Describes an innovative consumer education curriculum at Dartmouth Middle School in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. (JA)

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO COMPARE THE EDUCATIONAL CHANGES OF EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL TWO-TRACK PROGRAM WITH THOSE CHANGES OF MATCHED EDUCABLES ENROLLED IN A ONE-TRACK PLAN. ABOUT 1,800 PUPILS IN CLASSES FOR THE EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED PARTICIPATED IN THIS STUDY. THEY HAD IQ'S RANGING FROM 50-75, WERE FROM 6…

THIS DOCUMENT IS A SECOND-YEAR PROJECT REPORT OF A 5-YEAR EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AN ANTHROPOLOGY CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 1 THROUGH 7. THE MATERIAL IS IN A SELF-CONTAINED UNIT PACKAGE FOR EACH GRADE, REQUIRES 4 TO 5 WEEKS PER UNIT, AND IS DESIGNED TO FIT INTO A SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE WITHOUT DISRUPTION OF NORMAL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. EACH UNIT…

Analyzed are the results from a follow-up of two groups of college students: (1) a sample of 400 students who started 9th grade in 1958 and graduate from high school in 1962, and (2) a sample of 728 students who were in high school from 1959 to 1963. Both samples were limited to those students who had continued on to college. The purposes of this…

The Intercession program at Glassboro State College offers students experiences not usually available during the traditional semester and provides teachers with unique opportunities to innovate. The Intercession program proves that structured flexibility, timeliness of topic, and group involvement will still be important tools for any teacher of…

For further information on this environmental technology program, contact Dean Peter Mergenovich, Dean of Continuing Education at Forest Park Community College, 5600 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63110. (MU)

This report presents a summary and evaluation of the new freshman curriculum at Hiram College. The curriculum, established in the fall of 1969, is based upon the premise that by giving freshmen more freedom and responsibility, along with the opportunity for more individual faculty guidance, a college can create an atmosphere in which both academic…

The author defines individualization in instruction and suggests possible elements of individualization in mathematics classes. Some described elements include (1) individual responses to common assignments, (2) individual paths to the same objectives, (3) different objectives for different students, (4) different completion times for the same…

In an experimental sequence for students about to complete high school, mathematical fallacies, the Fibonacci series, and deeper treatments of school mathematics were studied. (SD)

An experimental course in introductory psychology at Georgetown University utilizes principles of operant reinforcement to modify verbal behavior in the classroom situation. The major facet of the program is a student-student interview. Interviews are scheduled after each student reads a portion of the assigned text. One student, the listener,…

Author describes an experimental unit, the Utopia Project, given in the College of Basic Studies at Boston University, and shows how it works with examples of actual projects undertaken by students. (DR)

The aims of this project, which is developing a new Advanced Level course for use in English schools, are illustrated by examples of their textual materials. (MM)

This report outlines the rationale by which behavioral objectives for Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials have been generated and their subsequent use in developing the ISCS student self-assessment system. The ISCS project is designed to develop, test, and disseminate a system of individualized science instruction for grades…

Discusses an experimental program to test the concept of training students at the Master's level in chemical engineering. Described is a combination of formal university graduate courses and an on-the-job, industrial internship in lieu of a formal research program. (MLH)