This publication is designed for pre- and in-service teachers to learn the philosophy and techniques of teaching employed in Intermediate Science Curriculum Study materials. The content of this book centers around the concept of electricity. A number of activities are suggested. The teachers can work on this at their own pace individually. A…

A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course in Algebra and General Mathematics is being developed for ninth graders. The course includes a variety of conventional individualized learning experiences along with the "on-line" program. The on-line program accumulates student performance data and allows the teacher to assign appropriate…

Algebra I and General Mathematics courses using tutorial instructional programs under computer control supplemented by "off-line" materials (included in the computer controlled testing) have been developed for a ninth grade student population. This preliminary draft of a teacher's manual for the courses provides outlines of the course…

To convey to those who have had no experience with computer-assisted instruction an impression of the experience that students have in a CAI course, this report presents in print the sequence of instruction that one student received from one chapter of the course, Computer Assisted Remedial Education (CARE 1): Introduction to the Education of…

The major part of this book consists of 36 activities for secondary school mathematics laboratories. Each activity is presented in the form of a carefully-worded direction sheet which may be copied for individual use by the students. Activities are grouped in five categories: (1) Pre-Algebra, (2) Algebra, (3) Geometry, (4) Topology, and (5)…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report deals with the second concept area of the course and focuses on macroeconomics. Segments 17 through 49 are presented,…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report deals with concept area three of the course, which focuses on microeconomics. The behavioral objectives, hierarchy…

The audio workbooks for the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis produced for the United States Naval Academy contain the graphs, charts, review questions, and textual highlights to accompany the individualized instruction audio tapes. Other segments of the course, the behavioral objectives involved, and the various working…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report describes the preliminary findings from the analysis of data produced by the validation tryouts. Student achievement…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This document is the course administrator's manual. It provides detailed instructions on the administrator's functions and serves…

This document presents a brief analysis and synthesis of seven teaching methods. These methods include the pedagogy of the oppressed (i.e., a critical analysis of the uses of power to control man's behavior), the wardha scheme (i.e., craft-centered education), small-group methods, the open classroom approach, the British style debate, panel…

The substance of this speech rests on the argument that, if educational change is to be accomplished, the place to begin is not with organizational change but rather with instructional change -- particularly in the area of individualized instruction. The author argues that, to make individualized instruction work, curriculum must be reorganized…

Designed to provide the educator with some answers about cable television (CATV), this monograph and resource catalog provides a basic description of CATV, its educational uses, and the franchising provisions which relate to its educational uses. The transition of CATV from an association with broadcast television toward cable information systems…

The effects of distraction on achievement are particularly important in relation to the acceptability of computer-assisted instructional materials. In addition to these effects, various levels of anxiety may also be deleterious to the learner. In order to measure the effects of both distraction and anxiety 121 subjects were used in a two-by-two…

This report summarizes the findings of a February 1971 administration of a revised and expanded version of the Wisconsin Basic Prereading Skill Test to 138 kindergartners. The test battery being developed has two purposes: (a) the identification of prereading skill deficits in kindergartners for individualized curriculum planning, and (b) the…