The paper presents a speculative model of the growth and development of an occupational education program as it responds to changes in student interests and job market conditions. Informal discussions with the directors of several occupational schools in Massachusetts provided the base for the model. Intended as a tool for educational managers, to…

The purpose of the present study was to empirically investigate the stability and accuracy of one suggested method for matching test difficulty to examinee ability level. Students' answers to traditional classroom tests were rescored by computer as if the examinations had been flexilevel tests. The scores thus obtained were found to correlate…

Forty-five student pilots were the subjects of a study to identify variables which influence transfer from cognitive pretraining to perceptual-motor skill acquisition. The subjects were divided into four experimental groups. All groups used a linear self-instructional program designed to teach a specific flying maneuver. All programs had the same…

This book contains 24 selections dealing with almost every aspect of futurology as it is being discussed and practiced in education today. It is intended to help the reader become more future conscious and future oriented and to plan more and react less. The book can be used as a basic or supplementary textbook in courses on the future and in…

This monograph is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. It surveys several key issues in providing human services to the public: the legal, historical and social forces underlying human services; management concepts for program administration…

This text explores the organization, methodology, and effectiveness of small group instruction. The following topics are discussed in detail: 1) rationale and objectives for small group instruction; 2) group roles and interpersonal dynamics; 3) different types of groups and their instructional purpose; 4) group organization; 5) skills required in…

This study investigated the feasibility of designing, developing, and using an interactive computer program which would encourage effective questioning behaviors by participating mathematics teachers. The computer role was that of a fictitious class; participating teachers asked questions at a terminal and the program generated responses of the…

The use of a general purpose simulator (GPS) to teach Air Force technicians diagnostic and repair procedures for specialized aircraft radar systems is described. An EC II simulator manufactured by Educational Computer Corporation was adapted to resemble the actual configuration technicians would encounter in the field. Data acquired in the…

This publication was produced as a teaching tool for college chemistry. The book is a text for a computer-based unit on the chemistry of acid-base titrations, and is designed for use with FORTRAN or BASIC computer systems, and with a programmable electronic calculator, in a variety of educational settings. The text attempts to present computer…

In order to examine jury deliberations, researchers simulated and videotaped court proceedings and jury deliberations based upon an actual civil court case. Special care was taken to make the simulated trial as authentic as the original trial. College students and the general public provided the jurors, which were then divided into twelve separate…

This is a detailed study of the C-130 Phase I (CCTS) pilot training program conducted by the 4442nd Combat Crew Training Wing at Stewart Air Force Base, Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to determine the most effective training program that will continue to produce highly qualified pilots at the least cost. The program was evaluated and…

A number of factors--including the reorganization of school administrative structures, the availability of new technology, increased competition among groups for limited resources, and changing patterns of communication--suggest an increased need for quantitative analysis in the school district decision-making process. One area of school…

The experiment reported in this document is based on the work of Garrison and others in developing a testing and interviewing procedure designed to enable increased self-definition on the part of prospective teachers and earlier development of appropriate and effective teaching styles. Three groups of elementary education majors were involved in…

During the summer of 1968, a 6-week inservice training institute was held at Duluth, Minnesota, for 45 experienced teachers from 13 secondary schools throughout the United States. These schools are part of a 17-school ES '70 Network banded together for the purpose of developing innovative curricula for the 1970's. The purpose of the institute was…

The focus of this conference was on aspects of change in education and testing. Two papers concern the special role of evaluation in new conceptions of instruction and learning. The first involves individually prescribed instruction in elementary school, and second, professional education. Both in the paper on computer-based instruction and in the…