THE EFFECT OF KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS ON HIGHLY MOTIVATED SUBJECTS IN A REALISTIC TRAINING SITUATION WITH HIGHLY MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT LEARNING MATERIAL WAS INVESTIGATED. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DISCOVER HOW KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS COULD BE APPLIED TO IMPROVE LEARNING FROM FILMS. SUBJECTS WERE MIDSHIPMEN OF THE NROTC UNIT AT PENNSYLVANIA STATE…

THE DESIGN OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DISCOVER BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS AMONG THE ACHIEVERS AND UNDERACHIEVERS AMONG MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN WHICH WILL DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THEM FOR PREDICTIVE PURPOSES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUMS. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES WERE TO ESTABLISH (1) PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENTAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN WITH RETARDED MENTAL…

THIS PAPER REPORTS "TREND" DATA FROM QUESTIONNAIRES, RATING FORMS, AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF STUDENT-DIRECTED GROUP DISCUSSIONS IN COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY COURSES. THE PAPER WAS READ AT THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER 2, 1966, NEW YORK. (LH)

THE IDEAS EXPRESSED AT THE CONFERENCE ARE SUMMARIZED. THE IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAMED LEARNING ARE GIVEN, ITS POTENTIAL IS DISCUSSED, AND THE PROBLEMS TO BE MET WHEN INTRODUCING PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION INTO A SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED. SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE USE OF PROGRAMED MATERIALS IN 12 OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONCLUDE THE…

THE TERM "DISADVANTAGED" IS USED TO REPRESENT ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE INADEQUATE FOR A FULL LIFE. INCLUDED WOULD BE GROUPS IDENTIFIED AS MIGRANTS, LINGUALLY DISADVANTAGED, CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED. A CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILD IS UNABLE TO CONFORM TO PRESENT GROUP EXPECTANCIES. THIS WORKSHOP REPORT IS THE…

This paper reviews the research of Ference Marton and his group of researchers at Goteborg University. It describes and explains research on: 1) what students learn, 2) how students approach learning, 3) the relationship between approach and learning outcome, 4) student perceptions of learning, and 5) the possibility of manipulating student…

An assessment of educational game playing in the classroom is presented. The assessment is based mainly on observations and reports of the game Empire (Educational Services Incorporated). In separate sections of the report, the author considers arrangements for game playing, the motivational appeal of educational games, and how and what children…

National Merit Scholars, chosen in 1956 and 1957, were studied to assess career progress made by highly gifted students 7 to 8 years after they had entered college and to identify factors that possibly contributed to the differential progress observed. Before entering college, each of the 368 subjects was asked what level of education he intended…

Understanding the connection between motivation and education is crucial for the achievement of adult educational goals. In social psychological terms, for each individual the learning process proceeds selectively in the context of motivational forces. With increasing age and ego development, basic motivational forces are socially defined,…

The research interests of developmental and educational psychologists concerned with children's learning appear to be converging. Simultaneously, the study of children's learning is at a significant crossroads. In the last decade, research has progressed rapidly and has moved from a problem to a variable orientation. If there is to be a…

The purpose of this outline is to give teachers and counselors general information on the vocational utility of foreign language skills, on the assumption that this information will help to increase and maintain enrollment in foreign language classes. Information is divided into two basic categories: "language important careers" and "language…

The author contends that there is a strong relationship between a students' scholastic success and self-image. Following a brief literature review, the Self-Anchoring Attitude Scale (SAAS), an inventory designed to assess attitude, is discussed. Each subject is asked to write down what they would say about students who like to learn, and what they…

The state of continuing education for physicians was examined by a World Health Organization Expert Committee. The study touched on five major areas: (1) the motivation and stimulation during basic medical education and during the physicians professional career; (2) the definition of objectives, selection of instructional methods, and evaluation…

Second language instruction in the U.S. and Europe is in difficulties. The choice of a second language is artibrary and the motivation dubious. In Europe and now also in the U.S., attention has turned to the planned interlanguage Esperanto, which offers a maximally regularized structure, is considered "easy" by learners, and has the…

Assuming the direct connection between vocational instruction and work, I want to discuss the implications of language and language research and of new research on the human brain for the future of vocational education. A language such as ours which uses alphabet signs rather than pictorial characters greatly facilitates the development of modern…