A formula comparable to Pick's formula for area of a polygonal region on a geoboard is presented for the situation in which the standard unit is an equilateral triangle instead of a square. (JP)

The adaptation of the Projective Tests of Attitudes (PTOA) for use with adults is described. The revised test forms are appended. (CR)

Describes a laboratory course in Physical Geology designed to encourage students to ask their own questions and to develop and test their own answers. The essence of this approach lies in providing a minimum of preconditioning before the exercises. (MLH)

The incorporation of criminal law theory into the first-year criminal law course is discussed as an example of adding the jurisprudence of specific subject matters to standard courses. Jurisprudential issues appropriate for study are suggested along with guidelines for teaching techniques, selection of materials, and use of class time. (JT)

Describes the program of the Learning Resource and Development Center established by the Center for Educational Development of the University of Illinois College of Medicine to provide self-instructional practice of clinical skills through the use of instructional simulations and assistance to the medical faculty in developing and evaluating the…

Analyzes a questionnaire designed to assess attitudes toward science in school as a school subject, general attitudes towards science, transfer of attitudes, and attitudes towards teaching methods used. (GS)

Discusses developments in the desegregation of Boston public schools: in Fall 1974 the public schools of Boston underwent the first phase of a court-ordered desegregation plan, and in Fall 1975, Boston will commence Phase Two of court-ordered school desegregation. (Author/JM)

The learning discovery of youngsters is a do-it-yourself teaching method for clerical, administrative, and accountant trainees at the Bankside House headquarters of the Central Electricity Generating Board's South Eastern Region, London. (Author)

The article discusses the various criteria which should be employed by the teacher using popular recording artists' lyrics for dictation pratice. (Author)

Game theory can be used to reveal certain supervisory problems and the ways that supervisors frequently cope with them. This article describes the games and plays that supervisors may resort to in an effort to resolve their problems concerning authority. (Author)

Women's psychological growth is presented from a developmental perspective. The findings are related to socialization patterns, and a cognitive-developmental curriculum model that has successfully promoted ego maturity and moral decision-making maturity in a class of 23 young women is overviewed. (Author)

The teaching of survival and protection words is an emphasized part of the curriculum for the 14- to 18-year-old, trainable mentally retarded adolescents at University Hospital School. (GW)

New trends in language teaching in Sweden away from the absolute direct method and the duty of the university to offer languages for special purposes are expressed. It is pointed out that language study integrated and combined with vocational subjects is beneficial. (SC)

Three motivating factors are discussed as they relate to the adult illiterate: social-cultural forces; interests and needs; and methods, techniques, and devices. (MW)