THE NOVA HIGH SCHOOL IS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENT TO MAKE LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT INTERESTING, CHALLENGING, AND EXCITING TO THE STUDENT. THE PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS WITH EMPHASIS ON QUALITY EDUCATION. FEATURES OF THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDE AIR-CONDITIONING, CARPETING, MULTIPURPOSE CLASSROOMS, INDIVIDUAL STUDY…

THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THESE ASPECTS OF THE READING PROCESS--(1) SILENT AND ORAL READING ACHIEVEMENT, (2) PATTERN OF READING ERRORS, (3) AND AUDITORY AND VISUAL PERCEPTION TECHNIQUES. THE FACT THAT COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE EXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS GROUPS ON THE QUANTITATIVE AND MOST OF THE QUALITATIVE ASPECTS OF TEST…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A LISTING, WITH BRIEF ANNOTATION, OF A SERIES OF REFERENCES RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. THE REFERENCES COVER A BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING--(1) GENERAL BACKGROUND, (2) DESCRIPTION OF PRESENT USES, (3) RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATION, AND THEORY, AND (4) PLANNING, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DESIGN CRITERIA. (MM)

THROUGH A QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED TO ALL FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL AND SECRETARIAL STAFF MEMBERS IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN JUNIOR COLLEGES, THE AUTHORS DEVELOPED A DESIGN FOR ANALYZING INFLUENCE STRUCTURES AND APPLIED IT TO ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCE STRUCTURES IN CURRICULUM MATTERS AT THESE COLLEGES. FOUR DIMENSIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS AUTHORITY,…

A TENTATIVE DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR A FUNCTIONAL CURRICULUM IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR GRADES K-16. THE RESEARCH PLAN WILL BE USED AS A BASE FOR FUTURE EFFORTS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION TO GIVE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP…

WITH THE INCREASING PRESSURES FOR TEACHING MORE SUBJECTS AND DEVOTING MORE TIME TO PRESENT SUBJECTS, IS THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A WORTHWHILE OBJECTIVE. A 3 YEAR STUDY IN THE ST. PAUL AREA ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER DEVOTING 15 MINUTES PER DAY TO SPANISH INSTRUCTION VIA TELEVISION HAD AN EFFECT ON LEARNING IN OTHER…

CHANGES IN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND REASONS THEREFOR WERE TABULATED FROM QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM 319 OF 650 NEW ENGLAND ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. AMONG 458 MENTIONS OF METHODS CHANGES, THE MAJOR ONES WERE USE OF INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH (22 PERCENT), USE OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS (14 PERCENT), AND NEW METHODS OF…

A 14-MONTH STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF COOPERATIVE PRODUCTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION MATERIALS FOR EXCHANGE IN THE GREAT PLAINS REGION. IN CARRYING OUT THE STUDY, THE INVESTIGATOR USED THESE PROCEDURES--(1) SELECTION OF A PROJECT COMMITTEE FROM REPRESENTATION OF ALL 12 STATES IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA, (2) SELECTION OF…

The information in this booklet is intended to help teachers improve writing instruction in grades seven through twelve. The topics discussed include (1) establishing a writing program in the elementary and secondary school grades; (2) guidelines for organizing writing programs; (3) assigning versus teaching; (4) establishing a writing workshop or…

THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS--(1) TO PRESENT A RATIONALE AND A PLAN OF ACTION FOR A LONG-TERM PROGRAM OF RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR AESTHETIC EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, (2) TO IDENTIFY THE DECISIONS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING CURRICULA FOR AESTHETIC EDUCATION, (3) TO REFLECT THE ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND IMPLICATIONS…

This report describes an undergraduate course in digital subsystems. The course is divided into two major parts. Part I is entitled Electronic Circuits and Functional Units. The material in this part of the course proceeds from simple understandings of circuits to the progressively more complex functional units. Early emphasis is placed on basic…

A study contracted by the Office of Education for the purpose of promoting increased use of 2-year collegiate institutions for the preparation of personnel in the health technologies consisted of the development and dissemination of a set of guidelines. A committee, comprised of junior college administrators, health facility administrators, and…

The Advanced Chemistry Laboratory Program is a project designed to devise experiments to coordinate the use of instruments in the laboratory programs of physical chemistry, instrumental analysis, and inorganic chemistry at the advanced undergraduate level. It is intended that such experiments would incorporate an introduction to the instrument…

The four papers contained in this document were written by three members of the Materials Development Unit, Rehabilitation Research Foundation, Elmore, Alabama. These papers were selected for joint distribution to present the authors' experiences with the mathetical system in light of current mathetical programing activities. "The Two…

Activity from July 1 through September 30, 1965 was concentrated on developing objectives for the instructional and guidance programs. The instructional objectives sought were statements of successful student performance which include the criteria of success and the conditions under which the performance is to take place. Criteria specified that…