Ten laboratory experiments are described which are used in a successful clinical biochemistry laboratory course (e.g. blood alcohol, glucose tolerance, plasma triglycerides, coronary risk index, gastric analysis, vitamin C and E). Most of the experiments are performed on the students themselves using simple equipment with emphasis on useful…

For teaching medical students how to use problem-oriented medical records the authors devised teaching case material and two instructional formats (self-instructional and workshop) which were used for second-year medical students, then conducted a study which showed that all student groups attained an acceptable performance level regardless of…

Results suggest that a significant proportion of observed race differences on some performance tasks may be attributable to a failure of many blacks to use spontaneously an efficient verbal strategy rather than a genetic reasoning deficit. (Author/DEP)

Research supported by U.S. Office of Education Contract OE-4-10-158 and Office of Naval Research Contract Nonr-624(18). Published under separate cover as part II of v60 n4.

Because many textbooks contain sparse headings or no headings at all, the effectiveness of having students generate their own headings while studying material from an introductory biology text was investigated. General psychology students (N=51) were randomly assigned to three groups: (1) Headings Generation, given instructions on creating a…

A study investigated the effects of differing types of small group instruction on the diagnostic performance of classroom teachers who were inexperienced in reading diagnosis. Fifteen elementary school teachers were divided into three groups and trained for 40 hours by three different preceptors using differing approaches to the same model of…

This staff guide is designed for personnel responsible for on-the-job training of work-related topics. Emphasis is given to the development of the basic skills of identifying instructional needs, specifying objectives, planning instruction, locating support materials, conducting instruction, and evaluating performance. Instructional activities…

This staff guide accompanies a ten-unit workshop designed to assist supervisors and other personnel responsible for training to strengthen and expand instructional effectiveness. Skills addressed include: designing instructional objectives, evaluating achievement, choosing instructional strategies, utilizing media, and managing instruction. The…

Communications for Social Development, a regional training program designed by UNICEF to teach field extension agents in developing countries about interpersonal and group communications, is described in the lead article in this issue of Development Communication Report. The strategy employed in the development of this program involves a simple…

This manual is intended to help professionals and non-professionals develop a peer support system involving older persons in the provision of comprehensive mental health services. The materials focus on: (1) program concept and objectives; (2) links between physical and mental health in the elderly; (3) recruitment and training of peer counselors;…

A study was conducted to determine if Navy authors of instructional material could create effective memory aids for use in rote learning of material. A guidebook published by the Training Analysis and Evaluation Group was used in creating the memory aids. Navy school personnel used the guidebook to develop two training booklets incorporating…

The realization that the facilities available for the retrieval of scientific and technical information were being underutilized resulted in a project undertaken by the Drexel University School of Library and Information Science to develop a computer intermediary capable of assisting users of scientific and technical information in the performance…

Development of three individualized education programs (IEPs) to establish manual communication skills with severely and profoundly retarded nonverbal normal hearing students resulted in identification of areas of concept formation, long range goals, short range objectives, strategies, and evaluative techniques that were generally effective for…

This manual is designed to be used by individuals being trained to deliver courses developed within the National Training System of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The guide provides resources essential to understanding course content, and provides materials to enable participants to be actively involved in the learning exercises. The…