In this paper we challenge designers, researchers, teachers, students, and parents to re-assess and re-envision the value of technology-mediated feedback and e-assessment by examining the innovative roles feedback and assessment played in the design of three contemporary web-based learning environments. These environments include 1) an…

This study investigates the influence of a school's pre-existing social resources on the implementation of a comprehensive literacy-coaching program (Content-Focused Coaching [CFC]). Elementary schools were randomly assigned to receive a CFC-trained coach (n = 15 schools) or to continue with the literacy coaching resources that are standard for…

The field of political science has encountered a unique obstacle in its development. Contemporary political theory has diverged in opposite paths, becoming more conceptual and abstract as well as focused and concrete. The unfortunate result of this has been a lack of clarity in communicating political theory to a new generation of political…

For the thirty-ninth time, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes.…

Developed by the publications committee of the Industrial Arts Division of the American Vocational Association, this document describes innovative industrial arts programs that are currently under operation and show promise for future development or improvement. The programs summarized in this bulletin were selected by the committee for inclusion…

This paper examines current professional literature and assesses: (1) the degree to which community colleges have (or are developing) administrative programs that actively foster instructional innovation; and (2) how education programs in general, and innovative programs in particular are evaluated in terms of relative effectiveness and costs…

The purpose of this nationwide directory of innovative programs in undergraduate education is to provide like-minded professionals a means of contacting each other to share information and experiences. The directory divides innovative programs into three categories: instructional, curricular, and institutional. The section on instructional…

This report summarizes the activities of Great Britain's National Council for Educational Technology (NCET) for the term of its existence--April 1967 to September 1973. The council's aim was to promote, develop, and assist innovation in educational methodology. NCET's activities are summarized under the workings of its seven problem-centered…

This paper presents a concise description of procedures used by one teacher to move from a teacher-directed to a child-centered classroom and how this Self-Selection method has made it possible for many American schools to affect a successful transition from the traditional to the open classroom. At the present time, hundreds of teachers…

Florida International University, a new upper level institution offering only junior, senior and graduate courses, is seeking to be innovative in many ways. Communications are of great importance to the University, and to enhance communication with the outside world, several pamphlets and papers are circulated periodically to explain the progress…

FLUIDMOD is an interactive program for student practice and instruction in the medical treatment of fluid and electrolyte problems in human patients. Previous instructional programs in this field have been based on teaching numerous rules applicable to particular problems, which must then be applied by the student to actual patients who supply…

Secondary analysis of the COPED data bank was undertaken to explore the relationship between social system properties and certain forms of innovative teaching. The results underscore the importance of viewing individual behavior in its systemic context: innovations occurred where teachers saw them as rewarded, independently of individual…

The Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) has tremendous possibilities for building student interest and initiative, but it requires innovative management to be successful. (Author/PG)