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Hoke, Gordon; Osburn, Fred – Network: IPELD Journal of Education Ideas, 1968
Begun successfully in 1963 as part of the larger Illinois Plan for the Education of Gifted Children, the demonstration center in "Anytown", a small northwestern Illinois community, was phased out after four years of operation. New curricula for grades 7-12 were developed at the University of Illinois for the Anytown and other similar…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
LONGO, ALEXANDER A.; MAYO, G. DOUGLAS – 1965
THIS STUDY, PART OF A SERIES INVOLVING A VARIETY OF COURSE CONTENT AND TRAINING CONDITIONS, COMPARED PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION WITH CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION TO GAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENERAL UTILITY OF PROGRAMED METHODS. THE PERFORMANCE OF 200 NAVY TRAINEES TAKING 26 HOURS OF CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION IN ELECTRICAL CALCULATIONS, DIRECT CURRENT…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Constructed Response, Conventional Instruction, Electronics
Shulman, Lee S. – 1978
It appears that those who develop tests are not meeting the needs of classroom teachers. The types of tests which have traditionally been used in the classroom are inconsistent with, and in many cases, irrelevant to, the realities of teaching. When tests are designed to be relatively immune to the variations in experience and response that…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Testing
SCHWITZGEBEL, ROBERT – 1967
AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM OF SMALL TRANSCEIVER UNITS, PACKAGED IN A BELT WORN BY STUDENTS IN CLASS, WAS DESIGNED TO TRANSMIT LIGHT SIGNALS AND VIBRA-TACTILE CODED MESSAGES BETWEEN STUDENTS AND A COUNSELOR AT A CLINIC SCHOOL. FOUR MALE ADOLESCENTS SELECTED FOR LOW MOTIVATION, AGGRESSIVE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, AND HIGH PEER-GROUP RATING REPORTED THEIR TIME…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Attention Span
Andersson, Theodore – International Review of Education, 1960
In line with the psychologists' viewpoint on child development, an argument is made for reconsidering the timing and type of modern language instruction in the school. Evidence of the receptiveness of children to language learning from birth to age eleven is discussed, along with the efficacy of learning through a direct, or school, experience.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Audiolingual Methods, Bilingualism, Child Development
Bejar, Isaac I.; And Others – 1977
Information provided by typical and improved conventional classroom achievement tests was compared with information provided by an adaptive test covering the same subject matter. Both tests were administered to over 700 college students in a general biology course. Using the same scoring method, adaptive testing was found to yield substantially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Biology
Hansen, Duncan N. – 1975
To what degree testing can become adaptive is considered in three ways: from a formal methodological perspective; from a human process, stability, perspective; and from a sub-system or component view within an adaptive instructional system (AIS). With the advent of large computer-based training systems, the opportunity to broadly implement…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs
DeCecco, John P.; Richards, Arlene K. – 1974
Intended for teachers, administrators, students, parents, counselors, professors, and consultants, this book provides a practical framework for the work of adults and young people who should improve the schools. It deals with different ways to use different viewpoints to generate new options for resolving conflict. It demonstrates how the same…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Quilter, Daniel – 1966
Some 115 comments on improving the teaching of foreign languages are organized in a broad variety of categories. They include: (1) class preparation, (2) student-teacher contact, (3) acoustic problems, (4) the role of English, (5) the use of the blackboard, (6) the role of the textbook, (7) grammar, (8) students and their questions, (9) teaching…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Audiovisual Instruction, Conversational Language Courses
Lindsey, Alfred J.; Filson, Thomas – 1968
This study was made to discover whether or not teacher ideas and performance could be changed by a short English extension course on principles of composition, practical applications of linguistics, and various approaches to teaching slow learners. In 1965-66, three instructors spent 3 to 4 weeks in each of several schools in Illinois teaching…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English Instruction, Extension Education, Inservice Education
Dimitroff, Lillian – 1969
This annotated bibliography lists films, filmstrips, and records concerning the appreciation, understanding, and teaching of the culturally disadvantaged. Its major emphasis is the inner city population. The materials cover a wide scope of subject matter, and no effort has been made to evaluate or select material. However, the description of each…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographic Coupling
Minn, Jay Paul – 1970
The pattern drill used in language instruction, termed the "schmattern drill" in this article, is severely criticized for depriving students of meaningful communication opportunities. Methods of alleviating student boredom through the extension of and variation in pattern drill design are illustrated by examples of contrasting "schmattern" and…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Audiolingual Methods, Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialogs (Literary)
Fink, Albert H. – 1971
The need for more precise analysis of the complex educational and psychological processes which exist in special classes for the emotionally handicapped, is emphasized. A psycho-educational model, involving teacher-pupil interaction, is developed, and a procedure (the Interaction Analysis System) is formulated for observing and recording behavior.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Strong, Emily; Vallery, Arlee
Tests of conditionability in infants were used in a longidudinal study of 32 subjects in the first year of life. The research was based on Eysenck's hypothesis that conditionability i s a unitary factor related to introversion-extroversion and attention span. The objective of the investigators was to devise a battery of conditioning tasks…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Conditioning
Krug, Ronald S. – 1971
An investigation was conducted to determine whether the Parental Attitude and Behavior Inventory (PABI) Form III, a lengthy self-report instrument (577 items each for both parents) for assessing parents' attitudes and behavior toward their children and each other, could be shortened to a more feasible length. This terminal report summarizes the…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Comparative Analysis, Correlation