A 3-YEAR EXPERIMENT IN IMPROVING THE READING AND WRITING SKILLS OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED COLLEGE FRESHMEN WAS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE (1) WHETHER OR NOT SPECIALLY SELECTED MATERIALS, EXPERIENCES, AND METHODOLOGY CAN MOTIVATE STUDENTS MORE THOROUGHLY THAN DOES THE TYPICAL FRESHMAN ENGLISH COURSE, AND (2) WHETHER THE EFFECTIVELY MOTIVATED…

SEVENTY-EIGHT EDUCATORS FROM 13 NORTHEASTERN STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. PARTICIPATED IN THE 3-DAY CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO BOTH STATE SUPERVISORS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS. MAJOR SPEECHES WERE (1) "A REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC REGION" BY G.M. LOVE, (2) "REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS OF…

Provided are abstracts of 44 papers presented at the annual conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching at Pasadena, California, February 6-9, 1969. Abstracts were provided by the authors and were edited by the ERIC Center for Science Education. Major topic headings include instruction in elementary science, the…

INFORMATION ON THE BACKGROUND AND ATTITUDES OF AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 191 HIGH-POTENTIAL, LOW-ACHIEVING 10TH-GRADE STUDENTS WAS SUPPLIED TO THEIR TEACHERS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF THIS INFORMATION ON THE STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE. TEACHERS OF STUDENTS (114) IN A QUASI-CONTROL GROUP WERE INFORMED THAT THEIR PUPILS HAD TESTED AS UNDERACHIEVERS, BUT…

The Miniaturized Interaction Analysis System (Mini-TIA) was developed to permit improved analysis of classroom communication in conjunction with video taping. Each of seven verbal event categories is subdivided into two categories according to the nature of the nonverbal events paralleling them. Integrated into the system are (1) defined verbal…

This report covers the first year in which vocational programs and related activities were supported by the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Topics presented are new directions in vocational and technical education, financial reports, program activities of the service areas, teachers and teacher preparation, research, and major problem areas such…

This document contains research reports concerning: (1) The Decision Making Process of Iowa Young Adults, (2) Vocational Education and Occupational Aspirations of High School Students With No College Plans, (3) Differential Non-Income Occupational Valuations of Iowa Farm Boys, (4) Interrelationship of Home Environment and Employment, (5) Manpower…

This report on research studies was compiled in an attempt to analyze, summarize, and disseminate information on the current status of research and development activities in vocational, technical, and pratical arts education. In the five-state Upper Midwest Region (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin) a priority list of mutual,…

The seminar objectives were to (1) become further acquainted with the report of the President's Panel of Consultants on Vocational Education, (2) become familiar ith promising developments and innovations in agricultural education, (3) crystallize thinking concerning new directions and orientations for vocational agriculture, (4) examine…

This is the ninth in the second series of general bibliographies developed to disseminate information on documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are some 184 citations of selected documents in the areas of (1) evaluation, (2) educational objectives, (3) learning theories and processes, and (4)…

Research was conducted regarding the lack of information about (1) the relations of open-closed mindedness (dogmatism, authoritarianism, and rigidity) to reactions to a social studies methods course; (2) the possible biasing effects of drawing samples of teacher education students from different groups, subcultural and educational; and (3) the…

Simulation games serve many functions, but the important one to educators is that they present the student player with a real-life situation allowing him to use his knowledge and abilities while discovering decision-making skills for himself. To provide a basic reference on simulation gaming, essays on various aspects of games were collected from…

Activities of the Center for Vocational and Technical Education at The Ohio State University are reported for the third quarter of the second year of its 5 year contract. The activities are reported under the headings of (1) Staffing, (2) Research and Development Projects, (3) ERIC Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education, (4)…

To determine the extent to which new knowledge from educational research is put into practice in the classroom, a questionnaire was sent to English teachers in 13 Indiana public school systems to survey (1) the teachers' acceptance and use of selected classroom practices found in research and professional writings, (2) their awareness of the…

Two methods used to collect follow-up data on vocational education graduates to determine their postgraduate occupational and educational activities are (1) to ask the graduates themselves and (2) to ask the teachers to report the status of their graduates. The objective of this study was to compare data that was collected using each method and…