The paired-associate learning of 52 fourth graders was related to measures of cognitive ability obtained the previous year. Subjects were administered the paired-associate task under one of three variations: at a comfortable rate with standard instructions; at a comfortable rate with a potentially effective learning strategy (visual imagery); and…

Prepared by graduate students for teachers of integrated business programs, this report outlines the history of vocational education, reviews the development of block-time programs in the United States, describes already prepared materials for use in block-time programs, and contains an annotated bibliography on teaching methods for integrated…

The determinants of several measures of journey to work for residents of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas are analyzed and compared based on findings from a national study. Some of the more important issues raised by other researchers are also explored in this paper. The basic concern of this report is whether the journey to work patterns of…

Mount Hood Community College studied existing staff development programs at numerous other institutions, reexamined its own philosophy and staff development programs, analyzed faculty needs, formulated new directions for its faculty, and more closely articulated staff development opportunities with area institutions and agencies. This report…

Playfulness, a personality trait consisting of sense of humor, manifest joy, and spontaneity, was demonstrated to relate to divergent thinking at the kindergarten and high-school levels. The differential valence given to it by kindergarten-teachers and JHS- and HS-teachers was discussed in relation to creative potential. There was a consensus of…

The purpose of the project was to plan and conduct workshops designed to upgrade the basic teaching skills of part-time vocational teachers in the Wisconsin Vocational-Technical Adult Education System. The project consisted of designating the pedagogical skills to be learned, developing an instructional booklet to be correlated with the workshop…

The Office of Community Education and Services (CES) was formed in March, 1974 through the merger of the former Office of Community Relations and the Evening College Office at Kishwaukee College. This report describes: (1) the philosophy and goals of CES, (2) a detailed description of existing and planned CES course offerings and public service…

Ten children (4- to 7-years-old) receiving articulation and language therapy and their student clinicians were evaluated on the Analysis of Behavior of Clinicians System to determine the length of time necessary to obtain a representative sample of clinician-client interaction during a therapy session. Approximately 10 minutes after the clinician…

The Skills Conversion Project conducted by the National Society of Professional Engineers sought to study the transition mechanisms required to transfer available technical manpower from aerospace and defense industries into other areas of employment in private industry and public service. Fourteen study teams assessed the likelihood of future…

Previous studies show that a listener has the potential to receive recorded information at a rate far exceeding the rates that are used for conversation and for the production of tape recordings. However, few studies have examined listeners' rate preferences. Thus, 48 elementary school children in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade listened to a series…

Fifty-eight students (in grades 5 and 6) of average or near-average intelligence (who were reading 2 or more years below their normal expected level and who learned best through the auditory modality) took part in a study to evaluate the following areas: the effectiveness of two auditory highlighting procedures for increasing listening…

An external degree is one that may be earned outside the central structure of a college or university. The most common form of external degree program is the evening college in which students, who are usually working adults, meet the standard requirements for a four-year degree by taking a part-time program after work. No allowances are made in…

The efficiency of using games presented on the PLATO IV instructional system to provide remedial mathematics training for Basic Electricity/Electronics School trainees was tested. Two learning tasks which provide the most difficulty for students were selected and instructionally programed for the PLATO IV system. Drill and practice routines for…

Initiating the Rural Child Care Project Monograph Series, this publication details the many factors which affect the selection and operation of a transportation service supporting rural child development centers. Relying upon its 9 years of experience, the Kentucky Youth Research Center (KYRC) presents relative advantages and disadvantages of 4…

One article, "Non-Western Literature: Cultural Diversity and the Reader's Response" explores some of the difficulties encountered in studying non-Western literature: the different conceptions of time in Eastern thought, the ways in which these differences affect Indian and Japanese literature, and the necessity of altering the manner of…