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…

The intent of this investigation was to answer a number of questions in regard to instructional treatments and learner characteristics in a Computer-Managed Instruction (CMI) learning environment. Treatments varied in terms of sequence of tasks and evaluation of instructional materials. Sequencing was either student-selected or computer-assigned…

The author examines the data from the Richmond Youth Project. Questionnaires were administered to and completed by 4,077 students in the eleven public junior and senior high schools. The students were categorized by degrees as rebel or nonrebel according to three criteria: (1) whether they had stayed away from school just because they wanted to,…

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…

This book discusses volunteer reading programs, which have been and are being established as a result of the high illiteracy level in the United States. These programs tend to fit into three categories: (1) supportive programs which take place within the school or school system, (2) supplemental programs operated essentially from outside the…

Design techniques for generative computer-assisted-instructional (CAI) systems are described in this report. These are systems capable of generating problems for students and of deriving and monitoring solutions; problem difficulty, instructional pace, and depth of monitoring are all individually tailored and parts of the solution algorithms can…

At present, computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is perceived as an educational breakthrough, promising a radically new kind of learning. When the goals of CAI are considered, however, it becomes clear that this view is wrong and counterproductive. If computers are to help provide efficient, effective, individualized instruction, they must be…

This document provides guidelines for administrators and teachers at the 37 Oklahoma Adult Learning Centers which deal with the educationally deprived and economically depressed population. The first section provides information on establishing programs, school board authorization, regulations (State and Federal), and financing. The next section…

After outlining the advantages of individualizing instruction through the use of learning laboratories, this book describes the physical facilities needed in a laboratory and stresses the crucial role of the laboratory coordinator, who must be a counselor, test administrator, tutor or teacher, supervisor, bookkeeper, and curriculum specialist. A…

Project IMPACT is a comprehensive advanced development project designed to produce an effective and economical computer-administered instruction (CAI) system for the Army. This report describes the concepts, approach, and implementation of the Project IMPACT text-handling subsystem. The computer-based facilities for preparing, storing, and…

Reporting on a group of class projects undertaken by a series of his college-level "Broadcasting and Society" courses, the author concludes that there is great value in encouraging undergraduates to do their own original research. Among the topics researched by the students are the effect of television on nuns, television news viewing…

The ideas contained in this book provide a sampling the tutor can do in the study center. These activities include: (1) thinking games; (2) reading and language skills; (3) vocabulary building games; (4) math games; (5) spelling practice, games, and additional techniques, and, (6) "fun." The user of the book is advised to: (1) refer all discipline…

DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 1963-64, THE LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH) AND THE BALDWIN-WHITEHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF PITTSBURGH INITIATED AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN AN ENTIRE K-6 SCHOOL. PART ONE DESCRIBED THE INITIAL WORK ON THE USE OF…

Describes a study which examined the effectiveness of interactive video as an instructional tool. Compares acquisition of basic photography skills by teacher education students through interactive video and linear video methods. Suggests that interactive video can be a powerful and effective training tool if used in the proper educational context.…

Argues that to use computers to help teach the writing process, English teachers must develop both short- and long-term plans for computer usage and must insist on helping to select their school's hardware and software. (MM)