Describes a study that focused on 21 graduate students enrolled in a hypermedia in education class who constructed concept maps on the term hypermedia. The purpose of the study was to determine whether students created concept maps differently based on their Kolb learning styles and levels of hypermedia knowledge. (Author/LRW)

Causal modeling is examined for its heuristic value by describing its use in an introductory course in educational evaluation, and presenting a student-developed model. Subjects included students in either master's programs in statistics or doctoral programs in administration and curriculum. Before preparing an evaluation plan and path analysis,…

Describes a specific training method developed in a family therapy course at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, where genograms and family sculpting were used to improve cross-cultural understanding among psychology masters students. Discusses the theoretical implications of the group training process for the training of psychologists in…

Describes accountability methods built into practicums for school psychology trainees. Results of intervention-based services were summed across individual cases developed by trainees as a means of examining the overall effectiveness of the practicum experiences. Outcomes are reported as procedural adherence to the model of service delivery,…

Considers use of motion pictures for providing learning experiences for students in counselor education programs. Presents activities from a course designed to teach diagnosis, counseling theories, interventions, and ethics. Reports that positive feedback was received from 182 graduate students who responded to a questionnaire after they completed…

Describes two federally funded intervention projects in School Psychology Program at University of Utah, one designed to train school psychologists to work more effectively with children diagnosed as autistic and one designed to train school psychologists to be intervention-oriented practitioners. Fifty-four graduate students were funded using…

Reviews two studies on the best strategy for choosing teaching assistants. Measures teacher prowess by questioning students, level of student performance, and scores on a practical exam. Concludes that knowledge of subject and characteristics of undergraduate school attended can be used as predictors. (RT)

An outcomes hierarchy for professional training programs in higher education institutions is advanced. The hierarchy was developed, using an inductive approach, from the research literature and an empirical inquiry into the outcomes of a graduate training program in evaluation that involved 26 Australian graduate students. (SLD)

Describes the development of learning communities within the context of asynchronous distance education, based on a study of 12 graduate students in a course that used Internet-based conferencing software. Preliminary results of empirical data, interviews, and student journals indicate a relationship between learning achievement and strength of…

Reports that students with soil science background performed better on a diagnostic examination; no relationship existed between exam performance and country of origin, degree sought, or undergraduate class quartile. Concludes that exam results, the grade received in a beginning graduate-level course and the cumulative graduate grade-point average…

A job placement course designed for first-semester students was introduced in a rehabilitation counseling master's program. An agency-based field experience was combined with classwork. Results indicate that substantial learning occurred and that students were able to deliver needed placement services. (Author)

Describes an attempt to facilitate a consistently open-systems approach which stimulates rapid growth, learning, and group cohesiveness. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Marital and Family Therapists in Houston, October 1978. (Author/BEF)

This study determines the effectiveness of the counseling ability of master's degree students in counseling during an intensive prepracticum experience utilizing the concept of self-modeling via videotape, and determines the effectiveness of self-modeling videotape procedures. (Author)

Describes a course on food habits during which students studied and applied the basic principles of behavior modification. (MA)

Describes the Graduate Student Advisory Board, a student group formed to encourage new researchers entering the publication process by including them in manuscript reviews for "Psychology of Women Quarterly." A survey of five student board members and six faculty mentors reflects the satisfaction of both groups with the process. (SLD)