Describes the mini course program in operation at Westfield, New Jersey, High School. (MB)

A long-term behavioral evaluation of an advanced undergraduate psychology course seeks definition and analysis of relevant variables affecting student performance, and the development of feasible individualized methods for efficiently and reliably producing optimal student performance in a manner that is preferred by both students and teacher.…

Descriptions of the activities in various sections of an experimental course in freshman English during the fall semester of 1967. (RD)

Research supported by the U.S. Office of Education.

The development, evaluation and underlying rationale of a two-day course on explaining and lecturing is described. It is argued that since lecturing is the major method of teaching in universities it is important to help lecturers improve their technique and make them aware of their strengths and weaknesses. (Author/MLW)

An experimental 16-item 5-point Expository Writing Evaluator was administered to 1,311 college students in 79 writing courses to evaluate college-level courses in expository writing. The 16 expository writing items exhibited a narrow band of factor loadings ranging from .87 to .77, and the factor was labeled "Expository Writing Impact."…

Used data from a college classroom to demonstrate the value of taking student learning styles into consideration when designing and revising a course. Learning styles were assessed in 58 students using the Inventory of Learning Processes. Casual path analyses revealed relationships between certain evaluation components and certain learning styles.…

Effects of varying the usual biology-chemistry course sequence were studied by comparing students' scores on the Natural Science Reading Test of the American College Test (ACT). Results showed that it made little difference whether college preparatory students at two New Orleans (Louisiana) high schools took chemistry before biology or vice versa.…

A computer-assisted curriculum evaluation effort at Pacific University assessed the extent to which the existing curriculum addressed the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry's (ASCO) recommendations, possible duplication of effort, and areas taught but not included in the ASCO models. (MSE)

Describes a study which showed that student evaluations of their courses and instructors are significantly biased by factors external to the quality of their actual classroom experience. Data were collected at the beginning and end of the term from 361 college students enrolled in eight separate American government courses. (Author/RM)

Student questionnaires used at the University of Waterloo are examined regarding students' willingness to complete them, variability of professor ratings over time, and usefulness of the responses to the university administration. The greatest value of the questionnaires, from an administrative perspective, is for flagging courses and faculty in…