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MILLS, ESTHER; AND OTHERS – 1961
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN PREFER SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED ART ACTIVITIES TO THE MORE TRADITIONAL ONES, AND TO TEST THE EFFECTS ON CENTRAL MOTOR SKILLS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ART, AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS IN SPECIAL CLASSES WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS. NEW ART…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Experimental Programs
Xerox Corp., Rochester, NY. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP A SERIES OF HYPOTHESES REGARDING THE LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOL CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS THAT RELATE TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. UTILIZING AN INFORMAL FIELD SURVEY TECHNIQUE, INVESTIGATORS STUDIED A TOTAL OF 78 TITLE I…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Federal Programs, Field Interviews, Leadership
Duluth Public Schools, MN. – 1967
IN THIS REPORT INFORMATION AND STATISTICAL DATA ARE GIVEN ON THE DULUTH, MINNESOTA, SCHOOL SYSTEM'S PHYSICAL PLANT, FINANCES, PERSONNEL, INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL STUDENTS. THE APPENDIXES TO THE REPORT CONTAIN A LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THEIR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, A SUMMARY OF A…
Descriptors: Data, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Expenditures
SCHAEFER, CARL J.; STRONG, MERLE E. – 1959
THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THE MEDIUM OF TELEVISION IS AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT METHOD OF PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR SUPERVISORY DEVELOPMENT WAS TESTED. FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, FOUR CLASSES OF FROM 10 TO 16 STUDENTS, SUPPLIED BY THE FOREMAN'S CLUB OF COLUMBUS, ALONG WITH FOUR UNTRAINED AND INEXPERIENCED GROUP LEADERS, WERE GIVEN…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Television, Experimental Programs, Program Evaluation
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1966
THIS PROJECT WAS INITIATED TO HELP PUBLIC SCHOOLS MEET SOME OF THE MAJOR REHABILITATION NEEDS OF MENTALLY RETARDED PUPILS THROUGH A COORDINATED PROGRAM OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY SPECIAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. THE 24 STEPS IN THE PROJECT INCLUDED--(1) A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT OUTLINED INDIVIDUAL AGENCY AND RECIPROCAL…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, High Schools, Mild Mental Retardation, Rehabilitation Programs
American Medical Association, Chicago, IL. – 1965
THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL IN THE PREVENTION OF EMOTIONAL ILLNESS IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, CURRICULUM PLANNING, AND TEACHING METHODS. IDENTIFICATION BY MEANS OF OBSERVATION AND TESTING IS OUTLINED. PARENT COUNSELING, GROUP COUNSELING, AND THE INTERPROFESSIONAL ROLE OF THE COUNSELOR ARE DISCUSSED. DESCRIPTIONS…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Children, Counseling Services
GARIGLIO, LAWRENCE M.; RODGERS, WILLIAM A.
THE INFORMATION FOR THIS REPORT WAS OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION INSTALLATIONS. COMPUTER BASED INSTRUCTION REFERS TO A SYSTEM AIMED AT INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION, WITH THE COMPUTER AS CENTRAL CONTROL. SUCH A SYSTEM HAS 3 MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS--INSTRUCTIONAL, RESEARCH, AND MANAGERIAL. THIS REPORT EMPHASIZES THE INSTRUCTIONAL…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment, Equipment Utilization, Individualized Programs
FLICKINGER, GENEVA E.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES A POLICY STATEMENT FOR USE IN MARYLAND SCHOOLS. HIGH ABILITY IS REGARDED AS INCLUSIVE AND IS MANIFESTED BY HIGH INTELLIGENCE, AND/OR CREATIVITY, LEADERSHIP, AND SKILLED PERFORMANCE IN MOTOR AREAS. TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS ARE ASSIGNED A KEY ROLE IN IDENTIFYING THE HIGHLY ABLE. STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE MOST…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Administrative Policy, Gifted
National Catholic Educational Association, Washington, DC. – 1964
PARTS ONE AND TWO OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGES COVERS THE GOALS OF THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND TEACHER EDUCATION. IN THE DISCUSSION ON PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, THE AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD IS ADVOCATED FOR DEVELOPING THE LANGUAGE SKILLS, ALONG WITH EXPOSURE TO LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE LANGUAGE BEING…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, High Schools, Language Programs, Language Skills
WHITING, C. – 1967
AN EXPERIMENT TO IMPROVE THE METHOD OF TRAINING INTERPRETERS TO INCREASE SPEED OF TRANSLATION FROM ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER, ONCE THE VOCABULARY BUILDUP HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, INVOLVED THE USE OF THE TACHISTOSCOPE AND THE CONTROLLED READER, MACHINES USED IN SPEEDREADING COURSES. THIS INNOVATIVE PRACTICE HELPED TRAIN THE INTERPRETERS TO INCREASE…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Media, Experimental Programs, Interpreters
LAMAR, WILMER A.; MCGUGAN, RUTH E. – 1966
BEGINNING IN 1964, THE RHETORIC DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS BEGAN AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF ITS RHETORIC PROGRAM. IN SUMMER 1965, THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF MET WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW THE UNIVERSITY'S PROGRAM AND TO PLAN A REVISION OF THE BOOKLET, "STANDARDS IN FRESHMAN RHETORIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English, English Curriculum, Higher Education
FOSTER, HARRIET – 1966
CERTAIN SYSTEMS FOR CLASSIFYING COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS ARE REVIEWED AND COMPARED IN A DISCUSSION OF GENERALIZING PROCESSES USED FOR EVALUATING INSTRUCTIONAL OUTCOMES. THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THERE ARE TWO IMPORTANT GENERALIZATIONS TO BE MADE IN THE EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS--GENERALIZING THE PROGRAM RESULTS AND THE SKILLS OF THE…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
HUSEK, T.R.; SIROTNIK, KEN – 1967
A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF ITEM SAMPLING, OR "PSYCHOMETRIC-STATISTICAL INFERENCE," AN APPROACH TO GATHERING AND USING EDUCATIONAL DATA THAT ALLOWS STATISTICAL INFERENCES TO BE MADE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH PSYCHOMETRIC INFERENCES. THIS IS A PROCEDURE IN WHICH BOTH PEOPLE AND ITEMS ARE SAMPLED AND THE DATA FROM A SAMPLE OF PEOPLE TAKING A SAMPLE OF ITEMS…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
ELLIS, ALLAN B.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR VOCATIONAL DECISIONS IS DESCRIBED AND DEMONSTRATED. DEMONSTRATION MATERIALS INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SYSTEM, SIX SCRIPTS, A TEST OF OCCUPATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND A SCRIPT WRITING LANGUAGE. THE INQUIRER'S NAME IS FIRST REQUESTED BY THE SYSTEM. THE INQUIRER DECIDES WHETHER HE WISHES TO CHOOSE A SPECIFIC…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making Skills, Demonstration Programs
NELSON, BONNIE E., ED. – 1968
FOR A REPORT ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH, THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER AT THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM CHAIRMEN OF DEPARTMENTS OFFERING GRADUATE WORK IN ENGLISH. SOME OF THE BASIC DATA ASSEMBLED FOR THE FULL REPORT (AVAILABLE AS TE 500 075) ARE THE FIVE…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), English, English Curriculum
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