The theoretical framework underlying the Total Guidance Information Support System is discussed under the following topics: (1) Review of Literature, (2) A Brief History of Guidance and Counseling, (3) Philosophies of Guidance, (4) Decision-Making in Relation to Guidance, (5) The Origins of Information Theory, (6) Various Uses of Information…

This interim report presents operational and evaluational concepts and results and plans of the Teacher Corps from 1966 to 1968 in five sections. Section 1 capsules the objectives of the program: to broaden programs of teacher preparation and to strengthen educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth. The Teacher Corps program is overviewed…

This document describes part of the evaluation of a six-week reading institute for 69 K-3 teachers from the Raymond School, Model School Division (MSD), Washington, D.C. and thereby provides an evaluation model for schools to use in their own inservice training programs. Two evaluation instruments developed by an MSD innovation team in cooperation…

The Antioch Education Abroad (AEA) program extended overseas the same experimental pattern of liberal education as practiced at Antioch. This included a planned sequence of study, work, and community living, individualized program options for all qualified students, and financial planning to make a year abroad possible at no more cost to a student…

WRITEACOURSE is a programing language for man-computer interactions. It was originally designed for writing computer assisted instruction courses, but it can also be used to control a remote terminal in a variety of applications which involve display and editing of characters. It is not suited for applications which use the computer as an…

This final report of the Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education in Arkansas summarizes activities during the period June 24, 1966 through August 31, 1969. The major functions of coordination, stimulation, and dissemination of research related to vocational education are discussed under the following topical headings: summary,…

The annual report of the resident tutor (Jamaica) for the University of the West Indies describes and evaluates courses and programs sponsored by the Department of Extra-Mural Studies between August 1968 and July 1969, and makes mention of attendance figures and response. Topics for courses and seminars included training in various job skills,…

This edition provides an introduction to the psychological-humanistic education (PHE) movement. SUNY and the NY State Education Department have established a PHE program to develop new methods to achieve human potential, generate basic research, effect social change, and establish training programs and learning opportunities. The program is…

The conference was designed to give teachers and administrators an opportunity to exchange ideas about the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program, ask them for feedback concerning recommendations for improvement of IPI, and provide them with information concerning the future developments of IPI. Fourteen workshop sessions on various…

ERIC abstracts on program budgeting and cost analysis are compiled that were announced in RIE through October 1969. The key terms used to compile this collection are "cost effectiveness,""program budgeting," and "program costs." The following information is presented for each document: Author, title, place of publication, publisher, publication…

The results of a major study on the topic of evaluation and decision making which was conducted at the Center for the Study of Evaluation are presented. The purpose of this paper is to explain what we know about independent educational accomplishment audits and the manner in which they have been carried out. As part of the larger study cited…

The Fisher Exact Probability Test considers independent groups and dichotomous criterion in a 2 by 2 (fourfold) contingency table. Fisher's test requires a determination of the combined probability of the observed frequency distribution and of the more extreme (in the same direction) frequency distributions. Typically, Fisher's test is for a small…

Computing at Stanford University has, until recently, been performed at one of five facilities. The Stanford hospital operates an IBM 370/135 mainly for administrative use. The university business office has an IBM 370/145 for its administrative needs and support of the medical clinic. Under the supervision of the Stanford Computation Center are…

This directory of physics and astronomy faculties includes over 2,200 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Central America which offer college level courses in physics and astronomy. Approximately 15,000 faculty members are listed by state. Each listing indicates the type of physics and astronomy programs offered and degrees…

During 1972-73, the Direct Instructional System for Teaching and Remediation (DISTAR) Language I Program, a series of instructional programs developed to teach children the basic skills and concepts in reading, arithmetic, and language, was used in two of the three kindergarten classes at Seymour Elementary School. The three kindergarten classes…