A description of the course "The Relevance of Theology" taught at the Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, which was videotaped for use at a nearby college as an elective. (PG)

Discussed day care for children and the quality of such care. (RK)

A program in which each participant learns about education through his or her own involvement in the education process itself was the objective of a four class teacher education experiment in the College of Education, New Mexico State University. (Editor/PG)

This operating manual was constructed for the first version of the experimental database system SOUCIT, a qualified citation index for educational technology designed by the Computer Services Unit of Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology (RGIT) in association with the Scottish Education Department. The database comprises 45 references generated…

A METHOD OF "PRINCIPAL ACTOR ROLE" CLASSIFICATION WAS USED TO EXAMINE THE INTERACTION OF A GROUP OF BRIGHT, UNDERACHIEVING FIFTH GRADERS. IN THIS METHOD, THE PERSON WHO IS THE CENTER OF THE GROUP'S ATTENTION AT ANY GIVEN TIME (EITHER BY TALKING OR BY NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR) IS TERMED THE "PRINCIPAL ACTOR." OBSERVERS CLASSIFY THE…

THROUGH INTERVIEWS BY A PSYCHOLOGIST AT TWO DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS, AN MQ-SORT INSTRUMENT WAS DEVELOPED. THE INSTRUMENT CONSISTED OF 100 STATEMENTS CONCERNING GRADES, TEACHERS, ACTIVITIES, AND LEARNING. TEACHERS SORTED THE STATEMENTS THE WAY THEY THOUGHT MOST STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL WOULD SORT THEM. STUDENTS SORTED THEM TO DESCRIBE THEIR PERSONAL…

TALENT WAS BROADLY DEFINED TO INCLUDE ALL AREAS OF CONSTRUCTIVE HUMAN ENDEAVOR. DEVELOPMENT OF TALENT THROUGH RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION WAS ATTEMPTED. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES AND PROCEDURES USED BY THE SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP MANY DIVERSIFIED TALENTS OF PUPILS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM SITUATIONS WERE DESCRIBED. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PRESENTLY PROVIDE…

A VOLUNTEER, EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IS DESCRIBED. TWO MAIN PURPOSES ARE--TO INTEREST AND STIMULATE GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND BROADENING OF THEIR PERSPECTIVES IN THE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS AND TO ENCOURAGE THESE STUDENTS TO UNDERTAKE A PROJECT IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS, IN THE NATURE OF…

THE ILLINOIS PLAN FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN WAS COMPOSED OF FIVE PARTS. THE FIRST, REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES AND MATERIALS, OFFERED ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A PLAN FOR IMPROVING ITS SERVICES TO GIFTED CHILDREN. PROPOSED PLANS SHOULD INVOLVE A DESCRIPTION OF WHO WAS TO BE SERVED, THE QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES…

PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, A TEACHING METHOD WHICH INCORPORATES (1) A DETAILED SPECIFICATION OF TERMINAL BEHAVIOR, (2) A CAREFUL SEQUENCING OF THE MATERIAL INTO GRADED STEPS, AND (3) THE REINFORCEMENT OF STUDENT RESPONSE, WORKS MORE FAVORABLY IN CERTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA THAN IN OTHERS. CARROLL AND SKINNER BELIEVE THAT SUCCESS IN PROGRAMED…

THE EFFECTS OF THREE SIZES-OF-STEP AND THE TYPE AND AMOUNT OF CUEING UPON ACHIEVEMENT IN SPELLING WERE COMPARED. NINETY-SIX FIFTH-GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO ONE OF SIX EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS. ALL SUBJECTS WERE MATCHED ON SEX BEFORE ASSIGNMENT. THE MEAN SCORES ON EACH OF THE WEEKLY TESTS WERE COMPARED BY AN ANALYSIS OF…

THIS INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL WAS PREPARED FOR A COMPUTER-BASED SPEECH TRAINING SYSTEM, DESIGNED TO CONDITION FLUENCY IN THE PROSODIC FEATURES OF SPEECH. THE SCOPE OF THE MANUAL COVERED (1) SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS, (2) SYSTEM AND PROGRAM OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND (3) BASIC INFORMATION ON THE CONTROL OF SPEECH PRODUCTION AND…