An attempt to introduce subtraction of negative integers early in the secondary school curriculum is described. The attempt was not successful, and several aspects of the experiment are discussed. (SD)

Students' attitudes toward Black literature were found to significantly improve as a result of reading literary works by black and white American writers, integrated in a curriculum package--"Black-White Literary Relations: Thermatic Parallels." (EH)

An experimental course for introductory sociology adapted Dr. Fred Keller's Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) with highly satisfactory results. (KM)

INNOVATIVE VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CURRICULUM MATERIALS WERE DESIGNED TO INCREASE SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND MOTIVATION RELATIVE TO CAREER EXPLORATION AND PLANNING. THESE MATERIALS STEMMED ORIGINALLY FROM A SURVEY OF ATTITUDES AND PLANNING RELATIVE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE RESEARCH DATA WAS USED AS CURRICULUM…

The narrative portion of this report described the middle school career exploration curriculum now in effect for grades 6, 7, and 8 at Scarlett Junior High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The major goal of the project was to establish, in a student oriented environment, a balanced learning program to increase student affective and cognitive growth.…

This evaluation report is one of 17 planned for the longitudinal pilot study of the implementation in kindergarten and grade 1 of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP). For this report, five external reviewers were selected from a list provided by the Mathematics Association of America. CSMP materials were sent to these individuals…

This volume is based on a conference on the teaching of probability and statistics held in 1969 by the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) and the Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory (CEMREL). The purpose of the conference was to study a broad range of opinion on the teaching of probability and statistics and to…

A course was designed to examine the use of role playing as an inter-ethnic communication technique to isolate community and institutionally based ethnic problems unique to a particular situation. Three groups were formed, each group generally composed of 30% Anglo, 30% Black, and 30% Chicano. The educational backgrounds of the individuals in the…

This paper focuses on innovative organizations within 9 higher education institutions that were designed specifically to respond to endemic social needs such as poverty, crime, widespread ill health, racial conflict and the maladministration of justice. The institutions discussed are: The College of Human Resourses and Education (West Virginia),…

Following recommendations in the 1966 report EDUCATION AT BERKELEY, the Board of Educational Development (BED) was created as the practical vehicle through which experimental curricular programming could be realized more rapidly. The purpose of this study was to examine systematically and empirically the BED curriculum--the student and faculty…

This report gives a summary of the work and methods conducted by a study group at the University Without Walls (UWW) of Boston, June 1972-May 1973. Section II discusses some of the outstanding qualities that characterize UWW students. The backgrounds that influence their education experiences as higher education students and set them apart from…

This document is the Process Education for Teachers Package, which was designed to give teachers an understanding of the learning process. The package contains an introductory booklet, a research paper, and 13 modules. The introductory booklet presents a history of the formation of the materials and the rationale for the emphasis on the "process…

The experimental program in teacher education at Indiana State University was divided into four phases. Phase I, Course Introduction, pursued ideas of concept teaching, lesson plan formulation and lesson critiques. Phase II was devoted entirely to peer teaching. Prelesson planning and postlesson discussion augmented the one class hour each student…

In January 1972, The University of Alabama held a 4-day invitational conference to bring together the leaders of those institutions that offer innovative and experimental programs. Specifically, the purposes of the conference were: (1) to share critical reports from each participant about each of their programs; (2) to make recommendations…