This document describes a system of computerized advance registration at Colorado State University. The main objective is to generate a schedule that will satisfy student requests and needs, given constraints of faculty, time, and space. The system consists of a series of computer programs and a set of well-documented manual procedures in the…

A discussion of the use of video tape presentations in political science courses to bring realism to the study of political institutions without resorting to the "politicians in residence" method. Indicates that the cost of creating these teaching materials is high but that they do offer potential as useful supplements to the more traditional…

Documents the effects of one teaching experiment using video tape presentations on the cognitive learning of undergraduate students in a large introductory political science course. Discusses student reaction and actual learning outcomes. (Author/DB)

Sex differences in career aspirations and behavior following unsuccessful application to medical school are examined. Findings from a 1972 national study indicate that women are less persistent than men in reapplying, more likely to lower their educational aspirations, and less likely to enroll in doctoral degree programs. (Author)

Ninth-and twelfth-graders read hypothetical situations in which an adolescent had a choice favored by parents and a choice favored by peers. Subjects picked the alternative most likely to be chosen by the adolescent. Ninth-grade boys chose the parent-approved alternative more often than ninth-grade girls or twelfth-grade boys. (Author/JAC)

Describes a course at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in human sexuality for allied health personnel which emphasizes the attitudinal aspects of the subject rather than merely the biological aspects. (MF)

College students predicted the situations which would produce the greatest affective result: academic success or failure, as caused by ability or by effort. Attributions to ability generated as much happiness, but less pride, in the case of success; and more unhappiness, but less shame, in the case of failure. (Author/GDC)

Weiner examines Sohn's previous article on attribution and affective reactions. Both researchers' data suggest that emotions in addition to pride and shame are experienced in achievement settings, and that these affects are not necessarily augmented by effort ascriptions. (Author/GDC)

The effects of Teams-Games-Tournament (TG T), an instructional game employing biracial learning teams, on cross-racial friendships in integrated classes was examined in four experiments involving 558 students in grades 7-12. Sociometric measures and chi-square analyses indicated that TGT was an effective means of increasing cross-racial friendship…

Theory pertaining to human development suggests that, as students advance through the secondary-school grades, the learning structures should become less restrictive. This research examines the extent to which "structure" within the secondary school environments changes in accordance with growth in students from year 8 to year 12. (Editor/RK)

A community college intermediate algebra course was taught using four-person student teams and self-pacing according to Bloom's mastery learning model. The instructor assisted teams and lectured when necessary. Positive attitudes and 90-100 percent mastery resulted. Most students would have probably completed the one-semester course in two…

Provides teachers at the high school and elementary levels with some description of actual experiences--both good and bad--that helped to create the students' attitudes about reading. (Author/RK)

To discover how students perceived they were being helped to learn, three teacher nonverbal behaviors (invasion, touching, and eye contact) were investigated in secondary education typewriting classes through the use of silent videotaped teacher-student enactments and several significant findings were indicated, including a noted difference in…