TEACHING MACHINES, COMPUTERS, AND APPROPRIATE BUILDING DESIGNS AND FACILITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ARE PRESENTED. THE PLATO PROGRAM (PROGRAMED LOGIC FOR AUTOMATIC TEACHING OPERATION) ALLOWS 1,000 STUDENTS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY STUDY EIGHT DIFFERENT LESSONS. EACH OF THE STUDENTS IS PLUGGED INTO THE MOTHER COMPUTER AND HAS A DIALOGUE WITH…

Part of the series "Managing Highway Maintenance," the unit describes the essential steps in developing a maintenance budget, or performance budget, based on the work to be done. It is designed for field engineers and supervisors who assist department officials in preparing work programs and budgets. The format is a programed,…

Part of the series "Managing Highway Maintenance," the unit deals with management by objectives--its definition, how it works, and necessary steps for application. It is designed for maintenance supervisors who are familiar with maintenance management systems. The format is a programed, self-instructional approach in which questions are…

This paper describes the development of a self-instructional multi-media course in astronomy-space sciences for non-technical NASA personnel. The course consists of a variety of programed materials including slides, films, film-loops, filmstrips video-tapes and audio-tapes, on concepts of time, space, and matter in our solar system and galaxy.…

Two alternate subject-matter units were presented by printed text, printed text with supplementary programmed items, printed text with supplementary laboratory manipulations and observations, taped audio program with supplementary programmed items, or taped audio-tutorial program with supplementary laboratory manipulations and observations during…

Part of the series "Managing Highway Maintenance," the unit is designed for use with unit eight, level one, and unit 13, level two, and the certification tests for those units in the series. It contains typical management data and selected highway maintenance standards for the areas of: surface and shoulder; roadside and drainage; traffic…

Part of the series "Managing Highway Maintenance," the unit explains how maintenance work should be described, measured, and classified. It is designed for supervisors who need to know the mechanics of describing work. The format is a programed, self-instruction approach in which information is presented in progressive segments or…

Part of the series "Managing Highway Maintenance," the unit is about maintenance standards and is designed for superintendents and senior foremen who are responsible for scheduling and controlling routine maintenance. It describes different kinds of standards, why and how standards are developed, and how standards are to be used and…

Part of the series "Managing Highway Maintenance," the unit describes the ways maintenance standards are developed and some of the factors which are considered in setting standards; the preceding unit on standards (part 1) should be completed before reading this unit. The format is a programed, self-instruction approach in which…

Part of the series "Managing Highway Maintenance," the unit explains various uses of maintenance standards and how standards should be interpreted and communicated to formen and crew leaders. Several examples are given of the decisions made when applying the standards to routine work. The preceding units on standards (parts 1 and 2)…

EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN MATHEMATICS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE USE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE PROGRAMED UNIT WAS PRESENTED BY THREE ALTERNATIVE METHODS - READING ONLY, READING AND AURAL, AND ALMOST COMPLETELY AURAL. THE SUBJECTS CONSISTED OF 92 STUDENTS RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO 1 OF THE 3 METHODS. PRETESTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO…

This volume contains the first 13 of 28 individualized programmed units on basic English grammar, intended for use in developmental or guided studies for students with deficiences in English. The units may be used separately or in sequence as a comprehensive course. The approach taken is neither wholly traditional (prescriptive) or…

This volume contains the final 15 of 28 individualized programmed units on basic English grammar, intended for use in developmental or guided studies for students with deficiences in English. The units may be used separately or in sequence as a comprehensive course. The approach taken is neither wholly traditional (prescriptive) or…

The manual is the second of six student manuals for use in a course on occupational health and safety for supervisory personnel. The manual contains lessons 4 and 5 of the 15 consecutively-numbered lessons, each of which contains study questions (and answers) interwoven with the text and review questions at the end of each section. (Lesson 4…