This monograph, divided into three sections, describes minicourses, outlines their possible application, presents reports from three teacher training institutions that demonstrated minicourses in conjunction with their Teacher Corps programs, and suggests guidelines for minicourse utilization in teacher education. The first section discusses the…

Recognizing the need for trained teachers to enter the classroom with confidence and professional capacity, Walla Walla College introduced a Child Psychology Experience program. Personnel from several departments contribute to this program. In connection with the child psychology courses, the project features a laboratory/demonstration center…

Experiments dealing with laser mode structure are presented which are suitable for an upper division undergraduate laboratory. The theory of cavity modes is summarized. The mode structure of the radiation from a helium-neon laser is measured by using a photodiode detector and spectrum analyzer to detect intermode beating. Off-axial modes can be…

The primary purpose of the ABE learning Center is to provide services to adults in the Camden area who are in need of basic education. Guidelines for operating the Learning Center are presented in the following chapters: The Administrator of Learning Center; The Counseling Office; The Learning Laboratory; The Learning Center Instruction;…

This publication identifies and describes the rationale behind new educational innovations in laboratory schools including those belonging to the National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS). The educational innovations listed are categorized according to 1) type of innovation (name and description of program); 2) subject areas involved,…

This new model for the supervision of student teachers utilizes videotaping hardware which allows the student teacher and his supervisor to evaluate teaching methods and behavior. Thus, the student teacher is better able to supervise himself. Employing Flanders Interaction Analysis, the student is able to interpret his teaching on closed-circuit…

Cites numerous examples of gross errors concerning physical concepts and applications which have appeared in science texts. Cautions against the practice of obtaining information for new publications from previous works noting that this being the technique by which many inaccuracies are transferred. (CP)

Describes the science of hair analysis and its use in the solution of crimes. Methods of analysis and genetic and environmental characteristics which can be inferred are presented. (CP)

Discusses the courses in polymer science offered in the chemical engineering department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). (MLH)

Described is a modification to the standard procedure for terminating a gravimetric sulfate determination that should be useful when analyzing sulfate levels in drinking water. (CS)

Synchrotron radiation is a unique form of radiation that spans the electro-magnetic spectrum from X-rays through the ultraviolet and visible into the infrared. Tunable monochromators enable scientists to select a narrow band of wavelengths at any point in the spectrum. (Author/BB)

Describes an individualized reading laboratory approach to developing reading skills. (MKM)

Describes the use of cassette recorders plus color prints as a teaching aid in a laboratory situation, indicating advantages in the areas of education, organization, and ease of implementation. (Author/RAO)

Presents 20 ways to think about learning centers in the classroom and suggests ideas for developing and using such centers. (JMB)

The author outlines options available to protect students' and teachers' hearing in noisy vocational education laboratories. (CH)