoints, and opinions about the future as conceived by the Committee on Vocational Education Research and Development (COVERD), this paper explains a framework for considering alternative policy options and discusses the relationships among the social environment, status and trends in vocational…

Social studies teachers, 12th grade students, and parents of students in junior and senior high school were surveyed about the social studies curriculum in Utah schools in 1975. The goal of the survey was to provide educators with information for planning and evaluation of current and future social studies programs. Questionnaires were…

This report describes the aesthetic education project, which embraces a conceptual structure, a perceptual approach to learning, and belief that aesthetics can be inculcated into the teaching-learning process. The project's goal was to develop an educational base and requisite expertise so that teachers can organize an aesthetic education…

The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) conducted a six-subject survey to examine achievement in 23 nations with 15 different languages of instruction. The technique used was cross-sectional, with sampling at three different educational levels. In addition to achievement testing in science, reading…