This two-phase experiment was conducted to determine: (1) whether foreign language aptitude as measured by standard aptitude tests (Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery, Carroll-Sapon Modern Language Aptitude Test) can be significantly increased by training, and (2) whether increases in language aptitude so obtained would result in better language…

This investigation entailed surveys of the operation of the Missouri State Office of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and of local program characteristics, as well as of followup study of adults (enrollees age 25 or over with less than eight years of schooling) who terminated during the 1967-68 fiscal year. Interviews, a questionnaire, and state…

This report contains a comprehensive examination of all major levels and types of education in the Hungarian educational system under communism. The structure, process, philosophy, and history of Hungarian education are described in 10 chapters: (1) "The Country's Background"; (2) "The Educational Inheritance"; (3) "The…

An experiment, using College Board Achievement Tests in German Reading and Listening Comprehension, to compare the effectiveness of earphones and loudspeakers in language test presentation is described. Related opinions, implications, and conclusions on the effectiveness of communication media in language teaching and testing are offered. (AF)

In order to examine the possibilities for an advanced multimedia instructional system, a review and assessment of current instructional media was undertaken in terms of a functional description, instructional flexibility, support requirements, and costs. Following this, a model of an individual instructional system was developed as a basis for…

The statistical report of 172 Great Books groups is based on one of a series of studies of participants, leaders, and educational effectiveness of study discussion programs sponsored by the Fund for Adult Education. During 1957, interviewers administered questionnaires to 1909 participants in "primary sampling units." It was found that…

A survey was made of training programs for younger office employees in Great Britian and other European countries; employees were categorized as secretaries, typists, machine operators, cashiers, clerks, and professional trainees. In Britain, just over 8% of the under-21 age group were receiving formal training; about 7% were getting day release;…

After one year, a folloup study was made of graduates of the Jackson County Adult Evening High School Completion Program; it supplemented teacher and student evaluations and a followup study made the year before of the first year graduates. The questionnaire used was about the same as the one used the year before (1967). It was found that age,…

A College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)-sponsored survey presents data derived from the questionnaire responses of a representative sample of 1,814 secondary school seniors who took the CEEB Latin Achievement Test during the 1965-66 academic year. Written analyses of questionnaire data, along with many supporting graphs and charts, offer…

Development of an evaluation instrument for the church sponsored Community Change Training Institute (CCTI) resulted in a pre-post test instrument involving measures of meaning, vocabulary, involvement in community action, and personality. Fisher's technique computed the pre-post scores of 108 persons in CCTI groups in Missouri, Ohio, and Hawaii.…

This final report details the objectives of the institute, operation of the program, and conclusions concerning the entire project. A description of program operation includes specific discussion of: (1) planning, (2) participants, (3) staff, (4) orientation, (5) program operation, and (6) evaluation. The appendix encompasses: (1) brochure and…

The study presents the results of testing an original obersvation instrument designed to identify a power elite in multiple sessions of two eight-member adult discussion groups. Two questions guided the development of the study: (1) Can a power elite be identified in participation training groups? (2) Can an effective observation instrument with…

The major objectives of this project were to assist selected vocational educators to develop instructional materials based upon the behavioral objectives of each course, to individualize instruction and develop resource materials to guide other educators. To accomplish these objectives, four workshops were conducted for technical/vocational…

This document reports on the current status of school finance and the trends affecting the efforts of educators to secure adequate funds for public education. Numerous statistical tables and narrative reports are grouped under four sections dealing with (1) dimensions of formal education, which includes enrollment and demographic and comparative…

This report is based on a questionnaire survey sent in Spring 1971 to all state foreign language supervisors. In those cases where state totals were not available, questionnaires were sent directly to the school districts. An analysis of the compiled figures showed that in Fall 1970, the public secondary schools in the 7-12 range reported a…