A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO KINDS OF CONFIRMATION IN PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION--RESPONSE CONFIRMATION AND EXAMINATION FEEDBACK. EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS OF HIGH, MEDIUM, AND LOW STUDENT MOTIVATION AND HIGH AND LOW ERROR-RATE WERE UTILIZED. RESPONSE CONFIRMATION REFERS TO THE CONVENTIONAL METHOD OF CONFIRMING EACH ONE OF…

AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT A GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSE COULD BE TAUGHT EFFECTIVELY WITH A SERIES OF TAPE RECORDED LECTURES. A RESEARCH METHODS CLASS WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS WHICH WERE EQUATED ON THE BASIS OF SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE AS WELL AS SCORES ON TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACHIEVEMENT PRETESTS. THE CONTROL SECTION WAS…

AN EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED FOR RECORDING EYE-MOVEMENT DATA. RAW DATA WERE IN THE FORM OF MOTION PICTURES TAKEN OF THE MONITOR OF A CLOSED LOOP TELEVISION SYSTEM. A TELEVISION CAMERA WAS MOUNTED ON THE SUBJECTS' FIELD OF VIEW. THE EYE MARKER APPEARED AS A SMALL SPOT OF LIGHT AND INDICATED THE POINT IN THE VISUAL FIELD AT WHICH THE SUBJECT…

THE USE OF PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTION IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING WAS INVESTIGATED, SPECIFICALLY AS TRANSCRIPTION FACILITATES AUDITORY-VISUAL RECOGNITION OF RUSSIAN SOUNDS AND SCRIPT. PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTION SERVED IN THIS STUDY AS THE MEDIATING AGENT BETWEEN RUSSIAN SOUNDS AND CYRILLIC SCRIPT. THE LEARNING PROCESS WAS SET UP ON A MEDIATION CHAIN OF…

A conference, sponsored by the American Association of Junior Clearinghouse for Junior College Information, and the UCLA Junior Colleges, the California Junior College Association, the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior College Iinformation, and the UCLA Junior College Leadership Program, was held July 1967 at University of California at Los Angeles.…

An experimental course in introductory organic chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin made use of the computer for drill and routine instruction. Lecturing time was reduced, and computer lessons were made part of the required coursework. This experimental situation was planned on the basis of results from previous experiments using…

This catalog of Evergreen State College, a college in Olympia, Washington that first opened its doors to students in September 1971, presents an overview of the unique academic program offered at the college. Information is given on courses offered in the past, information concerning supporting services, policies and procedures to be followed in…

An experimental college program has been developed to provide a different, less structured program for the first two undergraduate years for 150 students at the University of California. Program content is focused on the study of four periods of crisis and change in western civilization. Students and faculty will read from primary sources, holding…

The author defines individualization in instruction and suggests possible elements of individualization in mathematics classes. Some described elements include (1) individual responses to common assignments, (2) individual paths to the same objectives, (3) different objectives for different students, (4) different completion times for the same…

Fifty-eight fifth and sixth grade students, identified as underachievers in language arts and arithmetic, received special instruction in a learning laboratory setting over a period of three years. The laboratory was a room equipped with designated learning centers and the lab team consisted of a teacher, an aide, and a part-time psychologist. The…

A middle school corrective reading program utilizing paraprofessionals is described. From more than 100 applications, 24 individuals were selected to participate in the paraprofessional training program which considered the following areas of instruction: psychology, rapport, ethics, audiovisual aids, motivation, sequential reading skills, and…

Difficulties faced by freshmen in accomplishing the study-reading needed for a required world history course at Hofstra University led to the establishment of a 3-credit 1-semester reading and study skills course, developed by an interdisciplinary team composed of members from the history and reading faculties. Thirty students were assigned to two…

This book contains the major papers presented at the 1965 symposium, each followed by a transcript of the group discussion which accompanied its presentations: (1) "The Role of the Foundational Studies in the Preparation of Teachers" by Harry S. Broudy, University of Illinois; (2) "The Science and Art of Educating Teachers" by…

In Tucson, the Arizona Center for Early Childhood Education has developed an experimental program (EP) of teacher reeducation aimed at modification of curriculum emphases, classroom practices, and pedagogical orientation of teachers. This study of incentive practices in both EP and NP (nonprogram) classrooms indicated the superiority of the EP…

A nonverbal training module for a Teaching Laboratory was developed for and tested with secondary teacher-candidates enrolled in the University of Texas at Austin teacher education program. The unit, employing an awareness approach, was administered to 17 students in the experimental group immediately preceding the last of a series of required…