Zimdex is a system for indexing information stored on audio cassettes, thereby gaining quick access to the information. (AG)

SELF-INSTRUCTION SUMMER COURSES IN RUSSIAN AND SPANISH WERE OFFERED TO OBTAIN SOME QUALIFIED ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS OF SUBJECT MATTER, MANNER OF PRESENTATION, AND SUBJECTS. THE PURPOSE WAS TO DEVELOP SOME EVIDENCE OF THE APPROPRIATENESS AND FEASIBILITY OF LATER USE OF THE PROGRAMED COURSES ON A BROADER SCALE. TWELVE SUBJECTS WERE USED FOR THE STUDY.…

A PROGRAMED TEXT WAS PREPARED. FRAMES 126-610 OF A BASIC LANGUAGE PROGRAM (SECOND FOCUS) WERE INCLUDED. (THIS DOCUMENT IS AN APPENDIX TO ED 010 319 AND IS SUPPLEMENTARY TO ED 010 321.) (JK)

Environments visited by salesmen are not subject to the same control that exists in factory situations. Their safety attitude can be improved by a comprehensive safety training program especially geared to their particular needs. The self-study program developed by Hardboards Australia is described in detail. (SA)

Out-of-class use of technology systems as an aid to self-study is discussed. Four possible systems are described and compared against a proposed set of ideal specifications. (Author)

Article focuses on relevance-control checks, which test the linkages between one stage of the development and the next in self-instructional packages. (HB)

THE STATE OF THE ART OF AUTOINSTRUCTION AND TEACHING DEVICES IS SUMMARIZED, AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVICES DEVELOPED THROUGH APRIL 1961 ARE CATALOGED WITH THE AIM OF SUGGESTING POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS TO LOCAL TRAINING OR EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS. IN THE FIRST SECTION, AN OVERVIEW OF AUTOINSTRUCTION IS PRESENTED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRESENTATION IS AIMED AT…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE EXISTS ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORAL RESPONSE IN LEARNING TO READ AND ACHIEVEMENT IN RECOGNITION AND UNDERSTANDING OF WRITTEN WORDS AND SENTENCES. THE TECHNIQUE OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION WAS CHOSEN FOR AND EXPERIMENT WITH 182 KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN. THREE ASPECTS WERE INVESTIGATED--AN EXPERIMENTAL…

This booklet contains the specially printed answer choices for a written simulation test that is contained in TM 009 785. Only the directions and the section and item numbers are visible until the test takers have indicated their choices. In this test, rather than choosing answers to a fixed set of questions, the test taker chooses questions from…

Knowledge of results (KOR) is most frequently cited as the reinforcer in self-instructional systems. The printed answer in a programmed text, for example, is supposed to reinforce the response the student emits previous to observing that answer. Some other possible reinforcers are briefly discussed in this paper before the literature on KOR in…

This survey describes 15 systems that provide feedback to students. Feedback is defined as information transfer from the instructional material to the student after a response is made by the student. The feedback is directed primarily to the student, but when a permanent record of the response occurs this information is also available to the…

A VOICING SCRIPT WAS PREPARED FOR A COURSE IN LEARNING THE BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE. FRAMES 1-125 OF THE BASIC LANGUAGE PROGRAM (FIRST FOCUS) WERE INCLUDED. (THIS DOCUMENT IS AN APPENDIX TO ED 010 319.) (JK)

A PROGRAMED TEXT WAS PREPARED FOR A COURSE IN LEARNING THE BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE. FRAMES 1-125 OF THE BASIC LANGUAGE PROGRAM (FIRST FOCUS) WERE INCLUDED. (THIS DOCUMENT IS AN APPENDIX TO ED 010 319.) (JK)