The teacher must be aware of the deep" and surface" levels of language, the learner's linguistic competence, and the cognitive development of preliterate children and illiterate adults." (Author/SP)

A science course at Purdue University requiring students to do a good deal of work on their own at a learning center serves as a basis for discussing the issue of independent study. (LS)

Described are the procedures being employed by the Army in its attempt to employ systems concepts in all of its training programs. (LS)

To focus upon identity, high school students were exposed to the group process. The youngsters had an opportunity to function within groups while viewing themselves and others as well as the functions of the group through the use of integrated media. (Author/BY)

Discussed are six fundamental questions to be considered before designing and developing an instructional system. (LS)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, California, February, 1969, and supported by the U.S. Office of Education which demonstrates the potential value of instructing children to understand certain linguistic forms involved in the communication of relationships. (author)

This analysis of the role of testing in educational programs and services maintains that the connection between tests and instruction is best made integrally through an understanding of the design of learning tasks rather than through linkage. The context for, use of, and limitations of task structures are described. (Author/CM)

Argues that teachers should capitalize on the importance of television in children's lives and use it as a tool to supplement or enhance live presentation. Suggested uses include illustrating material being taught with examples from popular programs, class activities based on television formats, and instructional television presentations with…

Reviews concepts proposed by researchers in linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence, who have applied their knowledge and skills to the study of human information processing--i.e., memory content, storage, encoding, and retrieval. Guidelines derived from theory for use by instructional designers and subject specialists in…

Proposes a cognitive information processing approach to instructional theory, which emphasizes the learner's role as opposed to the efficacy of different instructional methods, and posits that student use of cognitive strategies is an important part of the learning process. Findings of prior research are reviewed. Sixty-four references are…