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BEAIRD, JAMES H.; STANDISH, JOHN T. – 1964
THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A COUNSELOR TRAINING EXPERIENCE WHICH UTILIZED A SIMULATED COUNSELING INTERVIEW AS THE INSTRUCTIONAL VEHICLE. THE TRAINING EXPERIENCE WAS DESIGNED TO TRAIN COUNSELORS (1) TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE ELEMENTS OF CLIENT VERBALIZATIONS…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Counselor Training, Counselors, Experimental Programs
MATTSON, ROBERT H.; SAGE, DANIEL D. – 1965
THE REINFORCING EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTINGENCIES, IN WHICH A VERBAL LEARNING TASK WAS PRESENTED, WERE TESTED. THE LEARNING TASK INVOLVED A SIMULATION OF THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE PUPIL APPROACHES BEGINNING READING THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF A BASIC SIGHT VOCABULARY. THE CRITERION FOR MEASURING DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT WAS ESTABLISHED AS…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs
DOHERTY, VICTOR W. – 1967
IN COOPERATION WITH THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, THE PORTLAND OREGON PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM FOR IN-SERVICE EDUCATION. OBJECTIVES WERE TO WORK WITH UNIVERSITIES IN PREPARING IN-SERVICE COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF ALL SUBJECTS AND GRADE LEVELS, TO TRAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AS IN-SERVICE EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS, AND TO FIND METHODS…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Educational Objectives
Schaaf, Oscar F. – 1979
Presented is a discussion on problem solving in general and a description of a specific program, the Lane County Mathematics Project, to teach problem solving. Topics considered include: (1) Why teach problem solving; (2) Can problem solving be taught; (3) What are problem-solving skills; (4) What are some examples of problem-solving strategies;…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs, Inservice Education
BECK, LESTER F.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE READING PROGRESS OF APPROXIMATELY 600 FIRST-GRADE PUPILS IN 25 CLASSROOMS IN PORTLAND, OREGON, WAS REPORTED. CLASSROOMS WERE SUPPLIED WITH SELF-TEACHING MATERIALS, NO MATERIALS, OR WITH GENERAL INTEREST OR "PLACEBO" MATERIALS. RESEARCH ASSISTANTS VISITED ALL CLASSROOMS WEEKLY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WERE INTERVIEWED AT THE BEGINNING AND…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Autoinstructional Aids, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
South Umpqua School District, Myrtle Creek, OR. – 1973
An application for a proposed South Umpqua School District (Oregon) Experimental Schools project is provided. The project will personalize and intensify those instructional processes dealing with basic education and career preparation. The goals of the project are: A. Operational Processes--personalization of instruction, parent/patron…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Flynn, C. Wayne – 1975
In this paper, the principal of a high school in Eugene, Oregon, describes the impact of the adoption of collaborative decisionmaking procedures in his school. The collaborative decisionmaking experiment began in 1970 with an organization development (OD) intervention intended to train the school faculty in communication skills, group processes,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Decision Making, Experimental Programs, Interpersonal Relationship
McDermott, Michael M. – 1976
The final report describes a project to research, develop, and field test Navy occupational information for inclusion into the Oregon Career Information System (CIS), a computer-assisted career education program. Five sections include: (1) introductory information; (2) a discussion of the preparation of Navy occupational information and reviewing…
Descriptors: Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Research, Employment Qualifications
KERSH, BERT Y. – 1963
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM OF CLASSROOM SIMULATION FOR THE PRESERVICE EDUCATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND TO CONDUCT A TEST OF THAT PROGRAM. A SINGLE SIXTH-GRADE CLASSROOM WAS SIMULATED THROUGH THE USE OF FILMS AND PRINTED MATERIALS. A TEST GROUP OF 40 STUDENTS, DIVIDED INTO 4 GROUPS, WAS PRESENTED WITH 60…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Experimental Programs
SEXTON, PATRICIA CAYO
IN THIS STUDY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION BASIS EDUCATION PROJECTS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS, VISITS WERE MADE TO THE JOB UPGRADING PROJECT (NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA), THE MAYOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROJECT (DETROIT), THE LANE COUNTY YOUTH PROJECT (EUGENE, OREGON), JOB OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH BETTER SKILLS (CHICAGO), THE YMCA…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audiovisual Aids, Blacks, Class Size
George, Phil – 1973
This Bulletin is about sweeping changes that were put into effect at Roosevelt Junior High School in Eugene. It outlines some of the philosophy and ideas which generated these changes, explains how the new program was initiated, traces the development of the program through its first 3-year experimental period, and presents some major points…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy