This report contains the text of addresses given at a seminar on the status and development of the teaching of secondary school chemistry held in 1960 by the Organization for European Economic Development (now the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). The speakers considered advances in theoretical chemistry since 1900, the…

Preliminary tryouts of the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis prepared for the United States Naval Academy were conducted. An illustration of how the data collected was used for making decisions on materials revisions is also included. Related documents appear as EM 010 787 through EM 010 823. The final evaluation report can be…

The results of the tryouts of the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis are reported. Findings discussed include number of objectives learned, mean time required, and the percentage of students attaining various goals. Related documents are EM 010 787 through EM 010 823. The final evaluation report can be found under ED 043 790,…

Reviewed was a 4 year project in which factors influencing learning in the mentally retarded were investigated by means of comparative studies on guided or prompted learning (P) and confirmation or trial and error learning (C). Previous research on P and C was summarized briefly. Examined were seven paradigmatic studies from the project which…

Presented are guidelines for curriculum design and development for mentally handicapped children and youth. The diagrammatic introduction to the framework for curriculum development covers persisting problems of daily living, yearly scopes of investigations, and developmental organization of persisting problems. Practical guidelines on organizing…

This report describes the development of an organic curriculum in the public schools of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Superintendents of 13 school districts met with members of the U. S. Office of Education in May 1967 to establish the initial network of the curriculum overhaul program entitled Educational Systems for the Seventies (ES'70). This…

This report describes organic curriculum development, the redefinition of goals, and the overhaul of the educational process in the public schools of Mineola, New York. In May 1967, superintendents met in Florida to establish the initial network for the program entitled the Educational System for the Seventies (ES '70). This report reflects the…

The instructional system used by the Open University in Great Britain is discussed. This paper describes the system's characteristics and the major learning resources available to Open University students, and indicates how the course units in particular have been developed. The integration of these resources into an instructional system providing…

Discussed are the requirements of a software-oriented engineering curriculum that also includes use of computer hardware. Three areas are identified as necessary in such a curriculum: functional area users, systems programming, and mini-micro technology. Each of these areas is discussed in terms of instructional methods and suggested topics.…

Article focused on current programs dealing with the future, and the development of students so that they can better understand the problems of today as the challenges of the future. (RK)

Article provides a sketch of a university designed to furnish more basic forms of higher education in a milieu which is characterized by an international staff, clientele, content, and instruction. (Author/RK)

Suggests ways to maximize the individualization of packaged instruction and discusses techniques for developing tutor-assisted modules as a means of keeping a human element in packaged instruction. (RAO)

Discusses the need for infusing emphasis on language development, auditory training, and career education in all instructional materials for the deaf, regardless of subject area. (CMV)

Art educators have recognized the need for environment design awareness as a prerequisite to an improved environment. In considering the interrelated system of people and the places in which they live, this research attempted to identify the factors and concepts that are necessary for understanding human transaction with residential space. A…

One of the most significant characteristics which appears to have continually pervaded educational thought and practice is that of the "either/or," the "pendulum of education." The author discusses its impact upon art education by examining the issue of art history vs art making. (Author/RK)