To assess the outcomes of using a resource guide which provides for individual student needs in the teaching of listening skills, a multi-criterion instrument (consisting of the STEP-Listening Test, questionnaire, interview, and log) was administered to 15 fifth grade students, who had received instruction by three different methods. Based upon…

This study was designed to determine if there was any difference between a programed method of teaching composition--based on the premise that students write best when they write about themselves, their experiences, or the things they are familiar with--and a traditional method using literature as a model for writing. Six classes of college…

Designed to bridge the gap between traditional teacher-supplied content and process and the needs of the "rock era" student, this course focuses on developing minimum goals. The goals are related to musical attitudes, musical understanding, and musical skills of the student. The emphasis is on the student's human values, interpersonal feelings,…

A total of 10 studies since 1962 pertaining directly to the use of cloze procedure as a teaching technique are initially reviewed. The reviewed literature is then synthesized to determine what is currently known about cloze as a teaching device and to identify general weaknesses in this research area. General problems identified are no real…

This document is one of a series designed to aid instructors in meeting the consumer-homemaker needs of low-income adult learners. The information contained in this part provides idea starters for developing ways to encourage the adult learner to broaden his experiences. The contents are mainly a presentation of 91 slides that suggests methods…

The purpose of this book is to make readers, especially teachers, more conscious of language processes and of the components of teacher-child interactions that affect language acquisition. The papers in this volume, devoted to both the theory and practice of language training, were selected on the basis of what appear to be promising practices in…

Special training and professional responsibilities for reading specialists should be priority concerns of those interested in reading. There are three basic shortcomings in professional preparation today: (1) leaders and experts are inadequate; (2) course work for certification is not the crucial key to good reading teachers; and (3) too much…

The report presents a summary of a mathematics project involving a system of individualized, laboratory and classroom instruction techniques for occupational and developmental college students. Continual diagnosis of student learning difficulties, flexible prescriptions of activities, and continual evaluation of student progress are incorporated…

Concepts and applications of laboratory or sensitivity training are discussed, with a brief history of the development, goals, and underlying system of values of the National Training Laboratories. Processes which occur during a sensitivity training experience are traced, with particular emphasis on dynamics of T group development and the…

A discussion of the classification of behavior disturbance, the paper focuses on the results of behavior and ways to avoid uncontrolled inference and observer-interpretation. One hypothesis of maladjustment which is explored is a failure to think about the consequences of behavior and to act on impulse. An experimental revision of the Bristol…

The history of some computer-assisted instruction (CAI) strategies is traced. A number of components of computerized instruction systems are described and explanations provided on the influence these components have in the development and production of a CAI system. A description of the interaction between a student and a CAI system is presented…

To determine whether the inductive or deductive teaching method is better able to help college freshman remedial English students make progress in formal grammar and mechanics, in vocabulary and reading comprehension, and in composition, two classes of 23 students were formed into a test sample. One class was instructed for a semester by a…

In this study, four sections of a beginning speech composition class were assigned randomly to two instructors, each of whom taught one section using a conventional syllabus and the other section using a unit on organization of ideas which contained the Rhetorical Jigsaw Puzzle (RJSP) technique. Using this technique, students reassembled the parts…

These reports of the National Center for Research and Information on Equal Educational Opportunity analyze four school districts differing demographically, geographically, and in terms of local history in order to gather information on the ongoing desegregation projects in these areas. Field trips were made to Hartford, Connecticut, Dade County,…

From 1968 to 1969 the EPRC focused on: staff development, definition of a specific research program, and development of methods to deal with educational policy issues in the context of longrange futures. The research program of the center is organized around educational futures and policy planning. Specific methods include Delphi techniques, goal…