Offers tips on using computers effectively in high school journalism programs. (MM)

Innovations in testing and guidance which can integrate assessment to facilitate learning, help develop practical wisdom in behavior, and correct students' faulty cognitions in career decisions are described. (CM)

Results of an educational innovation study, which related the degree of dissemination effort to the nature of the innovation itself, reveal a positive relationship between the diffusability index (rating methodology) and selected indicators of the actual dissemination (i.e., number of times articles apppear in newsapers, journals). Three…

Discusses impact of the introduction of educational innovation on Latin American culture, highlighting technology and culture, the industrial model in education, the situation of the teacher within the technological model, and an educational technology for Latin America. Seventeen references are cited. (EJS)

Examines the use of teletext and viewdata in education in the United Kingdom and, in particular, the British viewdata system Prestel. (Author/JJD)

Describes a method for integrating basic instruction on computer programing in mathematics courses for earth science, chemistry, and pharmaceutical chemistry students to provide them with a knowledge of the real possibilities of computing media. (CHC)

The results of attempts to write educational fiction and to do educational research as a form of storytelling are not convincing either as research or as fiction. Recent developments in the Centre for Applied Research in Education represent the most marked departure yet from conventional education research. (JN)

Reports on the key issues of a 1981 conference held in The Hague (Netherlands) to discuss the learning component of educational innovation processes. Countries from all parts of the world discussed the educational change processes they are experiencing. (AM)

Suggests guidelines for establishing a secondary school experiential program in the areas of assessing school and student needs, setting goals and devising plans to meet the goals, planning for necessary resources (time, energy, finances, supplies), and selling the program to administrators and teachers. (NEC)

Describes "Biology of Mankind," a first-year biology course offered at the University of New South Wales in which biological principles are taught in the context of the evolution of man in relation to his environment. Outlined are aims, course content, and course evaluation methods. (CS)

The internal processes of microcomputer functioning are explained. Components include: (1) a central processing unit; (2) memories which store programs and data; (3) a clock which determines the order in which a computer performs its operations; (4) a bus consisting of receptacles for additional installations; (5) interfaces which connect the…

Describes different uses and impacts of the computer on campuses throughout America, including student and faculty use, research projects on student use, intercampus networks, and future plans. (DC)

Explores the history and impact of Dewey's progressive education theories as applied to moral education and individualized instruction. The author argues that current educational practices distort the philosopher's original intentions of improving intelligence and moral conduct in order to justify tracking and increased competition for scarce…

The concept of Stages of Concern about the Innovation (SoC) deals with the psychological orientation of both users and nonusers toward an innovation. This article describes the SoC concept and highlights illustrative research findings. Interventions hypothesized as potentially appropriate and implications for the change process are discussed.…

Discusses ways to implement drama activities within language arts, social studies, and other subject areas. (Author/MP)