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Zuckernick, Arlene – 1980
This report on an experimental project in distance education via the ANIK-B satellite, which was undertaken by the University of Victoria in 1979-80, highlights in detail those aspects that could serve as components of a model for a similar effort, and incorporates the pertinent data obtained during a formal evaluation of the project. The report…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Education Courses, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
Jenkins, Jeannette; And Others – 1981
Three research studies were conducted by the academic advisers in the College of Education at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale to test a method of increasing retention and academic performance of currently enrolled high-risk students. Students recruited for the research had had less than 75 hours passed and grade points below 2.15, making…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Cognitive Style
Download full textLopez, Antonio M., Jr.; Hymel, Glenn M. – 1981
The Mathematics Teacher Development Program was an effort to develop the skills of classroom teachers in the use of handheld calculators and microcomputer systems. It was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Loyola University, and it consisted of an academic portion and an intense 3-week, full-time summer session. The focus of this…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Educational Research, Experimental Programs
American School Board Journal, 1974
Vandal Watch is a program in which families, who live in mobile homes adjacent to school buildings, respond to buzzes from electronic sensors wired to the trailer and report unexpected sounds or sights within the school. (WM)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Cost Effectiveness, Delinquency Prevention, Electronic Control
Grachek, Barbara A.; Sikkink, Donald E. – 1977
It was the purpose of the study to allow a limited number of students (200) at St. Cloud State College (now a university) in Minnesota an opportunity to design their own programs of study without regard to college curriculum regulations. The pilot program was limited to students working for a bachelor of arts degree (liberal arts). Two control…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bachelors Degrees, College Students, Degree Requirements
FELDMAN, M.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE PURPOSE OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PLAN FOR TRAINING TECHNICALLY ORIENTED STUDENTS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL IS TO MOTIVATE UNDERACHIEVERS, POTENTIAL DROPOUTS, AND PROBLEM STUDENTS WITH MECHANICAL APTITUDES SO THAT THEY CAN REALIZE CONCRETE GOALS LEADING EITHER TO EMPLOYMENT OR TO CONTINUED EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM IS COMPOSED OF A 2-YEAR…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Experimental Programs, High Schools
DI LORENZO, LOUIS T.; SALTER, RUTH – 1965
REPORTED IN AN EVALUATION OF A PROGRAM OF STATE AID FOR EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS WAS AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATION GOVERNING SUCH PROGRAMS. A PURPOSE OF THE FINANCIAL AID TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILLING TO EXPERIMENT WITH INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY WAS TO PROMOTE THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN ATTACKING TEACHING AND…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Experimental Programs
BOYLE, RUTH C. – 1959
A READING PROGRAM WAS STUDIED AND TESTED FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADOLESCENTS WHO READ SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW EXPECTANCY. THIS REPORT REFLECTS AN ORIGINAL ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM ONLY FOR THOSE EDUCABLES WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ. THIS PLAN WAS DISCONTINUED WHEN PRELIMINARY SCREENING REVEALED ONLY A FEW NONREADERS AMONG THE…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Background, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis
MALEY, DONALD – 1967
PROJECT OBJECTIVES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER, MARCH-JUNE 1967, WERE TO CONDUCT A TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER AND TO DEVELOP THE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR A SUMMER WORKSHOP. ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE FIRST OBJECTIVE INCLUDED DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTING PILOT PROGRAMS, ACQUAINTING TEACHERS WITH…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Experimental Programs, High Schools, Occupational Clusters
REINDORP, REGINALD C. – 1962
A 10-WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WAS DEVELOPED AT MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN COLLEGE AND CONSIDERABLE EXPERIMENTING WAS DONE WITH DIFFERENT METHODS, MATERIALS, AND TECHNIQUES. THE GOVERNING ASSUMPTIONS WERE THAT LANGUAGE BASICALLY CONSISTS OF SPEECH OR SOUND, AND THAT THE MASTERY OF A SOUND SYSTEM INVOLVES THE MASTERY OF THE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, English (Second Language), Experimental Programs
STERN, H.H. – 1963
THIS REPORT OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERTS HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNESCO INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION IN HAMBURG, GERMANY, APRIL 9-14, 1962, REVIEWS THE WHOLE PROBLEM OF SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AT THE PRIMARY STAGE OF EDUCATION, AND IDENTIFIES THE PERTINENT, RELATED FIELDS IN NEED OF FURTHER RESEARCH. FOLLOWING A…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Conference Reports, Course Organization, Curriculum Problems
COOPER, RUSSELL M.; FRENCH, SIDNEY J. – 1967
TEACHERS IN BIOLOGY, ENGLISH, HUMANITIES, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY AND AT VARIOUS JUNIOR COLLEGES IN FLORIDA TESTED THE VALUE OF ORIENTING COURSES TOWARD STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND AWAY FROM LECTURES. EACH INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTED ONE CONVENTIONAL COURSE AND ONE EXPERIMENTAL, LESS STRUCTURED COURSE COVERING…
Descriptors: Discussion, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Experiments, Experimental Groups
SILBERMAN, HARRY; AND OTHERS – 1962
AN EXPLORATION OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PROGRAMED TEACHING DEVICES AND INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS UNDERTAKEN. THERE WERE FOUR PARTS -- PREPARATION OF MATERIALS ON GEOMETRY, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERION MEASURES, PRELIMINARY PILOT EXPERIMENTS, AND THE MAIN EXPERIMENT. THE MAIN EXPERIMENT WAS PERFORMED IN 27 CLASSES…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Educational Experiments, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs
HICKEY, ALBERT; AND OTHERS – 1962
AN EXPERIMENT WAS REPORTED WHICH DEMONSTRATES THAT GRAPHICS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN SYMBOLS IN ACQUIRING ALGEBRA CONCEPTS. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE STUDY DEMONSTRATED THAT GRAPHICS IN HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS WERE RELIABLY CLASSIFIED IN A MATRIX OF 480 FUNCTIONAL STIMULUS-RESPONSE CATEGORIES. SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE FOR EXTENDING THE CLASSIFICATION…
Descriptors: Algebra, Audiovisual Aids, Experimental Programs, Graphic Arts
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1969
For each of 4 years varying numbers (from 45 to 750) of 3- to 5-year-old children, mostly Mexican-American, Spanish speaking, participated in a program aimed at language development. Classes met 3 hours daily, five times a week, in small discussion-and-activity groups that included five children and one adult. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Experimental Programs, Games, Health
