Experiences with a teaching machine for self-paced individual teaching in physics are discussed and evaluated. The teaching system is described, the problems of choosing topics and making programs are examined, and student evaluation of the course is reported. (DT)

The development and extensive utilization of self-instructional materials in clinical rotations have the potential to improve the educational activities of clinical education. Therefore allied health educators should consider self-instruction teaching strategy as a primary method. (NH)

How a basic media utilization course at the University of Utah has been developed on a completely self-instructional basis. (Author)

An annotated review of recent ERIC-indexed documents on the topic. (CH)

This study explored the relationship between fear of automation and teachers' attitudes toward instructional media. Ten terms describing instructional devices were presented under three experimental conditions: replacement, adjunct, and neutral. Five of the devices were considered traditional while the remainder were associated with instructional…

An earlier version of this article appeared in Williams, F.E. (Ed.), "First Seminar on Productive Thinking in Education. St. Paul, Minnesota: Macalester College, 1966.

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY THOSE PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS WHICH PRODUCE MAXIMUM LEARNING WITH SELF-TUTORING DEVICES. AIMS OF THE 2-YEAR PROJECT WERE (1) TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR ANALYZING SUBJECT MATTER FOR CONVERTING IT INTO PROGRAMED LEARNING SEQUENCES, AND (2) TO CARRY OUT EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISONS BETWEEN SELECTED VARIATIONS OF PROGRAMED…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS HANDBOOK IS TO HELP TEACHERS BECOME EFFECTIVE USERS OF PROGRAMS. IT PRESENTS CHARACTERISTICS, GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING, AND CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS IN THE TEXT. A FILMSTRIP BY THE SAME TITLE, GIVING FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROGRAM MAY BE USED WITH THE HANDBOOK. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 70 ITEMS, A LIST OF…

A 3-YEAR PROJECT DEVELOPED PROGRAMED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR THEIR PRESENTATION, AND OBSERVED THEIR EFFECTS UPON THE CURRICULUM. SPECIFIC COURSES WERE PROGRAMED AND TESTED AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL. THEY WERE (1) MATHEMATICS, (2) RUSSIAN, (3) MUSIC, (4) CHEMISTRY, (5) BIOLOGY, (6) RELIGION, (7) GEOLOGY, (8) SPANISH, AND (9) PHYSICS. REPORTS OF…

Index cards and audio tape can make the steps of the SQ3R system of study more concrete. This method can be particularly beneficial to "average" college students, who for whatever reason, have difficulty sustaining concentration while reading. The SQ3R method is suitable because of its simplicity, diversity of application, adaptability…

This curriculum guide was developed to provide a consistent reading improvement curriculum throughout the Lansing, Michigan, adult education program. An introductory section contains a statement of the purpose of the program, its objectives and goals, student and teacher survey forms, general instructions and suggestions for using the teaching…

As a description of a self-instructional module course designed to improve educators' knowledge and skill in instructing gifted and talented children, information is provided concerning the purposes, goals, and objectives of the course, the scope and sequencing of the course modules, the activities and resources involved in the effective use of…