A study is reported examining language and learning laboratories as they exist today in United States colleges and universities. The study is based on 89 responses to a questionnaire sent to 150 institutions. The type of facility, the technologies available, the disciplines served, and the organizational structures established are examined.…

Presents a strategy model for implementing learner controlled instruction. Seven steps are listed with primary emphasis on the delegation of authority, research, analysis, definition, and validation of each. (JEG)

Examines the preliminary evaluation of self-instructional material in physiology designed as remedial work by medical students. The materials are now used by science, veterinary, dental, and postgraduate medical students and have been distributed to 20 countries. Evaluation results indicate the materials are effective methods of study.

The TAPE TUTOR is an electronic device which provides the means for reliable recognition of correct responses to recorded questions. (BB)

A "Neurox" program entitled "Canine Neurological Diagnosis" developed at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine enables a student to obtain the results of 78 possible neurological tests or associated questions on a single case. A lesson and possible adaptations are described. (LBH)

Describes an inservice workshop strategy for training teachers to create self-instructional materials. Workshop steps include (1) defining instructional objectives, (2) developing a post-test, (3) choosing an instructional strategy, (4) trying out the strategy, and (5) revising the instruction. (RT)

The biostatistics course for undergraduate medical and dental students at the University of Connecticut Health Center is taught by the Keller Plan, and students can use computers to analyze data sets and to score their unit tests. The computer is an essential tool for data analysis and an attractive option for test scoring. (LBH)

In a continuation of a previously published article, this paper presents the results of a study comparing programmed learning techniques with traditional methods of teaching the Telugu language to Hindi sixth grade students. Some advantages of programmed instruction are reported. (LBH)

The efficacy of using graphic representations of concepts, which are more readily generated on a computer than in traditional texts, was studied. The study, which involved teaching computer programming, is described. The necessity of further research is discussed. (JL)

Suggests that correspondence education can be used to benefit students in regular schools by enriching curriculum, accelerating gifted pupils, making up work that has been failed or missed, resolving schedule conflicts, introducing adult education, individualizing learning programs, and providing adult evening programs. Outlines responsibilities…

Discusses the use of programmed scripts, textbooks, films, and cassette tapes to conduct a self-instruction laboratory course. Indicates the presence of marked positive effects on the development of the students' ability to plan their own experiments. (CC)

The minicourse, useful for training at any level or function, covers just one skill or concept in an hour or less. It has the advantage of being used singly or in combination to form any type of instructional package. The steps required to produce a minicourse are offered here. (AJ)

Author looks at programed learning and analyzes why he believes it has not been as sucessful an educational tool as many educators predicted. (HB)

Described is Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, which has attempted to design its program around computer hardware in its pioneering approach to education. (DS)

Contains the teacher and student sections of a learning package designed to help the learner understand the influence of values on behavior. (SB)