The paper outlines a method for evaluating machined parts which are used as standardized, graded exercises in a machinist training program and provides information regarding the statistical and psychometric properties of the experimental training criterion. (Author/MW)

These demonstrations stress individual differences, a concept becoming increasingly important in psychological research. Intended for use in undergraduate psychology courses, four demonstrations that illustrate common examples of human variation are described. The demonstrations deal with the following individual differences: taste blindness,…

The study reported here had two main aims: to collect data relating to verbal participation in 'conventional' tutor-led groups and to examine the feasibility of using leaderless groups in university teaching. (Author)

This paper describes a program whereby elementary school children are allowed to select their own reinforcement for performing a specified behavior (reading). An evaluation of the program shows significant improvement of reading ability. (RWP)

Article focused on the achievements of the Lea Green School for maladjusted children. (Editor/RK)

An unusual experiment in teacher training, based on a village in Jutland, is causing a major stir in Danish educational circles. (Editor)

Follow Through issues show that methodological knowledge of what constitutes a well-constructed experiment must be supplemented by knowledge of political and administrative intricacies of the educational system before using experimentation in educational program evaluation. (ND)

From the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (53d, San Francisco, February 28 - March 5, 1969).

IN AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION, SEVERAL VARIETIES OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION HAVE BEGUN IN OKLAHOMA CITY. IN FOUR LARGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HALF OF THE PUPILS' TIME HAS BEEN SPENT IN FAIRLY LARGE GROUPS AND THE OTHER HALF IN SMALLER, CONVENTIONAL-SIZE GROUPS. SMALL GROUPS WERE USED FOR TEACHING THE 3R'S. SCIENCE, ART, MUSIC,…

A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE READING PROCESS, BOTH PSYCHOLOGICAL AND LINGUISTIC, AND THE STUDIES DEVELOPING FROM THE ANALYSIS FORMED THE BASIS FOR THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM ON READING. A RESEARCH GROUP WAS ORGANIZED AS A LOOSE FEDERATION WITH EACH OF THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS PURSUING HIS OWN IDEAS AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM. THE COMPLETED…

AFTER GENERAL REMARKS ON INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION OVER THE YEARS, THE PROGRAMS OF SIX NEW LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES WERE DESCRIBED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE INSTITUTIONS--(1) THE FIELD-STUDY CENTER ("DISPOSABLE" OR "BEACHHEAD" COLLEGE), A JOINT PROPOSAL BY ANTIOCH AND GODDARD COLLEGES (OHIO), WITH ENROLLMENT FOR A PERIOD RANGING FROM A FEW WEEKS TO…

SIX SEPARATE STUDIES, ALL CONCERNED WITH GUIDED TRIALS DURING THE LEARNING PROCESS, WERE REPORTED. SPECIFIC ASPECTS COVERED BY THE RESEARCH INCLUDE--(1) GUIDANCE AND SYMBOLIC LEARNING AND (2) GUIDANCE AND SEQUENTIAL LEARNING. VARYING NUMBERS OF COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES WERE USED AS SUBJECTS IN THE SIX EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES. THESE INCLUDED--(1)…