ONE OF A SERIES OF PILOT STUDIES REPORTED ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TAPE-RECORDED LECTURES AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A REQUIRED COURSE FOR SECONDARY TEACHING WERE TESTED AND GROUPED INTO 18 MATCHED PAIRS. ASSIGNMENTS WERE MADE TO THE TAPED LECTURE (EXPERIMENTAL) AND THE CONVENTIONALLY TAUGHT (CONTROL) GROUPS, 24 AND 12 SUBJECTS…

Two experiments are conducted to observe how children, ages 10-15, who have not previously used a computer, will learn concepts relevant to computer programing languages. The interpreters used are LOGO and SIMPER. Subjects are pretested with an instrument developed to predict ability to manage the concepts. They are then given group instruction on…

Improvisation and pantomime are used in a class "adventure" that sparks the imagination, promotes positive group interaction, generates fun, and can be a new approach to experimental teaching. (Author)

Autoharps can be used to conduct exciting experiments in music. (DS)

Students should be equipped to know enough history to raise questions, investigate the literature and sources, discuss and write cogently about issues, and participate knowledgeably in seminars and independent study. (Author/MM)

A combined blocking procedure was used to teach a child with autism to select two colors on request. First, two color cards were placed at fixed locations on a table and the experimenter repeatedly requested the child to touch one of the colors. After 10 consecutive correct selections, the child was asked to touch the other color. Blocks of trials…

An experiment was conducted at Metropolitan Junior College, Kansas City, to determine (1) if an experimental group of English I students who wrote 24 compositions during one semester would show greater writing improvement than a control group that wrote only eight, and (2) if there would be a difference in reading and vocabulary development…

David P. Ausubel (1963, 1968) has developed a psychology of meaningful reception learning which is intimately related to instruction as it typically occurs in schools. A key component of this psychology involves the hypothesized effects of advance organizers has not been adequately evaluated. Previous investigations, while of theoretical interest,…

The study investigated the improvement of experimental attitude in terms of John Dewey's philosophy of experimentation by prospective teachers. Throughout the 1968-69 academic year, an attempt was made to gear the programme toward this philosophical school of thought. (NQ)

Lists a variety of pantomime activities for use in the classroom. (GB)

If education is to be a process ever renewing itself, teachers should use the happening" as a process tool in the classroom. A description of four happenings" performed at the City College of New York in English literature classes. (Author)

Children must be taught the skills with which to learn, not just to memorize facts. Individualized instruction is the best way to achieve this. (AN)

Describes a FLES experiment in Dobbs Ferry, New York elementary schools. (DS)