The value in using the computer as a teaching machine is likely to be a function of how well it can adapt to individual differences in performance. The term adaptive'' is used to imply that the student is routed to material which follows different teaching strategies and that tasks are put together, on-line, to fit a particular student's…

The editorial maintains that the perspective of hierarchical learning used in school science teaching should also be realized at college level science teaching. Perhaps the best teachers and intense attention should be devoted to the teaching of a introductory course where the concepts upon which further knowledge is based are learned. (PS)

Describes and illustrates a project (IACP) to develop instructional materials for use in junior high schools to improve student ability to evaluate the opportunities and requirements for a career in industry. Article contains sample teaching guides, conceptual schemes, and photographs. (GR)

Brigham Young University devised a "dual-track system to provide highly practical training in both engineering and technology for students with different capabilities. The training tracks lead to different careers. (WM)

Educational technology properly understood and used can free the teacher from being a collector-dispenser of data and manager of records. (Editor)

Copies of the "Guide to Improving Instruction In Industrial Arts" are available at $1.25 each from AVA Publication Sales, 1510 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Ten percent discount on orders of ten or more copies. (Editor)

Examines the relationships between computer literacy and mathematics, the potential advantages of teaching the two as separate courses, and both academic and practical issues that must be addressed in developing a mathematics curriculum that will ensure strong mathematics and make maximum use of the modern computer. (MBR)