The innovations include: an inquiry-oriented physical science course for prospective elementary teachers; a self-paced introductory physics course for biological science majors and premeds; a liberal arts physics major which emphasizes the historical and social side of physics; a program in which physics students have the opportunity to produce…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIELD EXTENSION SERVICE CONCEPT AS A METHOD FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS WAS TESTED. A REGIONAL TRAVELING SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE WAS DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF FIELD SITE VISITS AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN OPERATIONAL SCHOOL SITUATIONS UPON PARTICIPATING…

THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE FIVE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE. (1) B. LAMAR JOHNSON GAVE EXAMPLES OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS (GAMING, WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS, ELECTRONIC AIDS, SENSORIA, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, AND AUDIO-TUTORIAL METHODS) AND OF WAYS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY (STAFF VISITS, PROVISION OF SPECIAL FACILITIES, USE OF GRANTS AND BUDGETED FUNDS,…

Elementary students recorded large gains in academic achievement in the two years their school was involved in an intensive instructional improvement project that employed team teaching, flexible scheduling, open classrooms, and individualized instruction. A study was done to determine if the achievement gains would continue through a third year…

The purpose of the African Social Studies Programme "Newsletter" is to keep persons actively engaged in the development of social studies in Africa and elsewhere informed of new developments and activities taking place in the twelve member countries in Africa. Also included are: meeting announcements, availability of syllabi, guides and…

This report presents a rationale for the individualization of instruction, an examination of applications of these methods in elementary and secondary schools, and some implications for individualization within junior colleges. Innovative techniques used by elementary and secondary education and junior colleges were found quite similar; the…

The Center for the Study of Social Organizations at Johns Hopkins University has developed suggestions for evaluating, preparing, introducing, playing, discussing, and modifying simulation games for classroom use. The teacher must first evaluate the game materials and the simulation model in the light of the abilities and interests of his…

Today's children receive information in relatively unstructured form through communications media which surmount barriers of time and space. In comparison, traditional sequential learning may seem slow and uninteresting. Technological innovation in education would make it possible to place emphasis on student discovery through informative media,…

This report, the third in a series dealing with the development of community service programs, presented a review and evaluation of the concept of a center for community development. The objectives of such a center would be to: determine the adequacy of existing community-oriented programs; involve more people in existing programs; have a trial…

In the spring of 1969, Brown University adopted a new, flexible and progressive undergraduate curriculum. The movement for curricular reform began in late 1966 when a group of Brown students headed by Ira Magaziner, '69, formed a Group Independent Studies Project to examine undergraduate education at Brown. The Group released a 450-page report 15…

One of the tasks of the university is to prepare people for the "learned" professions--vocations that involve the application of a liberal education to practical affairs. People who engage in the learned professions must have versatility, broad knowledge, and depth of knowledge in whatever basic arts and sciences underlie their individual…

Herein are discussed the traditional model of local school development in preservice education, including its weaknesses; selected models of preservice education stressing local involvement, including the Florida Experimental Program in Elementary Education, the Cooperative Student Teacher Center Concept, the Mercer County Teacher Education…

A 44 item questionnaire and free response instrument was given to 280 students selected from two different kinds of educational psychology courses: (1) a "module" approach involving selection of three 5-week modules from a list of such courses; and (2) a specially prepared composite learning and development course covering 1 semester. The purpose…

Higher Education, the institutions as well as the associations, have long regarded adult or extension education as a stepchild; consequently, instructional broadcasting as an educational medium has been all but ignored. Yet by 1976 the establishment of the University of North America, a confederation of several radically different regional higher…

This is a report of the Admissions Commission of Michigan State University (MSU). Chapter I deals with organization and procedures, including sections about the purpose of an admissions commission and the procedures of the commission. Chapter II discusses the commission in the context of higher education in Michigan, in general, and specifically…