This is the second in a series of reports on research in programed language learning at the college level. (See "Observations on the Use of Three Self-Instructional Programed Foreign Language Courses," by Saltzman, et al, in AV Communication Review, Vol. XIII, No. 1, 1965.) The research considers these questions--(1) How do students perform over a…

This report presents the results of pragmatically selected tryouts of the English Language Services "Teacher Education Program" in the Regional English Language Centre in Singapore, the Central Institute of English in Hyderabad, and the Instituto Pedagogico in Caracas. American Institutes for Research, in submitting the present evaluation to the…

Using an accompanying, specified film that consists of 10-second pictures separated by blanks, the learner can, with the 203-step, self-correcting questions and answers provided in this program, come to understand the fundamentals of lighting in photography. The learner should, by the end of the program, be able to describe and identify the…

The Utah State University Protocol Project has developed six self-instructional modules, each concerned with an important concept related to teacher language. Each module contains a student handbook made up primarily of recognition and application practice lessons based on printed classroom transcripts and an 8- to 10-minute protocol film…

The purpose of this system is to teach high school students basic principles and processes of electric arc welding. Safety features are stressed. The student generally follows a three-step sequence: 1) he views one of the eight demonstration films; 2) he works through a corresponding unit of programed material; and 3) he practices the aspects of…

THE EXTENT THAT AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL AIDS CAN BE APPLIED TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING TO (1) PROVIDE FOR DELIBERATE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' CREATIVE BEHAVIOR AND (2) ASSURE MASTERY OF SUBJECT MATTER AT THE SAME TIME WAS THE SUBJECT OF THIS STUDY. THE STUDY POPULATION CONSISTED OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO INTENDED TO CONTINUE THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION…

The design, organization, application and implications of a practical self-instructional course to teach audio-visual media and methods to teachers and student teachers are described. Extracts of the printed course texts illustrate the format and content of the course. (Author)

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 USE OF AUDIOTUTORIAL TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE BOTANY IS DESCRIBED. SPECIFIC PRACTICES USED AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY TO ILLUSTRATE DIFFERENT FACETS OF THE APPROACH ARE ANALYZED. INCLUDED ARE INDEPENDENT STUDY SESSIONS, SMALL ASSEMBLY SESSIONS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSIONS, AND HOME STUDY SESSIONS. ILLUSTRATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS…

Contained in this document are translations of military interest concerning the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The following specific items are included: (1) technical training methods, (2) the constantly improving party direction of administrative organs, (3) college for armed forces personnel, (4) development of Leninist principles in…

SIMALU is the acronym for self-instructional media-assisted learning unit. Author tells how SIMALU was used to successfully teach a basic electronics course to a group of students without the use of a special facility, and without excessive demands on the instructor's time. (Author)

Article describes a new machine program, the Ricoh Synchrofax recorder, which provides a medium through which a magnetic recording may be produced by the child. (HB)