The efficient use of information depends on the way it is organized. Haphazard information may serve some useful purpose, but for a particular purpose, information needs to be processed into another structure which more easily fulfills that purpose. This booklet examines the concepts of information and information processing with the intention of…

This paper describes the Florida Linkage System (FLS), which was designed to help schools throughout the state improve their problem-solving processes and knowledge utilization. While the system's goals are listed and a model for its linkage strategy is outlined, the major portion of the report discusses three findings about the linkage strategy…

The growth of individuals participating in community problem solving activities within a rural setting was the focus of this study. Using grounded theory methodology, data was obtained from literature, interviews with participants in four rural community problem solving groups, and one participant-observation study of a rural community problem…

The AAMP (administrative abilities matched to problems) system is simply one or more school administrator(s) designated by the school system's computer information system as having those abilities, preferences, and characteristics required to solve a particular system problem. An AAMP is formed on the basis of information provided concerning the…

The paper addresses itself to the R-L-L Curriculum Model as developed by this Title III ESEA Project. The elements of the model are described: 1) The educational purposes or objectives as defined within the scope of the basic activities of man; 2) The learning experiences necessary for the behavioral objectives stated in terms described by Mager;…

As part of the activities establishing the National Institute of Education, a Planning Unit evolved to obtain advice from experts on what the objectives, activities, and organizational structures of the new organization should be. This overview, part of the Planning Unit studies, lists and analyzes educational problems. An introduction presents a…

Stages of moral reasoning through which children develop, as researched by developmental psychologists Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg, are outlined in the introduction of this paper. The six stages are defined and exemplified by the moral issue of the value of human life. The developmental model, as it is argued, is suitable for instruction in…

Sperry (1961) and others working on split brain learning reported that the two halves function in a nearly identical manner, giving excellent controlled replication of a learning problem. The present experiments were carried out with cats trained in a tactile discrimination apparatus, sometimes being forced to use the left paw, and sometimes being…

The relative and combined effects of short-term group brainstorming practice and video-tape training sessions on brainstorming performance were explored. Two hypotheses were tested: (1) under group and individual conditions, performance should improve with the use of a model of a well trained and experienced brainstorming group, group performance…

This work provides a framework for the design of programs to train change agents in the skills of helping and of resource utilization, and presents some alternative models of such training programs. The organization of the training guide is as follows: Part I is concerned with outlining the principal content areas that relate to the concept of…

This book holds that the learner does not progress by blindly mastering a series of isolated behaviors, fitting them together into a functional whole, as most schools and teachers conceptualize using behavioral objectives. Rather, the learner attempts to perform the larger behavior, identifies his shortcomings, and shapes his deficiencies within…

Using a pegboard and different colored pegs, students were able to visualize mathematical concepts, generate and solve problems, and test hypotheses. Illustrations included. (MA)

Develops a framework for analyzing the value of information, information products, and services from the viewpoint of information use, and analyzes the practical values of different types of information to study the problems involved in assessing their value-in-use and exchange value. Existing research studies are analyzed using this approach.…

A procedural model, designed to assist practitioners in working with students with learning problems, targets three stages of the diagnostic-prescriptive teaching process: (1) defining the problem; (2) assessing potentially causal mismatches between child, task, and setting; and (3) intervening by eliminating or minimizing mismatches. (Author/CB)

Focuses on description of instructional-learning conditions for a LOGO environment hypothesized to be conducive to development of problem-solving skills for both given and new situations based on existing educational research. A LOGO activity for constructing squares and triangles is outlined to illustrate application of the instructional…