A conceptual geography unit was taught in 17 kindergarten classes to 307 students. Multivaried analysis of pretest/post-test achievement showed that race and socioeconomic status were significant pupil variables while sex and pretest score were not. Teacher experience with the unit and teacher perception of appropriateness were significant while…

The study pointed out the inadequacy of the Saskatchewan school system to teach French. There is lack of equipment necessary for the teaching of oral French, lack of background of teachers of French, overloaded classrooms, and other shortcomings. (Author/MF)

Two situations that would require an administrator or a board member to make critical public relations decisions are posed as problem solving games. (MF)

A brief review of the objectives of MACOS, and published reports of its success, is followed by the author's own evaluations based on his group's experience in teaching highly diversified inner-city students. (JB)

Discussed are the confussions which arise between research and evaluation. The researcher seeks out generalizable principles whereas the evaluator is primarily concerned with gaining a better description of a program, a set of procedures or materials or a change in bahavior." Presented at American School Health Association, October 1970. (CJ)

The Medical School Learning Environment Questionnaire (LEQ) was developed to detect changes within the environment of an institution. (Editor)

Detailed method for calculating the effectiveness of alternative curriculum materials by a breakdown and analysis of their components. (KJ)

Talk delivered at National Association of Independent Schools, March 1, 1969.

This study determines the effects of spaced and massed practice on text-editing typing production using machines without a visual screen and with a visual screen. The author also makes recommendations for curriculum revisions of word processing courses in community colleges. (CT)

The influence of the MACOS curriculum on the attitudes of fourth grade students toward objectional practices was examined. Control groups and experimental groups completed attitudinal inventories. The attitudes of both control and experimental groups were similar, showing that studying MACOS curriculum does not cause children to become more…