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Bender, David R., Ed. – 1976
Seven speeches presented during a Maryland inservice program for educators in charge of school media programs deal with public relations and instructional technology. The first presentation emphasizes the need for public awareness of media programs and materials. This is followed by two related articles: a review of basics for an effective public…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Community Support, Educational Improvement, Educational Media
Bockman, John F. – 1970
Description of the second phase of the project, which has as basic objectives the determination of the feasibility of independent foreign language study in public schools and also an examination of the advantages, disadvantages, potentialities, and limitations of this mode of self-instruction, surveys the procedures 30 eighth-grade students…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives, Experimental Programs, Grade 8
Richason, Benjamin F., Jr. – 1969
Geography teachers have available to them a wide variety of audiovisual aids. But the methods by which these materials should be used to produce the greatest impact upon learning deserve careful consideration. The Audio-Visual-Tutorial (ATV) laboratory at Carroll College purposes to improve the content of the freshman-sophomore course in physical…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Carrels, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Sabella, Anthony C. – 1969
This study attempted to show that preparation for and use of an audiovideo dial-select information retrieval system in a new middle school could help to change the teacher's role from that of dispenser of information to guide in an independent learning situation. Because of unavoidable delays in the installation of the dial-select equipment, the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Centers, Dial Access Information Systems, Educational Objectives
Rivers, Wilga M. – 1973
Test design and content and course design and content are mutually influential. In accordance with changing trends in foreign language instruction--individualized learning, independent study, small group instruction, peer teaching--testing should likewise be revamped to reinforce and inform the learning process. Tests must take into account…
Descriptors: Course Content, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Independent Study
Ellson, Douglas G.; And Others – 1973
The Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (INNOTECH) of the South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) evaluates its self-instructional program for English listening comprehension in this final report. The program was designed for students whose English language proficiency does not enable them to follow…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comprehension, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Towle, Nelson J.; And Others – 1973
A developmental project in a college psychology course has shown that the computer can be a useful instrument for individualizing student learning and testing by freeing instructors from clerical and test generation tasks. In successive stages, the computer was used for the batch generation of quizzes on each unit of the course, for on-line…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autoinstructional Aids, Case Studies, College Instruction
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1973
This course is designed to appeal to advanced classes whose teachers and students would like an alternative to the more formal, regular classroom situation and who have some interest in learning more about France and its people. The purpose is to present a cross-section of contemporary France through the profiles of personalities who have made…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Richardson, Charles Howard – 1975
This learning package is a three-semester-hour, independent-study course in geography and cultures of the world designed for postsecondary, external degree students. Keyed to the commercially published textbook "Between Two Worlds: A New Introduction to Geography" (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973), the package consists of an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Objectives, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Fritz, Megan Lynne – Online Submission, 2005
This ethnographic study investigated how first grade students used handheld computers to learn in collaboration with others throughout the learning process. This research focused specifically on how the use of handheld computers impacts students' learning outcomes and relates to technology standards. A qualitative methodology was used to capture…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Ethnography, Cooperative Learning, Computers
Quinsee, Susannah; Hurst, Judith – Online Submission, 2005
The inclusion of online learning technologies into the higher education (HE) curriculum is frequently associated with the design and development of new models of learning. One could argue that e-learning even demands a reconfiguration of traditional methods of learning and teaching. One of the key elements of this transformational process is…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Methods, Online Courses, Distance Education
Livingstone, D. W.; Roth, Reuben – 2001
A study analyzed the schooling, further adult course participation, and informal learning of organized and unorganized workers in different occupational classes across Canada. Data were obtained from the first Canadian national survey of 1,562 adults' informal learning practices, conducted in 1998, and field notes and interview transcripts drawn…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Employee Attitudes
Brenner, John – 1997
A study conducted at Southwest Virginia Community College investigated the cognitive styles of students who were enrolled in distance education courses for one semester. Because video-based presentations of material severely limit teacher-student interaction, the distance learner must possess self-discipline, self-organization, and self-planning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Community Colleges
Parrett, William H. – Small School Forum, 1982
Because of their small size, small/rural schools could implement many of the nontraditional instructional practices found in alternative schools, such as: small group instruction, individual study contracts, block scheduling arrangements, projects, community-based learning experiences, outdoor education, cross age tutoring, development of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Resources, Cross Age Teaching, Independent Study
Endy, Melvin B., Jr.; Gamson, Zelda – 1997
This consultants' report reviews the New College of the University of South Florida, a small liberal arts college which is unusual in its lack of specific general education requirements, and its attention to independent study. After reviewing a considerable list of strengths, concerns are identified including the need to ensure that every student…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
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