THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE AND DIRECT TEACHERS IN THE USE OF UNCOMPLICATED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, RELATED TO CLASSWORK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING INSTRUCTION. TEACHERS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED AT RANDOM TO CONSTITUTE AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP. THEY PLANNED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH THE AID OF THE…

THIS REPORT ON NEW PROGRAMS AND ON SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ONGOING PROGRAMS WAS PREPARED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECOND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS (8TH, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, APRIL 26-29, 1967). PROGRAMS LISTED ARE (1) GENERAL ACTIVITIES, (2) ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TEACHER TRAINING OVERSEAS, (3) ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TEACHER…

THIS TEACHER'S MANUAL DELINEATES THE VARIOUS MODES OF INSTRUCTIONAL INTERACTION TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE PROGRAMED MATERIALS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND CONSULTANTS. THE PROJECT WAS BASED UPON THE ASSUMPTION THAT PROGRAMED MATERIALS MERIT AND REPRESENT A NEW APPROACH IN THE FORMAT AND DESIGN OF LEARNING MATERIALS. OTHER REPORTS ON THIS PROJECT WERE…

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has developed a new means of financing a portion of PBS' national programing--the "Station Program Cooperative" (SPC). Established in April 1974, the SPC is the product of a multifaceted attack on three critical and interrelated problems: (1) an increasing scarcity of funds for national programing;…

Volume One of this handbook for the preparation of bilingual dictionaries deals with (1) the purpose and structure of the bilingual dictionary for which this manual is designed; (2) the grammatical form of a main entry; (3) the grammatical designation of vernacular entries; (4) gloss in Spanish and vernacular; (5) sense discriminations; (6)…

A media division within the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) was established to provide its members with an organization dedicated to the study and exchange of information about practical, applied, and evaluated uses of media. Four major study areas are identified--the media, measurement, organizational, and technological…

Describes the basis for a simulation game classification based on the game image, which is created against a foundation of events that occur during the course of the game. Three characteristics of the game image--reflection of reality, dialog, and motivation--are defined, and game dialog types are discussed in detail. (MBR)

Print is the most popular medium for learning outside the classroom. Important techniques of teaching through print are the correspondence study guide and self-directed learning text. Much is being learned from experience and research about the design of printed courses and their use in teaching adults. (Author/CH)

Historically, educational institutions have largely relied on in-house development of administrative software. However, the costs of skilled programmers and rapidly advancing technology are making in-house development too expensive. These and other factors are addressed and changes needed for future educational administrative computing support are…

Presents a procedure for creating and using an instructional development tracking system, an information management system which utilizes tables, graphs, and charts to help handle the mass production of instructional materials. The application of each step of the procedure to a fictional project is described to illustrate the process. (MBR)

Discusses insights gained through the production of a videotape entitled "School Improvement Through Staff Development" by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Addresses both the tape's subject matter and methods of communicating that matter. Second article in series; for part I, see EA 518 619 (Educational…

To contribute usefully to a lecture, slides containing tabulated or diagrammatic textual information need to be simple and legible. Such slides can be made by following a few straightforward rules and techniques. Several of these rules and techniques are provided. (JN)

Outlines how the National Education Association's Educational Computer Service program for evaluation of educational software is run, and responds to critics of the program. (MD)

A description of the curriculum materials center of the Beaverton, Oregon, School District. (HB)

Author examines the role of commercial producers versus school media specialists in identifying relevant content of instructional materials. (HB)