An experimental course was conducted to test three products that may be included in the Systematic Teacher Training Model being developed by the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching Program on Teaching Effectiveness. The subjects were 14 intern teachers enrolled in the Stanford Secondary Teacher Education Program, the interns'…

The need for analysis of covariance is discussed in the context of present day education. . .new approaches to instruction including new methods, curricula, devices and patterns of classroom organization. A problem is then used as an example of a typical experiment and the reader is led step by step through the application, analysis and…

Observations from a study which sought to measure both the effect of television viewing on cultural bias and awareness and also the Hawthorne effect upon an experimental group are compiled in this report. (The Hawthorne effect is a measurable improvement normally shown in any group of subjects who know they are taking part in an experiment.)…

This report describes an objective method for allocating San Jose students to groups so that each group would include the same representation of students according to two quantitative measures of scholastic achievement. The conditions provided that each group be internally heterogeneous, but that intergroup differences be small, so that each would…

Obtaining the consent of human participants in the conduct of research is a growing concern in research circles, particularly in university settings. Informed consent is the agreement of a person, or an authorized representative, to participate in a research activity. The paper offers suggestions for obtaining informed consent. (NG)

The nature of experimental designs in the evaluation of educational programs is addressed in this commentary on the evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act and a paper detailing that evaluation (TM 503 672). (JKS)

Describes an experimental demonstration of entropy utilizing a rubber band. (SL)

Reports on the Harewood Centre which has its origins in the West Riding experiment of seconding teachers to become educational social workers. (Editor/RK)

Examines a Swiss experiment in second language learning before the age of ten, which indicates that pre-puberty second language learning can be successful and can improve first language skills, and that the method used is less important than the training of the teacher. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Fifteen FORTRAN 77 programs are contained in the described package. Three programs are available for each of five forgetting models involving 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10-parameter models. The programs compute parameter estimates and test parameter estimates both between and within experimental conditions. (Author/GDC)

Lake City Community College in Lake City, Florida converted to a four day week in order to conserve on fuel. Article discussed programs developed under the revised school schedule. (Author/RK)

Article discussed the spirit of cooperation between Johnston College and San Bernardino Valley College, California in volunteer efforts in a variety of community programs. (RK)

A brief description of the University of Florida's Childhood Education Program, which aims to produce teachers who have learned to use themselves effectively as instruments to carry out their educational functions. The research on which the development of the program is based is also reviewed. (HMD)

Present study hypotehsized that deceptive activities characterize a pure competetive situation more than a mixed cooperative and competitive situation, and the latter more than a pure cooperative situation. (Author/RK)