The courses for a self-instructional electronics curriculum designed for remote-learning are presented through written materials, home-laboratory kits, TV broadcasts, telephone tutoring, periodic sessions, and seminars. Development and implementation of instructional materials are discussed, as are cost considerations for the courses, and the…

Summarizes results of a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs and courses offered by Staff Development Services, Civil Service Commission of Ontario (Canada). Questionnaires completed by participants and their supervisors indicated that the courses are effective in all areas evaluated. (MF)

A 17-item semantic differential attitudinal measure was completed by 30 students and 22 older consultants enrolled in a Psychology of Aging course during the first and last class meetings. Positive changes in attitudes about old people were found for almost all pairs of items. (Author)

This study attempts to assess whether a human sexuality course, which combines lecture and small group discussion formats, results in changes in sex related knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and three dimensions of guilt. (Author)

In Australian higher education published guidelines for setting up tertiary teaching units have failed to suggest appropriate models for teaching units or to propose adequate criteria for evaluating existing units. This article examines the functions of tertiary teaching units and six models for tertiary teaching units are identified together with…

In October 1984 the teaching of anatomy at Sheffield University Medical School was radically changed. Described are the background for the changes, aims, teaching methods, courses, support materials, student assessment, and course evaluation. (Author/RH)

Points out that keeping a journal provides teachers with an opportunity to critique assignments, discover student writing trends, compile statistics, and collect examples of humorous misstatements and faux pas. (ARH)

Health education specialists were surveyed to discover which topics and sub-topics of health-related content were considered to be important in health education. A comparison between major health content areas in 1961 and 1981 is presented. (DF)

An approach to the teaching and examining of systems analysis in a university department of computing mathematics in described. Aims, content, and student reaction to the course are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The use of nominal group technique in course evaluation has these advantages: it restricts the researcher's influence, encourages respondents to frame their own responses, sustains individual autonomy during group pressure, and provides respondents with knowledge of the full range of possible responses. However, it also underestimates group…

The Elementary School Health Education Survey was conducted to determine the health knowledge, health practices, and awareness of the consequences of health behavior of elementary school students. Results and implications for teacher improvement are discussed. (Author/DF)

Transactional evaluation was used with 48 student teachers when teaching laboratory professors became concerned about high levels of student dissatisfaction and resulted in course changes. Positive feedback from students, public school personnel, and the university team indicated that the changes had improved the quality of the laboratory…

Undergraduate psychology students were asked to write about peak experiences that they have had as a way of helping them understand Maslow's theoretical construct. Student evaluations confirmed that the learning activity was successful. (Author/RM)

Undergraduate experimental subjects were told that they would receive a series of unscheduled assessments over a five-week period and their grades would comprise 20 percent of their semester average. Subjects were significantly more test anxious than the control group, but achievement was not significantly different. (Author/LMO)

The psychological issues discussed in the course are outlined and the readings used are listed. Students' evaluations of the course varied. (RM)