THIS EXPERIMENT COMPARED MERITS OF FOUR COMBINATIONS OF AUDIO-ACTIVE, AND RECORD-PLAYBACK ARRANGEMENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH LANGUAGE LABORATORIES FOR 120 SOPHOMORES MATCHED ON FIVE PREDICTIVE MEASURES. ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES, GRADES, AND RATINGS BY THREE INDEPENDENT JUDGES WERE STATISTICALLY ANALYZED. BEST PERFORMANCE WAS ACHIEVED BY THE…

AMONG THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE AFFECTED FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING PERHAPS ADVERSELY, THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY EXEMPLIFIES WELL THE EMPHASIS PUT ON TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONICS AND THE TENDENCY IN OUR TIME TO "TRAIN" A PERSON RATHER THAN TO "EDUCATE" HIM. THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY CAN BE USED TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP AUDIOLINGUAL SKILLS, BUT IT IN NO WAY…

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE LEARNING, RESEARCH IN STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS, AND NEWLY-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES IN LANGUAGE-TEACHING METHODS. TO ACHIEVE AN IDEAL METHOD, THE POSSIBILITIES INHERENT IN THIS PROGRESS MUST BE EMPLOYED, AND THE…

INFORMATION ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPING ADEQUATE AND ECONOMICAL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE FACILITIES IS PRESENTED FOR ADMINISTRATORS, ARCHITECTS, AND OTHERS. IT INCLUDES (1) GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, (2) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLASSROOM, LABORATORY, AND LIBRARY, (3) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FARM MECHANICS SHOP, SHOP STORAGE, AND SAFETY DEVICES, (4) EXAMPLES OF…

THE OPERATION OF THE IBM 82 SORTER WAS TAUGHT TO THREE GROUPS OF STUDENTS IN THREE DIFFERENT 2-HOUR SESSIONS. THE GROUPS WERE STATISTICALLY EQUATED ON THE BASIS OF THE STUDENT'S SCORES ON THE SCAT AND IBM MACHINE OPERATORS TESTS. A "STANDARD CLASSROOM" METHOD (INVOLVING A LECTURE AND SUCH AIDS AS A CHALKBOARD AND HAND-OUTS) WAS FOLLOWED IN…

THE ATTEMPT IS MADE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT ONE INSTRUCTOR CAN TEACH TWICE AS MANY STUDENTS AT THE SAME TIME, WITHOUT IMPAIRING THE QUALITY OF STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENT, BY MAKING EXTENSIVE USE OF THE MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDING LABORATORY IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH CLASSROOM ACTIVITY. THE OBERLIN COLLEGE STUDY CONTINUED FOR 4 YEARS. THROUGH USE OF A VARIETY…

RECENT TRENDS IN EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED ARE PRESENTED. PROVISIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS ARE TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND, HOWEVER EMPHASIS SHOULD BE SHIFTED FROM MERELY PROMOTING THE NEEDS OF THE GIFTED TO SOLIDIFYING THE GAINS ALREADY MADE IN THIS DIRECTION. ENRICHMENT BRINGS NEW DISCIPLINES INTO THE CURRICULUM, AND NEW COURSES ARE DEVELOPED IN SUCH…

A SURVEY OF 83.5 PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA SHOWS THAT IN 1965 (THE YEAR THAT FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY WAS MADE MANDATORY IN THE SIXTH GRADE) ENROLLMENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (K-8) WERE 573,355, COMPARED WITH 187,294 IN 1961, THOUGH FEWER STUDENTS WERE STUDYING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN GRADES K-4 THAN IN 1961. THE ENROLLMENTS IN…

TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC COMPETENCE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS, A MOBILE LABORATORY WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE INSERVICE EDUCATION. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PRECEDED THE LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT. THE MOBILE LABORATORY WAS PROVIDED WITH EQUIPMENT, APPARATUS, AND DISPLAYS. SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED AND DESIGNATED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP AND A…

Students at the Basic Electricity and Electronics School in San Diego were randomly assigned to learning centers with either an 18:1 or 30:1 student/instructor (S/I) ratio to determine the effects on student achievement and instructor performance in an individualized computer-managed course. Data were collected for four months on: (1) student…

This shop guide gives graphic illustration of twenty-eight learning stations in a tractor mechanics shop, at each of which a specific learning activity occurs. The authors suggest that each station (most of them constructed of plywood or sheet metal and angle iron) be self-contained, having its own appropriate tools, supplies, parts, and set of…

Presented is an approach to undergraduate microcomputer education at Marquette University. The course of study includes four courses to serve students with a variety of educational interests. Two laboratory courses are discussed in terms of their organization and goals. (Author/SA)

This series of experiments seeks to provide laboratory exercises which demonstrate concepts in Earth Science, particularly meteorology. Materials used in the experiments are easily obtainable. Examples of experiments include: (1) making a thermometer; (2) air/space relationship; (3) weight of air; (4) barometers; (5) particulates; (6) evaporation;…

DESCRIBED ARE LABORATORY EXERCISES IN OCEANOGRAPHY DEVELOPED FOR USE IN HIGH SCHOOLS BY THE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE 1967 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) SUMMER INSTITUTE IN OCEANOGRAPHY AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. INCLUDED ARE SUCH ACTIVITIES AS (1) THE MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE, WATER VAPOR, PRESSURE, SALINITY, DENSITY, AND OTHERS,…

ANALYZED WAS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEGREE TO WHICH LABORATORY ACTIVITIES CONFORMED TO LABORATORY ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDED BY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM STUDY (BSCS) AND THREE SPECIFIC VARIABLES WHICH WERE (1) AVAILABLE LABORATORY FACILITIES, (2) ACCEPTANCE OF BSCS OBJECTIVES, AND (3) CLASS GAIN IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE. DATA WERE…