Descriptions of the Nogales dropout prevention program, including activities of the career counseling center and causes for dropping out of school, introduce the guide. The goals and objectives of the independent study center for potential dropouts include giving assistance to students so they may complete their high school education and guidance…

Predicting student success in various academic situations has traditionally been via the use of cognitive pre-tests, or other non-attitudinal measures. A study grouped students, (approximately 75 percent female, primarily college sophomores enrolled in a semester-length audiovisual course), according to individual pro-instructional expectancy…

This book is a part of a self-study sequence in an engineering certification program. This volume deals with basic measurement related to construction projects; chapters are devoted to stationing, alignment data, curve data, equations, and bench marks. Some knowledge of algebra and trigonometry is assumed. (SD)

In a variety of ways many universities and colleges are experimenting with new approaches to improve teacher education, most designed to further the individualization of instruction. Attention has been called to the following new developments: (1) forms of self-directed inquiry; (2) individualized skill and affective development; (3) self-analysis…

Interest in the establishment of external degree programs and programs for off-campus higher education has been accelerated throughout the country by the recognition of the need for new approaches to the extension and improvement of higher education opportunity and for ways of reducing the cost of education to both students and taxpayers. State…

The learning activity package (LAP) is a flexible, contract-learning approach based on concepts or skills organized around performance objectives, multi-dimensional learning materials, and evaluation. Characterized as self-contained, student-oriented, and self-directed, these packages are used for remediation, review, summarization, introduction,…

The purpose of this study was to determine how much personnel in an urban business would view agricultural films during their lunch hour; their reaction and how much they would learn. Employees of the home office of the Nationwide Insurance Company were the experimental group and employees of the regional office, the control group. The…

Reported is a project designed to develop and implement a secondary school physics program that allowed for student variation in individual learning style, mathematical aptitude and topical interests. Initiated in 1967, this four-year individualized, modular program is divided into four major phases: (1) introductory and instruments, (2)…

This document presents a collection of papers presenting an array of innovative approaches in higher education and offers papers and case studies of a variety of nontraditional activities. Some of the topics cover closed circuit TV and audio-tutorial instruction in veterinary science and medicine; televised graduate level engineering courses; the…

The major purpose of the study was to ascertain and compare the effects of two different methods of presenting information about career education to elementary education students. One method utilized self-instruction with study-guide, two film slide/audio tapes, and two video tapes. The second method utilized group instrution in the regular…

This report presents the proceedings of the conference on Optional Learning Environments and the External Degree, sponsored by Dyke and Ursuline Colleges. It was attended by 67 educators and students representing all of the accredited institutions of higher education in the Cleveland areas. The conference introduced basic ideas and methods of…

Computer-assisted instructional programs have been developed at the State University College at Potsdam, New York, to teach basic concepts of music theory. The Computer-based Learning Experiences in Music Fundamentals (CLEF) project has spawned computer assisted instruction (CAI) programs which use an IBM 360/30 configuration with 2741 terminals…

The Student Workbook is a self-instructional unit on American Indian education. The self-instructional material consists of a book of readings (RC007212) or a narrative essay (RC007211) and this workbook which questions secondary social studies students on the essay and readings. The document is divided into: course objectives; activity log sheet;…

This test booklet is designed for use with the workbook for the Introductory Unit of the beginning audiolingual Latin course. The tests review syllable division in Latin, Latin cognates, sentence structure, verbs, adjective agreement, and case. The tests correspond to workbook lessons. For related material, see FL 004 156-60. (DD)

This questionnaire attempts to assess teacher opinion about the middle school program. Teachers are to respond anonymously to the thirteen questions by marking the response which they feel is correct, and by writing in their own responses where appropriate. See also TM 000 934 and 935 respectively for a detailed description of the Middle School…