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Elliott, William D. – 1972
This study was designed and conducted to determine the effectiveness of audio-tutorial minicourses in increasing achievement in the biological sciences at the college freshman level. In 1971, 75 randomly selected students in the experimental group attended regular lecture and laboratory periods in addition to completing 10 minicourses. The 79…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Postlethwait, S. N.; Mercer, Frank – 1972
This publication involves a minicourse designed to allow the student to acquire an understanding of minicourses as possible alternatives to the conventional unit of education. A brief history of the minicourse concept is presented and the nature of a minicourse is discussed. Various ways in which minicourses can be used are then explained. The…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Instruction, Magnetic Tape Cassettes, Minicourses
