In performance- or competency-based teacher education, the training objectives are behavior skills a teacher may use to produce or enhance learning. One technique used to improve skill development is modeling. The trainee is shown either a live, taped, or written model and then attempts to emulate the example. The student receives immediate…

There are three main reasons why reading research has not had a stronger influence on what goes on in schools. The first reason is the powerful impact of social forces such as the bandwagon effect, the pendulum swing, and the prevailing climate of opinion. These factors determine to an unfortunately large degree whether or not particular research…

A learning model emphasizing objective-based instruction and learning style flexibility was tested in conjunction with a combined English 101-Social Science 101 course at Miami-Dade Junior College, Florida. During the spring 1970 semester, an experimental group of 34 students was provided weekly with objectives and the following five learning…

This study was designed to observe the effect of two basic variations of a film mediated model on teacher trainees' acquiring the technique of asking questions that require thought before being answered; it attempted to discover whether the subjects could best learn this technique by watching it illustrated by a filmed model, or by engaging in…

This paper holds that the "supervisory" function should be basically one of teaching teachers rather than evaluation of teaching styles, with the consultant on teaching guiding a teacher in the systematic analysis and modification of his teaching performance through a systematic decisionmaking process. In the first half of this paper supervisory…

To assist planners of instructional media systems, a combination of analytical and synthetical processes are being devised. This "kit of tools" is really a model of Instructional System Design, not a model of any particular instructional system. The policy-making process is displayed in a table and then explained. The communication media to be…

Described is a conceptual model for comparing, synthesizing, and evaluating present instructional strategies and for research and development of new instructional programs. The model is based on the assumption that instructor's behavior can be categorized according to observable characteristics and that these categories will be subsumed under the…

This account of a new approach to social studies curriculum takes the form of an introductory statement on the model curriculum which is being developed in the Contra Costa County Schools of California. Three levels of knowledge are distinguished: (1) concepts, (2) significant ideas, (3) specific facts, with the students progressing from 3 to 1.…

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) developed a dissemination project to inform teacher educators of the ten Comprehensive Teacher Education Models. The main activities included the organization and direction of five regional workshops, publication of newsletters, distribution of model summaries, discussions of the…

The Center for the Study of Social Organizations at Johns Hopkins University has developed suggestions for evaluating, preparing, introducing, playing, discussing, and modifying simulation games for classroom use. The teacher must first evaluate the game materials and the simulation model in the light of the abilities and interests of his…

This report examines the process of learning large complex subject matters, by asking about the ways in which teachers and students communicate the necessary knowledge structures to each other and how a student comes to select an appropriate paradigm for solving a problem and revising inappropriate solutions. Protocols from several different…

The major emphasis of this pamphlet is on helping teachers obtain government publications to use in their social studies classrooms. These publications have much to offer to social studies teachers due to their inexpensiveness, reliability, and availability; their civic value which is high; and their provision of an opportunity for teachers to…

This prototype instructional materials catalog is a source of information about curriculum and program developments, materials, instructional and training models, and other resources for use in educational research, development, diffusion, and evaluation (RDD&E) training. Section I describes products which, for the most part, have been developed…

Suggestions for implementing oral reports in social studies elementary and secondary classrooms are summarized in this guide. The bulletin offers brief sections on the value of oral reporting; establishment of criteria for oral reports; selection of a topic which is related to the unit under study; the scheduling of reports; various types of…

The programs of Planned Variation in Head Start and Follow Through are described in regard to their history, the models of early childhood education included in each, and the results found in the first major evaluations of the programs. Results from the studies are tentative but appear to provide milestones in understanding the relationships…