This work explores the performance of online post-lecture chemistry crossword puzzles as revision aids for 132 first-year and 120 second-year undergraduate pharmacy students. The use of these puzzles as a form of remote active learning was fortuitously evaluated immediately prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic based on students' online study…

The need for non-print materials to help students get an indication of how to set up an experiment and how to proceed with the work is discussed. The use of closed circuit television as an instructional aid is described, and other audiovisual aids are briefly reviewed. (DT)

Describes a self-demonstration experiment designed to teach the principles of the spark-ignition system. (SB)

Principles for effectively teaching writing skills to mildly handicapped and learning-disabled students are outlined, and then three varying approaches are presented: (1) Direct Reading and Writing program, integrating regular class content with writing instruction; (2) self-instructional control strategies to reduce the complexity of writing…

Presents results of a study on the use of learning activities in self-instructional materials by distance learners of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). It shows that learners make use of the activities extensively as they have positive perceptions about benefits of Self-Assessment Questions and Terminal Questions given in the…

This module on using available media resources to enrich instruction is the third of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each…

This module on elements and procedures involved in planning instruction is the fifth of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each…

This is a description of an instructional method called Counseling-Learning or Counselearning, which combines principles of learning theory with counseling attitudes and techniques. This method can be applied to any learning situation, and when applied to second language learning it is called Community Language Learning. The method is predicated…

This module on effective use of instructional techniques is the second of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each module takes…

This paper describes the development of a self-instructional package to be used in a pre-student teaching class in safety instruction for industrial educators. The resource itself is contained in the body of the report. The narrative provides the review of literature undertaken and analysis of the data from a survey/questionnaire mailed to sixteen…

This twenty-eighth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the skills needed to plan for and use programmed instruction, either in the form of written texts or through teaching machines. Introductory sections relate the…