AN EXPERIMENT IN THE AREA OF RELATED TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE EFFICACY OF PROGRAMED SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COMPARED TO THE TRADITIONAL METHODOLOGY AND TEXT MATERIAL. ELEVEN CLASSES WERE INVOLVED DURING TWO SEMESTERS--ONE CONTROL GROUP, SEVEN EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS, AND THREE SEMICONTROL GROUPS (EVENING…

THE PRODUCTION OF TWO EDUCATIONAL FILMS, ONE BY MEANS OF CONVENTIONAL PROCEDURES AND ONE BY MEANS OF PROGRAMING PROCEDURES CHARACTERISTIC OF SELF INSTRUCTION, AND THE TESTING OF THESE TWO FILMS IN USE-SITUATIONS WERE THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY. FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE EXPERIMENT. THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED AMONG FIVE…

The present state of research in the area of automated teaching and the application of automated teaching devices were reviewed in terms of issues relating to programing, to machine variables, and to studies comparing conventional instruction with automated instruction. Some basic issues were singled out for consideration. Such problems as…

In a continuation of a previously published article, this paper presents the results of a study comparing programmed learning techniques with traditional methods of teaching the Telugu language to Hindi sixth grade students. Some advantages of programmed instruction are reported. (LBH)

THE EXPERIMENT PROPOSED IN THIS STUDY WAS TO SUPPLY EVIDENCE RELEVANT TO THE QUESTION OF HOW MUCH INFLUENCE, IF ANY, A POSTULATED NOVELTY EFFECT WOULD HAVE UPON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEARNING IN A SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL SITUATION. THE HYPOTHESIS WAS--THERE WILL BE NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN ACHIEVEMENT OF TWO COMPARABLE GROUPS OF ELEMENTARY PUPILS…

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMED MATERIALS FOR HANDWRITING INSTRUCTION AND TO EVALUATE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM TWO UNIVERSITIES WERE ASSIGNED TO FOUR GROUPS--TWO EXPERIMENTAL, ONE COMPARATIVE, AND ONE CONTROL. THESE GROUPS RECEIVED DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL TREATMENTS. DATA WERE OBTAINED BY PRE- AND POST-TEST…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a significant difference in the achievement of students in shorthand and typewriting classes taught by a master teacher using automated instruction as compared with the achievement of students using the same method and material with an instructional assistant supervising the classroom. This…

THE MAJOR PROBLEM OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT FIRST-GRADE PUPILS ARE CAPABLE OF LEARNING ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES THROUGH PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION. IN THE EXPERIMENT APPROXIMATELY 130 FIRST-GRADERS WERE INSTRUCTED THROUGH AUDIOVISUAL TEACHING MACHINES FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 WEEKS. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, THE CHILDREN WERE…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING ADJUNCT AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR COLLEGE-LEVEL TEACHING AS COMPARED TO USING--(1) CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND (2) AVAILABLE PROGRAMED MATERIALS FOR SUCH ACTIVITY WAS TESTED. (ADJUNCT AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS OPERATE ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE LEARNER IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT, AND MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES…

A PROGRAMED TEXTBOOK IN MUSIC THEORY WAS DEVELOPED FOR A MUSIC COURSE REQUIRED OF STUDENTS PREPARING TO BE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS. FIVE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STUDENTS, OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE SEMESTERS, WERE GIVEN VARYING KINDS OF INSTRUCTION TO EVALUATE MATERIALS FOR THE TEXTBOOKS. GROUP 1 RECEIVED FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC THEORY BUT NO…

A study assessed the training effectiveness of instructional materials designed in accordance with three format models for (1) recalling facts about equipment, (2) applying rules and regulations, and (3) classifying objects and signals. Three types of self-paced instructional materials were compared: learning aids, programmed instruction, and…

THE QUESTION OF PRIMARY CONCERN IN FOUR STUDIES WAS IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK IN ADJUNCT AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL EXERCISES (LEARNING EXERCISES DEFINED AS THOSE DESIGNED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STRUCTURE INHERENT IN SUBJECT MATTER). IN A CONTROLLED SITUATION, DIFFERENT FEEDBACK DELAYS (IMMEDIATE, 1-HOUR DELAY, 2-DAY DELAY, AND 1-WEEK DELAY) WERE TESTED. OTHER…

To determine the effectiveness of programed materials and teaching machines in teaching spelling to third and fourth graders, a research project was designed covering an entire year and using classes in three schools as subjects. Classes at the experimental school used TMI-Grolier's "Modern English Series: Spelling" and the Min/Max II…

The purpose of the study was to experimentally test the theory that programed instruction can satisfactorily teach psychomotor tasks which primarily require the learning of cognitive knowledge in order to properly utilize motor skills already possessed. A programed unit on regrinding drills was selected, and a dexterity test and self-instructional…

The materials in this learning package are designed for upper division college students or beginning graduate students introducing them to the comparative study of foreign policy. Emphasis is upon analysis of internal and external "causes" of the foreign policy behavior of contemporary states. Using the data provided, students should be…