A kit of modular, programmed materials was used in two Typing 11 classes at Templeton Secondary School. With these two classes as the experimental group and one Typing 11 class as a control group using a standard approach, a set of tests was given to compare gains or losses over a three-month period. Two students from each of the three classes…

This is the fourth report of the Commission on Public School Personnel Policies in Ohio to educators and the general public. The report is based on a survey of school superintendents, principals, teachers, and personnel directors in over 50 districts throughout the state. The report focuses on the need for teacher evaluation and the actions…

This paper summarizes the results of a survey of recent unpublished research studies, conducted in private industry and business, on the effectiveness of a variety of programs designed to develop management abilities. The purpose of the survey was to obtain information about private industry training evaluation practices which might be used or…

Whether 5th grade students will develop a more positive attitude toward social studies as the result of being introduced to a new social studies program, "Man: A Course of Study (MACOS)" is the question investigated in this study. Objectives of the study are to obtain information relative to the following: 1) will the introduction of…

Described here are efforts to modify instructional procedures in a spatial organization course given in 1971, and the roles of the professor, course monitor (author), and students in this experiment. The objectives of the modification were: a) to improve methods for determining student learning; b) to determine the relationship between student…

At Tacoma Community College (Washington) a chemistry course was taught using instructional objectives. This document describes the course in terms of writing the objectives, instructional procedures and student attitudes. The instructor's overall conclusions were: (1) student reaction to the use of instructional objectives was very favorable; (2)…

In order to provide students with a semi-independent study/learning environment, a Learning Materials Center (LMC) was developed at Cerritos College (California). Of the four courses in the LMC program, Math-30 (elementary algebra) was chosen for study because it provided opportunities for follow-up studies. The purpose of this study was to…

Article provided an examination of today's technical and business courses in Ontario. (Editor/RK)

A survey of San Francisco area high schools indicated that students perceived social studies courses to be less important to their occupational future and personal growth than math and English courses. (DE)

Declining enrollments in aerospace teacher workshops suggest the need for evaluation and cost effectiveness measurements. A major purpose of this article is to illustrate some typical evaluation methodologies, including the semantic differential. (MA)

Describes and evaluates a college psychology course on death education (thanatology). Course objectives were to help students become aware of the feelings involved in facing death, encourage discussion on the subject of death, motivate students to change their attitudes about death, and encourage practical planning for funeral arrangements.…

Investigates the effectiveness of an instructional unit on donor phlebotomy consisting of three modules based on a videotape and three booklets. A separate-sample pre-test/post-test design was used; student appraisal data also were collected for the purpose of revising and improving these materials. (Author/VT)

A values analysis course, developed to improve critical thinking, is described. Included in the report is an evaluation of the students' reaction to the class which revealed a general work-play conflict inherent in the course and in college life itself. (JMD)

Independent study is at least as effective as traditional teaching methods, according to this report of a three-year project to evaluate self-study modules, called "minicourses," in a new nursing curriculum. (MF)