A case study approach is used to document the on-line information system developed by the Office of Management Information and Computing at the University of Vermont. Stanford University's Project INFO On-Line Administration Information System, OASIS, was chosen as a model. The administrative system is one of two on campus, the other designed for…

The Right to Read Effort was established to help eliminate illiteracy in the United States. Major thrusts involve translating research and placing it in the hands of practitioners, the coordination of basic planning at the local school level, retraining existing personnel, and insisting on individualized and personalized reading instruction.…

This document summarizes programs provided in the Developing Institutions Program (Title III of the 1965 Higher Education Act.) The data sources were a questionnaire yielding Title III program data and institutional characteristics from 1965-66 to 1970-71 for 325 institutions receiving Title III funds, as well as case studies for 41 institutions…

Details are given of the background and organization of the Curriculum Revision and Instruction in Mathematics at the Elementary Level (CRIMEL) program for undergraduates at The Ohio State University. The first three years of the program are discussed; administrative problems in grouping students for instruction, attempts to use multimedia methods…

This report discusses the five-year history of the Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program. In broad terms, the program is viewed as a human development program and not simply as a technical training program. The adult population it serves is defined as rural disadvantaged, and the primary selection criterion is…

The development of a computer-assisted instruction simulation (CARE-S) in the Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) Center at the University of Texas in Austin is documented. The work is an outgrowth of the CARE 1 CAI program entitled "Early Identification of Handicapping Conditions in Children" which was developed in the CAI laboratory at…

An informal progress report of the PLATO IV computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system briefly discusses the important features of the system and attempts to give some idea of the systems costs, reliability, and problems. The author presents his rationale for the use of PLATO IV as the major component in a three year program designed to develop a…

A general description is provided of the "geometric dictionary," a graphic display aid, used by the Computer-Assisted Instruction Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University. The purpose of the description is to enable the reader to duplicate and use the dictionary on any cathode ray tube terminal of the IBM 1500 system. The major…

The science program of a Florida school system is used as an illustration of one approach to educational accountability. Excerpts from the law, "The Educational Accountability Act of 1971," are presented to provide a feeling for the requirements, impact and implications imposed. The program described is called "The Coordinated-Articulated Science…

This document presents the president's report of the progress of the University of Arizona, 1963-1973. Following the president's message, emphasis is placed on a description of the university; a historical description of each of the colleges within the university; the significance and review of university research activities; and the special…

The report is directed to participants of the State Directors/Coordinators of Career Education Conference, an activity of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Career Education Project. It offers a brief resume of program activities and topics discussed in each session. (MW)

This document presents the results of an inservice staff development conference for project directors of career education in Florida. The workshop was based on the need to improve competencies in the following areas: (1) development of a management systems approach to career education; (2) use of state guidelines for submitting career education…

This document contains the outlines of each of 34 lectures given in the Earth Control and Investigations course sponsored by the Denver Laboratories. Topics covered include construction control of earth dams, canals, and filters; field and laboratory test procedures; soil classification and logging; and field investigations. (DT)

The product and process goals for the schools of Kentucky are outlined in this brochure. The product goals relate to learning skills, an appropriate knowledge base, economic productivity and recreational satisfaction, functioning effectively as a citizen, human relations, and physical and mental health. The schools seek to attain process goals…

Programable desk calculators can provide students with personal experience in the use of numerical methods. Courses at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo use the Compucorp Model 025 Educator Experiences with it as a teaching device for solving non-linear equations and differential equations show that students can by-pass…