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RUST, GROSVENOR C. – 1967
COLLEGE FRESHMEN VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS LABORATORY EXPERIMENT USING SELF PACING ON INDIVIDUAL TEACHING MACHINES FOR LIBRARY ORIENTATION. SLIDES PRESENTED TO ONE GROUP (COL) COMBINED COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRINT, WHILE THE OTHER GROUP (PRN) SAW SLIDES WITH ONLY PRINT CONTENT. PRE-TESTS INCLUDED STANDARD ABILITY TESTS, AND A LIBRARY USAGE TEST, ALSO…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Rating Scales, Branching, College Libraries
BLUEIAN, ARPENT; AND OTHERS – 1965
FOR MANY YEARS THE ENGLISH PROGRAM AT EDISON HIGH SCHOOL WAS INADEQUATE, AND 70 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS FAILED THE STANDARDIZED TEST ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT. THE PROGRAM FAILED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS OF VARYING RACIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS. THREE FACTORS WERE--(1) A LOW SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL, (2) AN…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classes (Groups of Students), Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1980
Presented is one of a series of resource guides designed to provide students with an improved mathematics program. This guide emphasizes hands-on experiences for secondary students through real-life situations focusing on measurement in the home. Students are provided with numerous opportunities to use both customary and metric units in…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Experiments
Brady, Ray, Jr., Ed. – 1975
This USMES unit challenges students to find ways to improve or set up the Design Lab for the benefit of those who use it. The teacher resource book for the Design Lab Design unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Curriculum, Design, Elementary Education
Dageforde, Mary L.; Beard, Marney H. – 1978
This manual for supervisory instructors documents the goals, methods, and operation of the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP), an interactive problem-solving laboratory that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language. The first two sections describe features of BIP that may be of interest to the supervisor, especially the individualized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education
Rives, Stanley G.; And Others – 1979
Faculty and instructional development programs at Illinois State University are presented. The first chapter discusses the evolution of the programs, including the institutionalization of the innovation. In chapter two the instructional development program is outlined. Administration of the program, program participants, projects, and summary…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Facilities, Educational Objectives
James, Michael, Ed. – Opening Education for Children and Youth, 1979
This collection of 14 papers explores aspects of open education for middle level schools. The first paper challenges open educators to work for the reform of absurd and obsolete educational practices. The second discusses management of the open environment. The third investigates problems of linking learners and learning activities. Other papers…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Change, Guides
KEABLES, HAROLD – 1968
A DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN TEACHING A HIGH SCHOOL "CREATIVE WRITING" COURSE IS NEEDED BECAUSE COURSES BEARING THAT NAME ARE VARIOUSLY CONCEIVED BY TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND VARIOUSLY INTERPRETED BY SUPPORTERS AND CRITICS. SUCH A COURSE SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO AVOID THE CRITICISM THAT CREATIVE WRITING FOSTERS "EASY-GOING…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Preparation, Creative Writing, English
Clothier, Grant – 1966
Broad objectives for professional laboratory experiences in teacher education are necessary to avoid haphazard and unimaginative programs. Some objectives (the theoretical basis) should be drawn from the behavioral sciences and then tested practically and refined. The laboratory, through the teacher in charge, must provide numerous and varied…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Experiential Learning, Laboratory Training, Learning Theories
Chase, Francis S. – 1968
This report presents results of a critical analysis of 20 regional educational laboratories and nine university research and development centers established under ESEA Title IV. Observations, supported by specific examples, are made concerning the laboratories and centers and deal with their roles, programs definitions, impact on educational…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Federal Aid
Smith, Julian W. – Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary-School Principals, 1960
Since outdoor education programs cut across many curricular areas, the administrators of these programs encounter problems different from those found in specific subject matter areas. As aids in overcoming these problems, suggestions are given for program procedures; procurement of facilities, equipment, and supplies; and leadership training.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Camping, Equipment Utilization, Financial Policy
Smith, Philip D., Jr.; Berger, Emanuel – 1968
This is a report on a statewide experiment conducted in Pennsylvania secondary schools of all types during the 1965-66 school year. The project sought to determine the effectiveness of various teaching strategies and of the language laboratory in the environment of the real school situation. Each of 61 first-year French classes and 43 first-year…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Experimental Programs, French, German
Rull, Marvin H.; Moore, Richard O. – 1968
One phase of the curriculum demonstration program sponsored jointly by the Quincy Public Schools and Southern Illinois University is the Service Station Training School described within this report. The Service Station Training School was one of several sheltered work stations which were developed to provide preemployment experiences and training…
Descriptors: Career Development, Control Groups, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Batchelder, Richard L.; Hardy, James M. – 1968
The present work is both an operational guidebook which translates research findings into specific working guidelines for using sensitivity training and the laboratory method, and an evaluative research report on the experience of the Young Mens Christian Association in developing human resources among both adults and youth. Internal evaluations…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Educational Objectives
Lipton, Gladys; And Others – 1968
Designed specifically for use in the oral phase of first-level French classes in New York City Public Schools, these scripts may be used as supplemental drill or review material in any beginning conversational French course with or without the accompanying audio tapes. The two-part manual treats through a variety of drills such aspects of grammar…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Curriculum Guides, French
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