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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 11 titles deal with the following topics: secondary school principals' attitudes toward characteristics of an ideal reading program; the effects of rock music on the reading comprehension of eighth grade students; objectives for…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, History
Farrow, Earl V. – 1980
Special programs provided to low income, nontraditional students at Livingston College, New Jersey, are described. In the academic year 1978-79, 498 students were enrolled in special programs, over two-thirds were black and over one-half came from families with annual incomes of less than $6,000. Ninety-seven percent came from families with…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Basic Skills, Course Descriptions, Developmental Studies Programs
Mikel, Edward – 1976
The report evaluates activities of 11 aesthetic education learning centers (AELCs) to promote teacher education and curriculum development in aesthetic education for elementary schools. The AELC's are defined as learning laboratories which work with school districts to bring students and teachers together with resources and people in the arts…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Aesthetic Education, Case Studies, Curriculum Development
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1978
Articles on individualization in English language learning, a bibliography and list of selected additions to the English Teaching Information Centre archives (October 1977 - April 1978), and a list of recent publications are presented. An introduction by Elizabeth Smyth and the following articles are included: "Autonomy, Self-Directed Learning and…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, English (Second Language)
Palow, William P. – 1978
The Mathematics Learning Center provides materials and assistance to students in courses from Arithmetic through Calculus and Differential Equations. One component of the program is the Directed Independent Study (DIS) program which provides an alternative to classroom instruction in Arithmetic, Introduction to Algebra, College Algebra, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, College Mathematics, Community Colleges
Schultz, Jerelyn B.; Rougvie, Barbara S. – 1977
The purpose of this guide is to provide assistance for home economics teachers in gaining insight in working with mildly disabled students as individuals and as members of a mainstreamed class. Preceding the four major parts of this document are descriptions of the following related elements: characteristics of eighth and ninth grade students and…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Daily Living Skills, Foods Instruction, Handicapped Students
Clark, Sara H. – 1975
The aim of the Title I math program was to improve the teaching of mathematics at the primary level in Title I schools. School staff and Parent Advisory Committee members had suggested and helped plan the focus of the project. It was expected that improved teaching would raise the level of understanding of basic mathematics skills and concepts of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Formative Evaluation
Kahl, David H.; Gast, Barbara J. – 1974
This book describes, in detail, practical ways to develop an open, individualized and child-centered classroom by using learning or interest centers. Consideration is given to the initial planning of learning centers, and sections discuss various kinds and uses of learning centers for the primary and intermediate grades. Topics discussed include…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
McCollum, Sylvia G. – 1973
Educational technology, new materials and methods, and a growing realization that each person learns in an individually unique way has opened up new potentials in correctional education. The delivery of education and training services is very difficult in a prison setting. However, the creative program manager can develop and implement an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Resources
Solomon, Gwen – Electronic Learning, 1987
Describes magnet high school which was created in California to meet desegregation requirements and emphasizes computer technology. Highlights include local computer networks that connect science and music labs, the library/media center, business computer lab, writing lab, language arts skills lab, and social studies classrooms; software; teacher…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, High Schools
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1983
This module, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on a specific skill that vocational educators need to be successful in the area of instructional management. The purpose of the module is to give educators skill in planning, designing, and organizing the physical facilities of the vocational education…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Organization, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Facilities Design
Brownell, Winifred W.; Watson, Arden K. – 1984
Acknowledging that one of the most difficult challenges postsecondary educators must face is the maintenance of adequate student enrollment, this paper describes the creation of a speech communication laboratory as one component of a university-wide effort to maximize student retention. The paper first discusses several suggestions researchers…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research
Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, Los Alamitos, CA. – 1979
Tabular and narrative material highlight accomplishments of a three-year Basic Skills Learning Centers (BSLC) Project, which was designed to provide nonurban elementary schools in 20 western states with materials and technical assistance to improve remedial instruction in reading and mathematics. A section on project structure and history…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Basic Reading, Basic Skills
Educational Research Services, Inc., White Plains, NY. – 1962
THE REPORT COMMUNICATES TO ARCHITECTS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FUNCTIONS CONTEMPLATED IN EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS AND THE ACTIVITIES CONVENTIONALLY ASSUMED TO TAKE PLACE IN TYPICAL SCHOOLS AND PARTICULARLY CAMPUS LABORATORY SCHOOLS. THE NEW CONCEPT OF EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS REQUIRES ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING. THE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Classroom Design, Classroom Research, Demonstration Centers
Palermo, David S. – 1966
While studies in learning and verbal behavior show that learning comes through paired-associate problems, they do not explain the acquisition of language. Three paradigms demonstrate mediation effect in paired-associate learning: response equivalence, stimulus equivalence, and chaining model. By reviewing children's language acquisition patterns…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Behavioral Science Research, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach
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