This speech discusses the concepts of the large group presentation, or the motivational experience; the small group discussion, or reaction discussions; and independent study, or continuous progress self directed learning. The discussion of these concepts is taken from the perspective of three years' participation by the author's school in a Model…

Nine conference papers focus on objectives, methods, and alternatives in the education of handicapped children. The first paper, by Sidney P. Marland, U. S. Commissioner of Education, reports on progress made towards full educational opportunity for handicapped children. Research design and methodology are discussed in relation to curriculum…

The ten conference papers on learning and language disabilities begin with discussions of staff development procedures for teachers of language handicapped children, methods of instructional intervention for such children, and the comparative utility of the limited, intensive, and comprehensive methods of identification and evaluation of language…

Three visual media--sequential still photographs, slides, and motion pictures--were investigated to discover how effectively each of the three help to convey concepts involving time, space, and motion. A total of 594 subjects were selected from an introductory independent-study course in botany and randomly assigned to one of the three…

A new division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), the Division of Instructional Development (DID), invited papers by five leaders in the field to provide a starting place for defining and exploring instructional development (ID). The first paper argues that definitions are restrictive and should be used only…

A comparative analysis of foreign language teaching methods considered within the framework of the author's EBTA Cube (Eight Basic Approaches to Teaching) contrasts methods of instruction in three categories: (1) non-programed versus programed instruction, (2) mass versus individualized instruction, and (3) traditional versus compensatory…

A course in teaching reading designed for prospective English teachers is described. The first activity of the course is a study of statistics concerning reading achievement on local, state, and national levels. Students in the course are urged to visit their own high schools or local schools as individual projects for studying reading achievement…

Check lists for determining the pupils' position along a curriculum scale are presented. A behavioral objectives evaluation response form is included. (See TM 001 363 for summary report of the project; for other related documents, see TM 001 160, 364, 366-374.) (MS)

THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DESIGN A NEW SCOPE AND SEQUENCE FOR A SHORTHAND AND TRANSCRIPTION COURSE WHICH WOULD FIT A ONE-SEMESTER STENOGRAPHY PROGRAM. A PACKAGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, CALLED A SHORTHAND STRUCTURED-LEARNING PROGRAM, WAS DEVELOPED WHICH INCLUDED A TEXTBOOK, TAPES, FILM CLIPS, AND TRANSPARENCIES. THREE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN…

A 1-YEAR PROGRAMED COURSE IN BEGINNING FRENCH TESTED THE FEASIBILITY OF PROGRAMED LEARNING AND ISOLATED THOSE PROBLEMS PECULIAR TO TEACHING ON THE COLLEGE AND ADULT LEVEL. "THE ALLP PROGRAMED BEGINNING FRENCH COURSE," WHICH SPECIFIED THE ORAL SKILLS ONLY, WAS THE MAIN PEDAGOGICAL DEVICE USED. THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM SUPPORTED…

REVISIONS OF "THE ALLP FRENCH PROGRAM" (A 1-YEAR PROGRAMED COURSE FOR THE COLLEGE AND ADULT LEVEL EMPHASIZING ORAL SKILLS) AND THE RESULTS OF A SECOND TRIAL USE OF THE REVISED PROGRAM WERE REPORTED. THE REVISED FRENCH PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO OVERCOME THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM AND SOUGHT TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE, LESS TIME…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTS, THOSE CHARACTERISTICS WERE RELATED TO STUDENT ATTRIBUTES AND TO CRITERIA OF INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE. THE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS USED FOR THIS PURPOSE WERE THE ACTIVITIES INDEX (A PERSONALITY MEASURE) AND THE COLLEGE CHARACTERISTICS…

A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND GUIDELINES FOR SCIENCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ARE PRESENTED IN THIS VOLUME. THE BOOKLET CONSISTS OF THREE SECTIONS PLUS AN APPENDIX. IN THE FIRST SECTION A SCIENCE EDUCATOR PROPOSES A PLAN FOR SCIENCE TEACHING COMPATIBLE WITH THE NATURE OF SCIENCE, CULTURAL CHANGES, AND THE EXPANDING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE. THE CHOICE OF…

PROFESSIONAL OBSERVER TEAMS ASSESSED THE EXTENT OF INTEGRATION, ACHIEVEMENT, PUPIL-STAFF AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS, AND STUDENT SELF-IMAGE PERCEPTION IN SEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AS PART OF THE PLAN TO ESTABLISH MIDDLE SCHOOLS (INSTITUTED IN A SYSTEMWIDE 4-4-4 GRADE DISTRIBUTION) TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION AND QUALITY EDUCATION, SPECIFIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS…

IN THREE ARTICLES ON THE DESIGN OF CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING WITH EXAMPLES FROM THE PEACE CORPS, HARRISON POINTED OUT THE INAPPLICABILITY OF THE CURRENT TRAINING FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE, DISSENTING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ITS ENDS AND MEANS. HE ARGUES THAT THE METHODS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THE SITUATION WHICH REQUIRES THE ABILITY…