Descriptor
Experimental Programs | 47 |
Higher Education | 47 |
Program Evaluation | 47 |
Program Descriptions | 10 |
Educational Innovation | 9 |
College Freshmen | 6 |
Curriculum Development | 6 |
Evaluation Methods | 6 |
Educational Research | 5 |
Evaluation | 5 |
Program Development | 5 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Epes, Mary | 2 |
Pedrini, Bonnie C. | 2 |
Pedrini, D. T. | 2 |
Blackburn, Anne M. | 1 |
Bragg, Stephen M. | 1 |
Branch, Laurence G. | 1 |
Brown, Robert D. | 1 |
Cash, R. William | 1 |
Clifton, Rodney A. | 1 |
Cornejo, Ricardo J. | 1 |
Covert, James | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Reports - Descriptive | 13 |
Reports - Research | 11 |
Journal Articles | 6 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 6 |
Collected Works - Proceedings | 2 |
Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Books | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Administrators | 1 |
Practitioners | 1 |
Researchers | 1 |
Teachers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Morgan, George A. – 1970
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…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Curriculum, Educational Innovation
Mayville, William – 1973
This paper focuses on the nature of contract learning at institutions set up partially or solely on that basis considering (1) contract learning that takes place as the complete educational experience, and (2) contract learning that takes place as one component of a traditional college or university program. Emphasis is placed on the general…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, External Degree Programs, Higher Education, Learning
Hofeller, Margaret A.; Dean, Marina L. – 1972
This document presents an evaluation of the readings course program at New College at Hofstra University. Under this program, students divise an independent study project under the supervision of the faculty member. Readings courses may range from conventional readings and research to field work or the production of creative works. The student's…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Evaluation, Experimental Colleges, Experimental Programs

Goroll, Allan H.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1974
Contains a description and an evaluation of an experimental clinical course in history-taking for first-year medical students. (Editor)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Experimental Programs, Higher Education, Interviews
Keeton, Morris – 1974
This document lists critical factors that would assist in assuring quality in nontraditional programs in higher education. These factors include: (1) a statement of program purposes that has the commitment of the major factors in implementing the program; (2) given purposes specified at the university as well as program level, the institution…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Consortia, Courts, Educational Innovation
Humphrey, David A. – 1974
Higher education today is the target of growing pressure for improved management procedures. As one response to these societal pressures, higher education has developed numerous nontraditional patterns of instruction. The purpose of this paper is to discusss educational and instructional development, that is, change within higher education, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Educational Innovation
Koren, Claudine Schweber – 1972
In the spring of 1969 a new major program was begun at the State University of New York at Buffalo in which students were allowed to design their own majors if they elected to do so. All majors were to be approved by 2 faculty members and a Special Major Committee. The question arose as to how graduate and professional schools would react to this…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Experimental Programs, Higher Education
Harding, Gene – 1974
The efforts of the University of Nebraska to build a new educational program based on community service are described. NOVA combined traditional instruction with a year-long field experience for undergraduate students in Nebraska communities. Emphasis was on problems related to poverty. The planning phase of the project is reviewed, along with an…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Cooperation, Community Services, Experimental Programs
Puri, O. P. – 1974
This is a final report on an experimental program in curriculum development. Four undergraduate colleges in the Atlanta University Center (Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman) have cooperated to develop a 1-year course in general science for use in liberal arts colleges. This program has proven successful in developing and presenting…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Experimental Programs, General Science, Higher Education
Culp, George – 1971
The computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program in undergraduate organic chemistry at the University of Texas was evaluated by an experimental design in 1969 and found to be successful. This report discusses in detail the formation of the design, its application, and the method of evaluation. The program itself included 15 teaching modules that…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
Weiner, Harry – 1972
During the first semester of the 1971-72 academic year, students at 7 universities located in urban areas across the U.S. participated in an interdisciplinary program that was designed to help the students develop problem-solving techniques. The particular problem that the students attacked was that of drug addiction. This problem incorporated the…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Experimental Programs
Wish, John R. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1975
Beachhead college, an experimental program of the College of Business Administration of the University of Oregon, was designed to combine a learning situation with community service in Urban core areas. This article describes and evaluates the successful program, which included Preparation for Field Work (3 credits) and Field Work Experience (15…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Services, Experimental Programs, Field Experience Programs
Jones, Alan H.; LoPresti, Peter L. – CCBC Notebook, the Competency Based Curriculum, 1982
A history is presented of the External Assessment Pilot Project of California's Commission on Teacher Preparation and Licensing. Carried out from 1974 to 1979, the project assessed teacher education programs at California higher education institutions. After giving the background of the project, including the creation of the commission, the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
Farland, Ronnald W.; Bragg, Stephen M. – 1972
The Paracollege of St. Olaf College is an experimental program in which students participate in a self-directed study curriculum where no grades are given and students work at their own pace. This document presents the results of a study designed to find out what image is held of the Paracollege by those enrolled in the regular curriculum at St.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Innovation, Experimental Curriculum, Experimental Programs

Clifton, Rodney A.; Covert, James – Canadian Journal of Education, 1977
Provides an empirical evaluation of a new teacher training program that was initiated at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The program was designed to provide greater integration between what was observed and practiced in schools and what was taught in the faculty of education. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Experimental Programs, Higher Education, Program Evaluation