The Plato Program is an innovative and dynamic subject that was introduced to explore "learning how to learn" in Year 7. In response to observations by staff that students lacked critical thinking and research skills, it has metamorphosed into a vehicle for the delivery of information literacy within the curriculum, with a particular…

Since graduate students in education are expected to direct educational inquiry at the termination of their doctorates, the program to prepare educational inquirers at Indiana University stresses critical understanding as well as mastery of techniques or methods. There are two essential aspects of the Indiana University Program in Educational…

This 1966 Summer Institute for training educational research workers in statistical methodology attempted to convey concepts of statistical and analytic techniques, to provide instruction and experience in the use of high speed computers, and to guide trainees in the selection and application of techniques to their research work. The first session…

Technology[superscript 3] is a grant that helped 3 groups of stakeholders (university faculty and supervisors, cooperating teachers, and teacher candidates) with 3 essential technology components (hardware, software, and technology learning support) through a 3-pronged approach based on training, modeling, and mentoring to use technology. Faculty…

This performance report of the Summer Institute for Educational Research on Asian Americans summarizes and evaluates the activities and tasks completed from February 1 through October 31, 1980. The goal of the project was to increase the participation of Asian Americans in the field of educational research and development. Specifically, the…

This six-week program involving minority honor students juxtaposed didactic and experiential research components in psychology to provide a breadth of exposure to researchers and topics while achieving in-depth training in research methodology. Interns initially participated in faculty-sponsored research but later developed and implemented their…