A model for on-bus instruction during travel time from high schools to area vocational centers was developed, tested, revised, implemented, and evaluated. Two units of study adapted from existing material used for teaching occupational survival skills were included in the model. Audiotapes, handouts, worksheets, attitudes, and cognitive tests were…

Oral history has not been widely used in required high school history courses. Time, money, transcribing interviews, lack of teaching manuals, and the difficulties in evaluating students were cited as problems associated with using oral history as an instructional tool. Yet oral history projects do not have to be major productions to be…

Focusing on the diversity of the uses of technology in education and the institutions which apply them, this book presents 13 articles describing technological transformations in teaching at two-year colleges throughout the United States. The book contains: (1) "Tradition and Technology at Amarillo College: People Make the Difference," by Diana…

In fall 1984, a program was implemented at Daytona Beach Community College (Florida) with the dual purpose of integrating subject material between courses and establishing a close community of learners to cooperate in the mastery of subject matter. In the fall semester, participating students enroll in a block of three courses; English I,…

A study evaluated the comparative training effectiveness of three language instruction methods: (1) suggestopedia, (2) the standard methodology used at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, a functional skill-building approach, and (3) a flexible-scheduling version of the standard methodology, with pacing based on group…

This report analyzes the effects of multiunit school organization on elementary teachers' patterns of task-related communication. Multiunit teacher work teams, or units, are characterized by discussions between teachers about the intimate details of their daily work; this contrasts with the structurally undifferentiated organization of…

Dolphin is a computer-assisted instruction system used to teach and reinforce skills in reading, language arts, and mathematics. An evaluation of this system was conducted to provide information to TSC Division of Houghton Mifflin regarding its effectiveness and possible modifications to the system. The general design of the evaluation was to…

Current issues in educational uses for microcomputers are addressed in this collection of 139 abstracts of papers in which computer literacy and practical applications dominate. Topics discussed include factors related to computer use in the classroom, e.g., computer lab utilization; teaching geometry, science, math, and English via…

This report provides information concerning the five goals of the Burroughs B20 microcomputer project in the College of Education at the University of Nevada-Reno: (1) to improve the computer literacy of classroom teachers and increase their general awareness of developing computer technology; (2) to enhance student writing across curricula; (3)…

This book is a collection of essays by various authors documenting the development and evaluation of Individually Guided Education (IGE), a planned attempt, involving thousands of scholars and practitioners, to produce more effective elementary schools. Part 1, "An Attempt to Restructure Elementary Schooling," consists of three chapters…

The uses of modern technology present a challenge to constitutional rights. Computer technology is viewed as a serious threat to privacy, electronic bugging devices are available to everyone, and the United States government is the largest user of electronic surveillance. The fact that databases are pervasive is evidenced by the realization that…

Principals and superintendents often make decisions about the purchase and allocation of computer hardware and software without consulting individual teachers; however, teacher participation is necessary for successful implementation of all phases of computer programs. Initially, computer literacy training should be made available to both…

Selected country papers included in this collection focus on applications of computers in the educational systems of Australia, China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Information for the city of Singapore is also provided. The reports for each country and Singapore include: (1) background information on the development of…

This module on developing and using learning centers in the classroom was developed in response to interest voiced by teachers and assistant teachers in Mississippi. Intended to accompany assistant teacher staff development videotapes, the information included in the module is in handout form to be disseminated to the participants by the workshop…

Suggestology is the science which studies the interaction between man and his environment, specifically in terms of unconscious inter-relations. Suggestopedia, an approach to second language instruction, is a matter of creating learning conditions that remove the results of previous conditioning and suggestion, permitting students' reserves to be…