Many high school and college students seem to dislike mathematics, do poorly in the subject (as evidenced by declining test scores), and avoid scheduling courses in mathematics. Answers to why test scores are declining and why mathematics achievement is low among adults are speculative and as varied as the educators who offer them. However, one…

Considered two powerful philosophies vying for the hand of education - behaviorism and humanism - and which had greater relevance for what artists do. Author also suggested ten methods for making a humanistic model operative and meaningful. (Author/RK)

Two large, modularized, computer programs were developed to explore the possibilities for utilizing the processing speed and power of digital computers in interactions with students designed to teach them procedural and diagnostic tasks. (Author)

This book is written for coaches of youth league baseball teams. Every phase of the game is covered, with each chapter devoted to a specific position on the team, outlining proper techniques for performing in that position, and describing common errors and how to correct them. Illustrations demonstrate points made in the narrative. A "fault…

This study was designed to: (1) derive a set of weights for student-faculty rating item scores that maximize differences in mean rating scores for groups of students known to have experienced real differences in instructional effectiveness; and (2) attempt to cross validate the new scoring methods in a second study of students who rated lectures…

An annotated list of technical reports, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers produced by members of the staff of the American Institutes for Research in the past ten years is provided. The earliest research addressed fundamental issues in programed instruction. Later, it came to address issues common to both programed instruction…

A sequence of studies compared two types of discrimination formation: errorless learning and trial-and-error procedures. The subjects were three boys and five girls from a university preschool. The children performed the experimental tasks at a typical match-to-sample apparatus with one sample window above and four match (response) windows below.…

The studies and research reviews included in the annotated bibliography consist primarily of published works dealing with the effects on learning from instructional materials of overt and covert responding, and such attention-directing devices as the presentation of instructional objectives and test-embedded questions. Sources used to identify…

The study was an operational evaluation of two methods of instruction sequencing for the T-38 phase of Undergraduate Pilot Training. Scheduling of concentrated trainer phases prior to aircraft flight improved student performance for early aircraft rides as compared with an intermixed trainer and aircraft schedule. Although grade differences washed…

The objective of this article was to determine whether the "Personalized System of Instruction" would improve student performance in and satisfaction with an introductory political science course. The author concludes that "PSI" is appropriate for political science courses in which mastery of subject matter or skills is the…

Reports findings for the relationship of the amount of instructional time in reading received by elementary school students in four New York state school districts to their gains in scores on the California Achievement Test and the "Criterion Referenced Test" prepared by the New York State Department of Education. (AA)

Compared skill-based and conceptual-based training method by measuring graduate level counselor trainees' (N=48) skill application in actual client interviews and client outcomes. Although groups did not differ in responding skills at pretest, skill-based group exhibited greater skill application in client interviews and superior client outcome…

Summarizes the research evidence indicating that it is not the media that influence performance, but the instructional strategies used with them, considers some administrative advantages of using different media, and describes the features of training programs that do influence performance. (MBR)

A process-product study examined classroom contexts and teaching practices related to mathematics achievement and enjoyment of Year 5 students in Australia. More effective teachers more frequently presented to large groups, used teacher and peer tutoring in small groups, monitored individual practice, and marked homework assignments which varied…

A study was conducted to discover the attitudes towards English of 16-year-old students entering further education colleges. The study sought to find out what the students thought of English at school, what they enjoyed and what they did not enjoy, and of what importance they thought English to be and their reasons. (CT)