In the fall of 1970 the LAMPS (Laboratory Approach to Mathematical Problem Solving) Program began to operate in three elementary schools. This field study deals with the procedure, problems, disappointments, and successes in developing the LAMPS Laboratories. It describes the efforts made to secure greater student involvement and achievement in…

The idea of using demonstrations to support lectures is far from novel, but as other communicating media become more and more sophisticated, the simple practical demonstration is enjoying renewed popularity. This may be because audiences have been exposed to so many advanced presentation techniques that they have become skeptical to the extent…

The evaluation of a general college biology course taught by a combination of lectures, readings, small group discussions, and student-initiated activities, contains a list of the topics introduced in each of three semesters, the facilities available to students in conducting their individually designed research projects, audio-visual material…

Included are instructional materials designed for use with disadvantaged students who have a limited reading ability and poor command of English. The guide is the first volume of a two volume, one year program in physical science, and contains these five units and activities: First Class Levers, six activities; Inclined Plane, six activities; The…

Included are instructional materials designed for use with disadvantaged students who have a limited reading ability and poor command of English. The guide is the second volume of a two volume, one year program in physical science, and contains these four units and activities: Buoyancy, nine activities; Solubility, six activities; Crystals and…

Included are instructional materials designed for use with disadvantaged students who have a limited reading ability and poor command of English. The guide is the first volume of a two volume, one year program in earth science, and contains these four units and activities: Earth Materials, 8 activities; Weather, 10 activities; Water, 4 activities;…

Included are instructional materials designed for use with disadvantaged students who have a limited reading ability and poor command of English. The guide is the second volume of a two volume, one year program in earth science, and contains these five units and activities: Rock Cycle, 12 activities; Minerals and Crystals, 6 activities; Weathering…

The study dealt with the effect of discovery-type teaching methods on the achievement, attitudes, and work-study skills of low achievers in mathematics. Materials, equipment, and lesson plans were selected or written for half of the sample of ninth and tenth grade students having a low mathematics grade record, and being below average in two of…

The purpose of the study was to identify the effectiveness of using activity oriented lessons in seventh grade mathematics. Students were randomly assigned to one of six participating classes; two classes used only textbooks, two used instructional modes other than texts, and two used both texts and other enrichment activities. Units in number…

The aim of this guide is to aid elementary teachers in individualizing instruction. Eight general objectives of teaching mathematics are listed, 11 topics are identified as being the scope of elementary mathematics, a one-page mathematics curriculum flow chart for grades K-8 is provided, student and teacher needs and evaluation are discussed in…

Describes a chemical engineering laboratory course based on the modelling and computer simulation of dynamic experimental conditions. (MLH)

Discusses the advantages of using color slides and accompanying objective questions to evaluate engineering laboratory students. (MLH)

Describes a procedure which utilizes a laser beam and an interferometer to determine the stability of a holography system. Equipment set-up, operation, and interpretation of results provided. (CP)

A guided/open-ended format for general chemistry laboratories is used at the University of Oklahoma. This format is much more reflective of the scientific enquiry processes than the traditional verification format, and it allows students to investigate chemistry at a level consistent with their level of intellectual development. (BB)