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KLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
OF THE EIGHT INITIAL EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED BY RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION (R AND I) UNITS, ESTABLISHED IN WISCONSIN SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE EXEMPLARY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THEM THROUGH A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, THREE EXPERIMENTS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS. IN ONE, 99 SIXTH-GRADERS RECEIVED THREE TYPES OF SPELLING…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Experiments, Elementary Education, English Instruction
TURNER, HAROLD E. – 1968
THE CURRICULUM IS DEFINED BROADLY AS ALL THOSE EXPERIENCES WHICH STUDENTS ENCOUNTER THAT ARE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOULD BE ORGANIZED INTO LARGE ENOUGH UNITS SO THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY EXPERIENCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS. A GOOD CURRICULUM IS NEVER STATIC BUT IS ALWAYS IN A…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum, Curriculum Development
BROWN, JAMES I. – 1967
THE CONTENT OF THE VISUAL-LANGUAGE READING SERIES WHICH CAPITALIZES ON THE COPY MACHINE, OVERHEAD PROJECTOR, AND TRANSPARENCIES IS EXAMINED. THE RATIONALE IS BUILT AROUND THE MINIMIZING OF INITIAL DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING TO READ, CONTROLLING THE EARLY FORMATION OF DESIRED READING AND WORD-ATTACK HABITS, MEETING A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Beginning Reading, Educational Technology, Individual Instruction
MOQUIN, L. DORIS; SPENCER, DORIS U. – 1965
THIS STUDY COMPARED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A STANDARD BASAL READING PROGRAM WITH AN INDIVIDUALIZED READING PROGRAM WHICH INCORPORATED (1) A PROGRAM OF PHONETIC SKILLS, (2) WORD RECOGNITION, (3) COMPREHENSION SKILLS, AND (4) A PROGRAM OF STORY READING. TWELVE COMBINATION FIRST- AND SECOND-GRADE INDIVIDUALIZED READING CLASSES WERE PAIRED WITH 12 BASAL…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Comprehension
Winter, Floyd; And Others – 1980
The impact of declining enrollment on the public schools and its implications for educational planning are examined. Three critical areas in instructional improvement are considered. As enrollments decline, more space becomes available in school facilities. Uses for this space are suggested: development of resource centers, expansion of enrichment…
Descriptors: Class Size, Curriculum Development, Declining Enrollment, Educational Facilities
KOHN, SHERWOOD D. – 1967
THREE SCHOOLS--NOVA HIGH SCHOOL IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, MCPHERSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN MCPHERSON, KANSAS, AND ANDREWS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN ANDREWS, TEXAS--ARE EXAMINED IN THIS REPORT. ALL OF THEM ARE CONSIDERED ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PLANTS, AND ALL HAVE BEEN IN FULL OPERATION FOR LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, BUT MOST OF THEIR INNOVATIONAL ASPECTS…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Air Conditioning, Audiovisual Aids, Building Innovation
Ramsey, Gregor A.; Howe, Robert W. – Sci Teacher, 1969
This is the second of a two-part review of instructional procedures in secondary school science. Analyzed are research studies in the field mainly over the period 1960-67. Studies were reviewed under the following headings: team teaching, programed instruction, audiovisual aids, laboratory procedures, extra classroom activities and field…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, General Science, Individual Instruction
Human Engineering Inst., Cleveland, OH. – 1967
THIS MODULE OF A 25-MODULE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO FAMILIARIZE THE TRAINEE WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM AS THEY RELATE TO DIESEL POWERED EQUIPMENT. TOPICS ARE (1) FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, (2) ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, (3) MAGNETIC FORCE ON A CONDUCTOR, (4) ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION, (5) OHM'S LAW, (6) METER…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Diesel Engines, Electrical Systems, Equipment Maintenance
Hively, Louise F. – 1967
A report on the use of color-coded cards to teach slow learners beginning Spanish is presented here. Each card packet taught a specific concept and allowed for individualized pacing and self-testing. Achievement tests were administered at specific intervals to assess student progress. The report indicates that there was a significant increase in…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Tests, Individual Instruction, Instructional Innovation
O'Toole, Raymond Joseph – 1966
The purpose of this study was to determin the effects of an individualized instruction approach and a teacher centered approach on student achievement of science content and problem solving skills, science interest, and self concept. Eighty-one fifth grade pupils were divided into three classes of 27 each: a teacher-centered active control group,…
Descriptors: Achievement, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary School Science, Grade 5
Monroe, George E. – 1967
In exploring the bases of learning disabilities, the following areas are considered: a working definition of perceptual handicaps; the relationship of perceptual handicaps to IQ; diagnosing perceptual handicaps; effective learning experiences for the perceptually handicapped child; and recommendations for developing new curricula. The appendixes…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Curriculum Development
Bernhardt, Bill; Farber, Elizabeth – 1975
This paper is intended to help teachers to focus on attitudes and techniques that are useful in working effectively in college skills centers and to become more receptive to the reality of their students' unique problems and needs. The first section offers exercises to help teachers examine their assumptions about learning and about basic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, English Instruction, Evaluation, Higher Education
Haven, Kitty G. – 1977
This thesis reviews activities of a study to develop a systematized course for teaching advanced typewriting on an individual basis to part-time adult students. The introduction presents a rationale for the study and section 1 presents the purpose of the study and definition of terms. Section 2 describes the data gathering procedures, and section…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Advanced Courses, Business Education
Briscoe, Cecil D. – 1978
One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter maintains that young persons whose behavior patterns have been consistently outside the range of acceptability in a community face the same problems as do deviant adults. School personnel are often reluctant to cope with the proven behavior problems because the…
Descriptors: Delinquent Behavior, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Evaluation. – 1975
Fifteen tables present data on Texas Title I programs. Information provided includes basic statistics for 1965-75, Title I programs for 1974-75, participants in ESEA Title I funded programs by grade level, expenditures and participation in instructional activities, noninstructional support services, personnel salaried through Title I, statistical…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
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